# Mekapadu Village, Ponnaluru, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Ponnaluru, Prakasam 

# Mekapadu

Mekapadu is a village in Ponnaluru sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523111**. The 2011 Census counted **943 people in 212 households**, the 17th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 943people (2011)
- 212households
- 63.6%literacy
- 523111PIN code

## Mekapadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mekapadu is 523111.** Mekapadu falls in Ponnaluru sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523111
- Gram panchayatMekapadu Malepadu
- Community development blockPonnaluru
- Census village code591394

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

## How far is Mekapadu from nearby towns?

- Ponnaluru (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)70 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town)37 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 Mekapadu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mekapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ponnalauru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kandukur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandukur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Mekapadu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tobacco and red gram**. About 47% of the 878 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Mekapadu

Of every 100 households in Mekapadu in 2011, 72 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mekapadu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****98%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**77%

Use banking services ****87%**

**58%

Television ****32%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****39%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Mekapadu?

■ Mekapadu · ■ Ponnaluru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.6%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**927

Working population ****71.2%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 52.4% for women. 69% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (23%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 452 (67%)

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 Ponnaluru

- Rajolupadu1,357 people
- Pedavenkanna Palem1,283 people
- Lingam Gunta1,137 people
- Uppala Dinne1,113 people
- Vempadu922 people
- Manginapadu318 people
- Vellaturikalidasuvarikhandrika193 people
- Ponnaluru Gudavari Khandrika132 people

[All 22 villages in Ponnaluru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/ponnaluru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekapadu?523111
- How far is Mekapadu from Ongole?70 km by road
- What is the population of Mekapadu?943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekapadu in?Prakasam district (Ponnaluru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekapadu?63.6% (Census 2011)