# Mellamarthi Lanka Village, Mopidevi, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Mopidevi, Krishna 

# Mellamarthi Lanka

Mellamarthi Lanka is a village in Mopidevi sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521125**. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 181 households**, the 14th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 573people (2011)
- 181households
- 71.4%literacy
- 521125PIN code

## Mellamarthi Lanka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mellamarthi Lanka is 521125.** Mellamarthi Lanka falls in Mopidevi sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code521125
- Gram panchayatMellamarthi Lanka
- Community development blockMopidevi
- Census village code589764

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

## How far is Mellamarthi Lanka from nearby towns?

- Mopidevi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Machilipatnam (district HQ)33 km by road
- Machilipatnam (nearest town)33 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 Mellamarthi Lanka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mellamarthi Lanka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Challapalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Avanigadda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Machilipatnam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 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 Mellamarthi Lanka known for?

The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 91% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Mellamarthi Lanka

Of every 100 households in Mellamarthi Lanka in 2011, 87 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mellamarthi Lanka · ■ Mopidevi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**59%

Use banking services ****41%**

**60%

Television ****51%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**22%

Own their home ****89%**

**89%

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 Mellamarthi Lanka?

■ Mellamarthi Lanka · ■ Mopidevi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****441**

**881

Working population ****55.1%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 60.3% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (76%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Mopidevi

- Annavaram857 people
- Chiruvolu755 people
- Bobbarlanka754 people
- Mopidevi Lanka615 people
- Tekupalle392 people
- Mellamarru223 people
- Ayodhya137 people

[All 17 villages in Mopidevi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/mopidevi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mellamarthi Lanka?521125
- How far is Mellamarthi Lanka from Machilipatnam?33 km by road
- What is the population of Mellamarthi Lanka?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mellamarthi Lanka in?Krishna district (Mopidevi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mellamarthi Lanka?71.4% (Census 2011)
