Village · Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam # Mettapadu Mettapadu is a village in Araku Valley sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531049. The 2011 Census counted 33 people in 7 households, the 154th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 4.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%. - 33 people (2011) - 7 households - 4.0% literacy - 531049 PIN code ## Mettapadu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mettapadu is 531049. Mettapadu falls in Araku Valley sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531049 - Gram panchayat Iragai - Community development block Araku Valley - Census village code 583950 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mettapadu from nearby towns? - Araku Valley (sub-district HQ) 46 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 136 km by road - Visakhapatnam (nearest town) 136 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mettapadu? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Mettapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nanda - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Araku Vally - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mettapadu known for? The main crops are sodi and paddy. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mettapadu Of every 100 households in Mettapadu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mettapadu · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 65% - Toilet within the home 0% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 18% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 0% 42% - Television 0% 16% - Mobile phone 0% 19% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 86% 64% - Own their home 100% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mettapadu? ■ Mettapadu · ■ Araku Valley rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 4.0% 49.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1200 1120 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 1053 - Working population 48.5% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 0.0% for men and 7.1% for women. 40% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Marginal 16 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Araku Valley - Bairuguda 38 people - Dellipadu 36 people - Kajjuruguda 36 people - Chendrapodaru 35 people - Pedagaruvu 28 people - Duddikonda 26 people - Jarlangi 22 people - Gandametta 20 people All 169 villages in Araku Valley ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mettapadu? 531049 - How far is Mettapadu from Visakhapatnam? 136 km by road - What is the population of Mettapadu? 33 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mettapadu in? Visakhapatnam district (Araku Valley sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Mettapadu? 4.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/araku-valley/mettapadu-583950/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.