# Archanapuram Village, Meliaputti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam 

# Archanapuram

Archanapuram is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532216**. The 2011 Census counted **298 people in 68 households**, the 37th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 298people (2011)
- 68households
- 57.6%literacy
- 532216PIN code

## Archanapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Archanapuram is 532216.** Archanapuram falls in Meliaputti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532216
- Gram panchayatJoderu
- Community development blockMeliaputti
- Census village code580217

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

## How far is Archanapuram from nearby towns?

- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)79 km by road
- Parlakimidi (nearest town)18 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 Archanapuram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Archanapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Meliaputti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Meliaputti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Archanapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Archanapuram

Of every 100 households in Archanapuram in 2011, 31 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Archanapuram · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****2%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****92%**

**45%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Archanapuram?

■ Archanapuram · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**944

Working population ****58.1%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 45.8% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (89%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Meliaputti

- Chompapuram346 people
- Tumukonda Rama Chandrapuram310 people
- Siriakandi309 people
- Pulasara304 people
- Kerasingi289 people
- Rompi264 people
- Marripadu253 people
- Savarajadupalle248 people

[All 70 villages in Meliaputti](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/meliaputti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Archanapuram?532216
- How far is Archanapuram from Srikakulam?79 km by road
- What is the population of Archanapuram?298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Archanapuram in?Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Archanapuram?57.6% (Census 2011)
