Village · Banaganapalle, Kurnool # Meerapuram Meerapuram is a village in Banaganapalle sub-district of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 518124. The 2011 Census counted 2,189 people in 519 households, the 10th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%. - 2,189 people (2011) - 519 households - 53.3% literacy - 518124 PIN code ## Meerapuram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Meerapuram is 518124. Meerapuram falls in Banaganapalle sub-district, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 518124 - Gram panchayat Meerapuram - Community development block Banaganapalle - Census village code 594370 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Meerapuram from nearby towns? - Banaganapalle (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Kurnool (district HQ) 80 km by road - Nandyal (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Meerapuram? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Meerapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Banaganapalle - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banaganapalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Banaganapalle - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 7 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Meerapuram known for? The main crops are jowar, cotton and ground nut. Products made here include polish granite stones and clothes. About 33% of the 743 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Meerapuram Of every 100 households in Meerapuram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meerapuram · ■ Banaganapalle rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 96% - Toilet within the home 15% 31% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 54% - Tap water 100% 79% - Drinking water within premises 5% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 82% - Use banking services 56% 52% - Television 68% 62% - Mobile phone 52% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 10% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 12% 19% - Own their home 92% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Meerapuram? ■ Meerapuram · ■ Banaganapalle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.3% 56.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 967 980 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 849 911 - Working population 52.4% 53.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 41.5% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 166 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 338 (29%) · ■ Household industry 25 (2%) · ■ Other work 606 (53%) · ■ Marginal 13 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Banaganapalle - Pasupula 3,524 people - Nandivargam 2,892 people - Cherupalle 2,355 people - Namatheertham 2,216 people - Pathapadu 2,109 people - Yagantipalle 2,052 people - Kyapa 1,829 people - Beeravolu 1,716 people All 37 villages in Banaganapalle ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meerapuram? 518124 - How far is Meerapuram from Kurnool? 80 km by road - What is the population of Meerapuram? 2,189 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meerapuram in? Kurnool district (Banaganapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Meerapuram? 53.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/kurnool/banaganapalle/meerapuram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.