Village · Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam # Mettapalem Mettapalem is a village in Anakapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531021. The 2011 Census counted 853 people in 252 households, the 27th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%. - 853 people (2011) - 252 households - 65.2% literacy - 531021 PIN code ## Mettapalem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mettapalem is 531021. Mettapalem falls in Anakapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531021 - Gram panchayat Mettapalem - Community development block Anakapalle - Census village code 586171 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mettapalem from nearby towns? - Anakapalle (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 56 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mettapalem? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mettapalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Anakapalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Anakapalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Anakapalle - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 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 treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mettapalem known for? The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. About 53% of the 238 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 Mettapalem Of every 100 households in Mettapalem in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mettapalem · ■ Anakapalle rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 94% - Toilet within the home 3% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 55% - Tap water 89% 73% - Drinking water within premises 3% 15% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 64% - Use banking services 96% 49% - Television 50% 60% - Mobile phone 66% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 17% 17% - Own their home 89% 82% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mettapalem? ■ Mettapalem · ■ Anakapalle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.2% 63.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 943 1022 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1214 954 - Working population 55.7% 41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 56.2% for women. 58% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 154 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 44 (9%) · ■ Household industry 90 (19%) · ■ Other work 70 (15%) · ■ Marginal 117 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Anakapalle - Kondupalem 1,237 people - Maredupudi Agraharam 1,108 people - Sampathipuram 1,031 people - Papayya Santha Palem 960 people - Venkupalem 834 people - Jagannadhapuram 787 people - Allikhanudupalem 684 people - Papayya Palem 626 people All 31 villages in Anakapalle ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettapalem? 531021 - How far is Mettapalem from Visakhapatnam? 56 km by road - What is the population of Mettapalem? 853 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettapalem in? Visakhapatnam district (Anakapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mettapalem? 65.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anakapalle/mettapalem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.