Village · Chintapalle, Visakhapatnam # Merakalu Merakalu is a village in Chintapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531111. The 2011 Census counted 168 people in 34 households, the 126th largest of 244 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.7%. - 168 people (2011) - 34 households - 26.2% literacy - 531111 PIN code ## Merakalu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Merakalu is 531111. Merakalu falls in Chintapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531111 - Gram panchayat Kudumusari - Community development block Chintapalle - Census village code 585161 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Merakalu from nearby towns? - Chintapalle (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 150 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 110 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Merakalu? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Merakalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chintapalle - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chintapalle - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○ Primary health centre 10+ 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 - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 12 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 Merakalu known for? The main crops are maize, paddy and rajma. About 58% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Merakalu Of every 100 households in Merakalu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Merakalu · ■ Chintapalle rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 56% - Toilet within the home 0% 2% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 5% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 0% 11% - Television 0% 15% - Mobile phone 6% 8% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 63% 68% - Own their home 89% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Merakalu? ■ Merakalu · ■ Chintapalle rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 26.2% 37.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1400 1055 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1091 1017 - Working population 73.2% 63.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 37.3% for men and 18.6% for women. 69% of men and 77% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 74 (60%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 9 (7%) · ■ Marginal 32 (26%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chintapalle - Digijanaba 172 people - Mulusubanda 172 people - Votti Busulu 170 people - Boyalagudem 168 people - Chinnayyapalem 166 people - Lakshmipuram 165 people - Ganugulapadu 159 people - Marrichettu Pakalu 159 people All 248 villages in Chintapalle ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merakalu? 531111 - How far is Merakalu from Visakhapatnam? 150 km by road - What is the population of Merakalu? 168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merakalu in? Visakhapatnam district (Chintapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Merakalu? 26.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/chintapalle/merakalu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.