# Meerja Peta Village, Tarlupadu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tarlupadu/meerja-peta/ Village · Tarlupadu, Prakasam # Meerja Peta Meerja Peta is a village in Tarlupadu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523332**. The 2011 Census counted **1,648 people in 413 households**, the 9th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.1%. - 1,648people (2011) - 413households - 50.6%literacy - 523332PIN code ## Meerja Peta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meerja Peta is 523332.** Meerja Peta falls in Tarlupadu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523332 - Gram panchayatMeerja Peta - Community development blockTarlupadu - Census village code590912 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meerja Peta from nearby towns? - Tarlupadu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)111 km by road - Markapur (nearest town)15 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 Meerja Peta? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Meerja Peta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarlupadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Markapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Markapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Meerja Peta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 1,342 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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 Meerja Peta Of every 100 households in Meerja Peta in 2011, 73 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meerja Peta · ■ Tarlupadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **74% Toilet within the home ****8%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **81% Tap water ****100%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **84% Use banking services ****56%** **61% Television ****37%** **34% Mobile phone ****50%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **36% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Meerja Peta? ■ Meerja Peta · ■ Tarlupadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%** **56.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079** **937 Working population ****55.0%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 33.8% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 190 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 546 (60%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (17%) · **■** Marginal 4 (0%) 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 Tarlupadu - Nagendla Mudupu2,033 people - Thummala Cheruvu1,930 people - Ganugapenta1,875 people - Tadivari Palle1,858 people - Pothalapadu1,643 people - Seetanagulavaram1,496 people - Mangala Kunta1,160 people - Ragasamudram897 people [All 26 villages in Tarlupadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tarlupadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meerja Peta?523332 - How far is Meerja Peta from Ongole?111 km by road - What is the population of Meerja Peta?1,648 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meerja Peta in?Prakasam district (Tarlupadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Meerja Peta?50.6% (Census 2011)