Village · Hukumpeta, Visakhapatnam # Merakachinta Merakachinta is a village in Hukumpeta sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531077. The 2011 Census counted 284 people in 65 households, the 66th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.1%. - 284 people (2011) - 65 households - 50.8% literacy - 531077 PIN code ## Merakachinta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Merakachinta is 531077. Merakachinta falls in Hukumpeta sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531077 - Gram panchayat Merakachintha - Community development block Hukumpeta - Census village code 584573 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Merakachinta from nearby towns? - Hukumpeta (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 150 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 75 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Merakachinta? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Merakachinta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Hukumpeta - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Araku Valley - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Merakachinta known for? The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Merakachinta Of every 100 households in Merakachinta in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Merakachinta · ■ Hukumpeta rural average - Electricity for lighting 63% 57% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 85% - Tap water 21% 9% - Drinking water within premises 0% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 94% - Use banking services 19% 46% - Television 6% 12% - Mobile phone 19% 15% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 49% 69% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Merakachinta? ■ Merakachinta · ■ Hukumpeta rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.8% 43.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1029 1057 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 700 1004 - Working population 33.5% 59.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 37.7% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 86 (91%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (3%) · ■ Other work 5 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hukumpeta - Kamayyapeta 288 people - Rudi @ Degarudi 287 people - Daragedda 286 people - Ontipaka 285 people - Kutangi Tadiputtu 282 people - Lakeyaputtu 278 people - Neelamputtu 278 people - Kokkisa 273 people All 168 villages in Hukumpeta ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merakachinta? 531077 - How far is Merakachinta from Visakhapatnam? 150 km by road - What is the population of Merakachinta? 284 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merakachinta in? Visakhapatnam district (Hukumpeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Merakachinta? 50.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/hukumpeta/merakachinta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.