# Purimetla Village, Mundlamuru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/mundlamuru/purimetla/ Village · Mundlamuru, Prakasam # Purimetla Purimetla is a village in Mundlamuru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523265**. The 2011 Census counted **2,223 people in 509 households**, the 11th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 2,223people (2011) - 509households - 42.7%literacy - 523265PIN code ## Purimetla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purimetla is 523265.** Purimetla falls in Mundlamuru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523265 - Gram panchayatPurimetla - Community development blockMundlamuru - Census village code590782 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purimetla from nearby towns? - Mundlamuru (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)60 km by road - Vinukonda (nearest town)25 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 Purimetla? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purimetla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Umamaheswarapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Vinukonda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ongole - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Purimetla known for? The main crops are **red gram, cotton and tobacco**. About 27% of the 1,333 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Purimetla Of every 100 households in Purimetla in 2011, 80 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purimetla · ■ Mundlamuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **84% Tap water ****39%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **76% Use banking services ****37%** **55% Television ****45%** **47% Mobile phone ****50%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****27%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Purimetla? ■ Purimetla · ■ Mundlamuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%** **49.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **954 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **912 Working population ****58.4%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.0% for men and 32.4% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 244 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 901 (69%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 106 (8%) · **■** Marginal 28 (2%) 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 Mundlamuru - Pasupugallu2,802 people - Polavaram2,688 people - Mundlamuru2,493 people - Sankarapuram2,332 people - Peddaravipadu2,118 people - Nuzella Palle1,986 people - Vemulabanda1,957 people - Pulipadu1,907 people [All 29 villages in Mundlamuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/mundlamuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purimetla?523265 - How far is Purimetla from Ongole?60 km by road - What is the population of Purimetla?2,223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purimetla in?Prakasam district (Mundlamuru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Purimetla?42.7% (Census 2011)