Village · Balayapalle, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore # Melchuru Melchuru is a village in Balayapalle sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524421. The 2011 Census counted 377 people in 109 households, the 38th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.0%. - 377 people (2011) - 109 households - 60.6% literacy - 524421 PIN code ## Melchuru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Melchuru is 524421. Melchuru falls in Balayapalle sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 524421 - Gram panchayat Perimidi - Community development block Balayapalle - Census village code 592435 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Melchuru from nearby towns? - Balayapalle (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Nellore (district HQ) 83 km by road - Venkatagiri (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Melchuru? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Melchuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Venkatagiri - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Melchuru known for? The main crops are paddy. About 27% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Melchuru Of every 100 households in Melchuru in 2011, 77 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melchuru · ■ Balayapalle rural average - Electricity for lighting 77% 79% - Toilet within the home 7% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 86% - Tap water 99% 55% - Drinking water within premises 28% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 12% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 86% - Use banking services 72% 63% - Television 38% 40% - Mobile phone 44% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 41% 38% - 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 Melchuru? ■ Melchuru · ■ Balayapalle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.6% 59.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1060 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1462 890 - Working population 53.3% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 50.9% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 39 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (27%) · ■ Other work 52 (26%) · ■ Marginal 56 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Balayapalle - Siddagunta 454 people - Papireddipalle 447 people - Hastakaveri 409 people - Chutti 403 people - Arigepalle 335 people - Tallapalle 267 people - Konamgunta 254 people - Gollagunta 145 people All 51 villages in Balayapalle ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melchuru? 524421 - How far is Melchuru from Nellore? 83 km by road - What is the population of Melchuru? 377 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melchuru in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Balayapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Melchuru? 60.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/sri-potti-sriramulu-nellore/balayapalle/melchuru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.