# Merakagudem Village, Gudivada, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gudivada, Krishna 

# Merakagudem

Merakagudem is a village in Gudivada sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521329**. The 2011 Census counted **251 people in 66 households**, the 25th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 251people (2011)
- 66households
- 78.8%literacy
- 521329PIN code

## Merakagudem PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merakagudem is 521329.** Merakagudem falls in Gudivada sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521329
- Gram panchayatLingaram
- Community development blockGudivada
- Census village code589439

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

## How far is Merakagudem from nearby towns?

- Gudivada (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)39 km by road
- Gudivada (nearest town)4 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 Merakagudem?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Merakagudem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lingaram
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gudivada
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gudivada
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Gudivada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Merakagudem known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 83% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Merakagudem

Of every 100 households in Merakagudem in 2011, 98 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merakagudem · ■ Gudivada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

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

**58%

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

**41%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**45%

Use banking services ****14%**

**27%

Television ****47%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

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

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**78%

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 Merakagudem?

■ Merakagudem · ■ Gudivada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**948

Working population ****41.0%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 54% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (67%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 28 (27%)

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 Gudivada

- Chilakamudi347 people
- Siddhantam343 people
- Kasipudi335 people
- Saidepudi308 people
- Mandapadu238 people
- Ramachandrapuram204 people
- Pedayerukapadu128 people

[All 29 villages in Gudivada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/gudivada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merakagudem?521329
- How far is Merakagudem from Machilipatnam?39 km by road
- What is the population of Merakagudem?251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merakagudem in?Krishna district (Gudivada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merakagudem?78.8% (Census 2011)