Village · Prathipadu, East Godavari
# Mettu Chintha

Mettu Chintha is a village in Prathipadu sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533430. The 2011 Census counted 233 people in 72 households, the 28th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.
- 233 people (2011)
- 72 households
- 34.8% literacy
- 533430 PIN code

## Mettu Chintha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mettu Chintha is 533430. Mettu Chintha falls in Prathipadu sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533430
- Gram panchayat Buradakota
- Community development block Prathipadu
- Census village code 587285

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

## How far is Mettu Chintha from nearby towns?
- Prathipadu (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Pithapuram (nearest town) 42 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Mettu Chintha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Mettu Chintha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Prathipadu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Prathipadu
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Prathipadu
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 14 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 Mettu Chintha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mettu Chintha

Of every 100 households in Mettu Chintha in 2011, 31 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mettu Chintha · ■ Prathipadu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 31% 85%
- Toilet within the home 3% 30%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 53%
- Tap water 90% 44%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 86%
- Use banking services 50% 33%
- Television 3% 50%
- Mobile phone 36% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 47% 23%
- Own their home 99% 87%

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

## What is the population of Mettu Chintha?

■ Mettu Chintha · ■ Prathipadu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 34.8% 57.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1044 1002
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1130 949
- Working population 70.0% 43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.1% for men and 35.5% for women. 72% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 158 (97%) · ■ Household industry 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Prathipadu
- Vanthada 388 people
- Bapannadhara 336 people
- P. Jagannadhapuram 321 people
- Thotapalle 287 people
- Buradakota 200 people
- Kondapalle 168 people
- Doparthi 136 people
- Thaduvai 83 people

All 40 villages in Prathipadu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mettu Chintha? 533430
- How far is Mettu Chintha from Kakinada? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Mettu Chintha? 233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mettu Chintha in? East Godavari district (Prathipadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mettu Chintha? 34.8% (Census 2011)

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