Village · Gudluru, Prakasam # Mocherla Mocherla is a village in Gudluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523291. The 2011 Census counted 3,784 people in 1,005 households, the 3rd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 3,784 people (2011) - 1,005 households - 61.4% literacy - 523291 PIN code ## Mocherla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mocherla is 523291. Mocherla falls in Gudluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523291 - Gram panchayat Mocherla - Community development block Gudluru - Census village code 591589 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mocherla from nearby towns? - Gudluru (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 83 km by road - Kavali (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mocherla? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mocherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Railway station In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gudluru - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kavali - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kavali - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mocherla known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and cotton. About 22% of the 2,860 hectares of village land is sown, and 383 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mocherla Of every 100 households in Mocherla in 2011, 84 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mocherla · ■ Gudluru rural average - Electricity for lighting 84% 89% - Toilet within the home 22% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 80% - Tap water 23% 51% - Drinking water within premises 7% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 82% - Use banking services 48% 53% - Television 44% 45% - Mobile phone 51% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 29% 26% - Own their home 92% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mocherla? ■ Mocherla · ■ Gudluru rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 55.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 975 969 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 934 - Working population 54.5% 53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 52.9% for women. 61% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 181 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 952 (46%) · ■ Household industry 8 (0%) · ■ Other work 412 (20%) · ■ Marginal 511 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gudluru - Gudluru 8,989 people - Chevuru 4,865 people - Swarnajipuram 3,624 people - Ravur 3,195 people - Chinala Trapi 3,188 people - Basireddy Palem 2,686 people All 18 villages in Gudluru ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mocherla? 523291 - How far is Mocherla from Ongole? 83 km by road - What is the population of Mocherla? 3,784 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mocherla in? Prakasam district (Gudluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mocherla? 61.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/gudluru/mocherla/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.