Village · Gudur, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Mekanur

Mekanur is a village in Gudur sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524412. The 2011 Census counted 1,426 people in 361 households, the 10th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.
- 1,426 people (2011)
- 361 households
- 56.7% literacy
- 524412 PIN code

## Mekanur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Mekanur is 524412. Mekanur falls in Gudur sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524412
- Gram panchayat Mekanur
- Community development block Gudur
- Census village code 592228

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Mekanur from nearby towns?
- Gudur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 46 km by road
- Gudur (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Mekanur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mekanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chillakur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Gudur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Gudur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Mekanur known for?

The main crops are lemon, paddy and casuarina. About 43% of the 1,109 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Mekanur

Of every 100 households in Mekanur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mekanur · ■ Gudur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 86%
- Toilet within the home 6% 24%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 74%
- Tap water 100% 85%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 83%
- Use banking services 65% 51%
- Television 56% 57%
- Mobile phone 31% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 34% 28%
- Own their home 100% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Mekanur?

■ Mekanur · ■ Gudur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.7% 60.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 987 952
- Working population 45.2% 49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 51.4% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 125 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 416 (64%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 74 (11%) · ■ Marginal 28 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gudur
- Nellatur 2,057 people
- Kondagunta 1,940 people
- Kommaneturu 1,907 people
- Vedicherla 1,561 people
- Ayyavaripalem 1,349 people
- Nernur 1,110 people
- Mangalapur 1,001 people
- Kandra 972 people

All 22 villages in Gudur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Mekanur? 524412
- How far is Mekanur from Nellore? 46 km by road
- What is the population of Mekanur? 1,426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekanur in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Gudur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mekanur? 56.7% (Census 2011)

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