# Surjini Village, Meliaputti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam 

# Surjini

Surjini is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,532 people in 392 households**, the 12th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 1,532people (2011)
- 392households
- 53.4%literacy
- 532216PIN code

## Surjini PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code532216
- Gram panchayatBanepuram
- Community development blockMeliaputti
- Census village code580180

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

## How far is Surjini from nearby towns?

- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)80 km by road
- Parlakimidi (nearest town)19 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 Surjini?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jadupalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Meliaputti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tekkali
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Surjini known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 1,207 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Surjini

Of every 100 households in Surjini in 2011, 78 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surjini · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****45%**

**41%

Television ****15%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**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 Surjini?

■ Surjini · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**944

Working population ****55.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 41.6% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 281 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 232 (27%)

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

- Peddapadmapuram1,963 people
- Joduru1,893 people
- Marripadu1,672 people
- Parasurampuram1,573 people
- Cheepurapalle1,386 people
- Gokarnapuram1,363 people
- Padda1,261 people
- Kodukoligam1,200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Surjini?532216
- How far is Surjini from Srikakulam?80 km by road
- What is the population of Surjini?1,532 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surjini in?Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Surjini?53.4% (Census 2011)
