# Meduru Village, Gampalagudem, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gampalagudem/meduru/ Village · Gampalagudem, Krishna # Meduru Meduru is a village in Gampalagudem sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521401**. The 2011 Census counted **4,924 people in 1,358 households**, the 4th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 4,924people (2011) - 1,358households - 59.5%literacy - 521401PIN code ## Meduru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meduru is 521401.** Meduru falls in Gampalagudem sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521401 - Gram panchayatMeduru,Satyalpadu& Chintalanarva - Community development blockGampalagudem - Census village code588952 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meduru from nearby towns? - Gampalagudem (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)164 km by road - Tiruvuru (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Meduru? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Meduru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gampalagudem - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gampalagudem - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nuzvid - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Meduru known for? The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. Products made here include bricks and cement products. About 82% of the 942 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Meduru Of every 100 households in Meduru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meduru · ■ Gampalagudem rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****38%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **52% Tap water ****76%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **77% Use banking services ****48%** **58% Television ****40%** **53% Mobile phone ****39%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **23% Own their home ****91%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Meduru? ■ Meduru · ■ Gampalagudem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004** **937 Working population ****57.2%** **56.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 51.1% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,295 (81%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 277 (10%) · **■** Marginal 53 (2%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Gampalagudem - Gampalagudem8,256 people - Utukuru7,633 people - Penugolanu7,045 people - Kothapalle4,838 people - Kanumuru3,677 people - Konijerla3,652 people - Tunikipadu3,422 people [All 21 villages in Gampalagudem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gampalagudem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meduru?521401 - How far is Meduru from Machilipatnam?164 km by road - What is the population of Meduru?4,924 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meduru in?Krishna district (Gampalagudem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Meduru?59.5% (Census 2011)