# Metlapalle Village, Gannavaram, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gannavaram, Krishna 

# Metlapalle

Metlapalle is a village in Gannavaram sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521286**. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 184 households**, the 22nd largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 603people (2011)
- 184households
- 58.4%literacy
- 521286PIN code

## Metlapalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Metlapalle is 521286.** Metlapalle falls in Gannavaram sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521286
- Gram panchayatKothagudem
- Community development blockGannavaram
- Census village code589232

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Metlapalle from nearby towns?

- Gannavaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)82 km by road
- Vijayawada (nearest town)36 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 Metlapalle?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Metlapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gannavaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Buddavaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vijayawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Metlapalle known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 873 hectares of village land is sown, and 429 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 Metlapalle

Of every 100 households in Metlapalle in 2011, 89 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Metlapalle · ■ Gannavaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**28%

Tap water ****98%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**54%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**43%

Use banking services ****51%**

**55%

Television ****39%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**17%

Own their home ****71%**

**75%

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 Metlapalle?

■ Metlapalle · ■ Gannavaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****634**

**953

Working population ****60.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 53.7% for women. 69% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (82%) · **■** Other work 47 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Gannavaram

- Savarigudem1,183 people
- Jakkulanekkalam806 people
- Ramachandrapuram787 people
- Balliparru668 people
- Buthumillipadu433 people

[All 25 villages in Gannavaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gannavaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Metlapalle?521286
- How far is Metlapalle from Machilipatnam?82 km by road
- What is the population of Metlapalle?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Metlapalle in?Krishna district (Gannavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Metlapalle?58.4% (Census 2011)