Village · K.Kotapadu, Visakhapatnam # Medicherla Medicherla is a village in K.Kotapadu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531034. The 2011 Census counted 1,432 people in 429 households, the 16th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%. - 1,432 people (2011) - 429 households - 61.1% literacy - 531034 PIN code ## Medicherla PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Medicherla is 531034. Medicherla falls in K.Kotapadu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531034 - Gram panchayat Medicherla - Community development block K.Kotapadu - Census village code 586014 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Medicherla from nearby towns? - K.Kotapadu (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 50 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Medicherla? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Medicherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · K.Kotapadu - ○ Degree college under 5 km · K.Kotapadu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Visakhapatnam - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Medicherla known for? The main crops are paddy and sugar cane. About 97% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 612 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Medicherla Of every 100 households in Medicherla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Medicherla · ■ K.Kotapadu rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 93% - Toilet within the home 26% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 79% - Tap water 79% 52% - Drinking water within premises 20% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 78% 90% - Use banking services 70% 55% - Television 53% 44% - Mobile phone 50% 45% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 9% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 22% 29% - Own their home 92% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Medicherla? ■ Medicherla · ■ K.Kotapadu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.1% 56.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1103 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 836 993 - Working population 59.8% 55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.6% for men and 46.4% for women. 68% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 393 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (14%) · ■ Household industry 25 (3%) · ■ Other work 178 (21%) · ■ Marginal 138 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in K.Kotapadu - Arle 1,533 people - Koruvada 1,462 people - Santhapalem 1,458 people - Sudivalasa 1,434 people - Ramayogi Agraharam 1,353 people - Garugubilli 1,290 people - Marrivalasa 1,258 people - Gavarapalem 1,251 people All 32 villages in K.Kotapadu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Medicherla? 531034 - How far is Medicherla from Visakhapatnam? 50 km by road - What is the population of Medicherla? 1,432 (Census 2011) - Which district is Medicherla in? Visakhapatnam district (K.Kotapadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Medicherla? 61.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/k-kotapadu/medicherla/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.