# Meghavaram Village, Tekkali, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/tekkali/meghavaram/ Village · Tekkali, Srikakulam # Meghavaram Meghavaram is a village in Tekkali sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,252 people in 318 households**, the 13th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 1,252people (2011) - 318households - 51.7%literacy - 532201PIN code ## Meghavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meghavaram is 532201.** Meghavaram falls in Tekkali sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code532201 - Gram panchayatMeghavaram - Community development blockTekkali - Census village code580971 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meghavaram from nearby towns? - Tekkali (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Srikakulam (district HQ)56 km by road - Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)36 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 Meghavaram? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Meghavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Tekkali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tekkali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tekkali - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Meghavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and black gram**. About 53% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Meghavaram Of every 100 households in Meghavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meghavaram · ■ Tekkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **77% Use banking services ****44%** **39% Television ****37%** **42% Mobile phone ****42%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****37%** **34% 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 Meghavaram? ■ Meghavaram · ■ Tekkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **957 Working population ****56.2%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 41.9% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 167 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 163 (23%) · **■** Marginal 59 (8%) 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 Tekkali - Peddasana1,656 people - Tolusurupalle1,499 people - Chakipalle1,457 people - Akkavaram1,276 people - Konusulakotturu1,180 people - Dharma Neelapuram1,137 people - Gudem1,130 people - Bhaghavanupuram1,107 people [All 52 villages in Tekkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/tekkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meghavaram?532201 - How far is Meghavaram from Srikakulam?56 km by road - What is the population of Meghavaram?1,252 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meghavaram in?Srikakulam district (Tekkali sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Meghavaram?51.7% (Census 2011)