# Merakanapalle Village, Mopidevi, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/mopidevi/merakanapalle/ Village · Mopidevi, Krishna # Merakanapalle Merakanapalle is a village in Mopidevi sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521125**. The 2011 Census counted **981 people in 332 households**, the 9th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 981people (2011) - 332households - 63.6%literacy - 521125PIN code ## Merakanapalle PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merakanapalle is 521125.** Merakanapalle falls in Mopidevi sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521125 - Gram panchayatMerakanapalle - Community development blockMopidevi - Census village code589766 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merakanapalle from nearby towns? - Mopidevi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)29 km by road - Machilipatnam (nearest town)29 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 Merakanapalle? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Merakanapalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Avanigadda - ○Degree college10+ km · Challapalle - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Machilipatnam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Merakanapalle known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and sugar cane**. Products made here include bricks. About 89% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 351 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 Merakanapalle Of every 100 households in Merakanapalle in 2011, 93 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Merakanapalle · ■ Mopidevi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****38%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **53% Tap water ****32%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **59% Use banking services ****62%** **60% Television ****51%** **54% Mobile phone ****18%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **22% Own their home ****98%** **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 Merakanapalle? ■ Merakanapalle · ■ Mopidevi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241** **881 Working population ****52.8%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.0% for men and 57.9% for women. 56% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (42%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 243 (47%) 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 - Pedaprolu3,769 people - Nagayatippa1,643 people - Venkatapuram1,347 people - Kaptanupalem1,262 people - Annavaram857 people - Chiruvolu755 people - Bobbarlanka754 people - Mopidevi Lanka615 people [All 17 villages in Mopidevi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/mopidevi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merakanapalle?521125 - How far is Merakanapalle from Machilipatnam?29 km by road - What is the population of Merakanapalle?981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merakanapalle in?Krishna district (Mopidevi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Merakanapalle?63.6% (Census 2011)