Village · Mandapeta, East Godavari
# Meruipadu

Meruipadu is a village in Mandapeta sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533126. The 2011 Census counted 859 people in 286 households, the 12th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.
- 859 people (2011)
- 286 households
- 73.6% literacy
- 533126 PIN code

## Meruipadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Meruipadu is 533126. Meruipadu falls in Mandapeta sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533126
- Gram panchayat Meruipadu
- Community development block Mandapeta
- Census village code 587576

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Meruipadu from nearby towns?
- Mandapeta (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Mandapeta (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Meruipadu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Meruipadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Muramunda
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mandapeta
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandapeta
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Meruipadu known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Meruipadu

Of every 100 households in Meruipadu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meruipadu · ■ Mandapeta rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 95%
- Toilet within the home 98% 63%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 23%
- Tap water 5% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 69% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 40%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 57%
- Use banking services 46% 45%
- Television 45% 59%
- Mobile phone 35% 40%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 13%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 15%
- Own their home 81% 75%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Meruipadu?

■ Meruipadu · ■ Mandapeta rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.6% 69.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1148 1009
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1154 950
- Working population 39.2% 39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 72.7% for women. 65% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 95 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 181 (54%) · ■ Other work 58 (17%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Mandapeta
- Velagathodu 4,627 people
- Palathodu 2,584 people
- Z.Medapadu 2,268 people
- Maredubaka 1,846 people
- Chinadevarapudi 727 people

All 13 villages in Mandapeta

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Meruipadu? 533126
- How far is Meruipadu from Kakinada? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Meruipadu? 859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meruipadu in? East Godavari district (Mandapeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meruipadu? 73.6% (Census 2011)

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