Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam # Matchayapuram Matchayapuram is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 263 people in 73 households, the 41st largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%. - 263 people (2011) - 73 households - 31.9% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Matchayapuram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Matchayapuram is 531040. Matchayapuram falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Babusala - Community development block Munchingi Puttu - Census village code 583436 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Matchayapuram from nearby towns? - Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ) 26 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 205 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 169 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Matchayapuram? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Matchayapuram; 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 - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Munchingi Puttu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paderu - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 15 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 Matchayapuram known for? About 91% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Matchayapuram Of every 100 households in Matchayapuram in 2011, 34 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Matchayapuram · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Electricity for lighting 34% 67% - Toilet within the home 7% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 93% 95% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 0% 42% - Television 8% 11% - Mobile phone 0% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 91% 75% - Own their home 98% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Matchayapuram? ■ Matchayapuram · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 31.9% 39.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1121 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1214 997 - Working population 59.7% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.4% for men and 18.9% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 140 (89%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (5%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 7 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Munchingi Puttu - Kulabeeru 267 people - Gajjalabanda 265 people - Chinasindhiputtu 263 people - Jarripada 263 people - Dareli 260 people - Gumma @ Digagumma 259 people - Petumaliputtu 255 people - Sindhiputtu 255 people All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Matchayapuram? 531040 - How far is Matchayapuram from Visakhapatnam? 205 km by road - What is the population of Matchayapuram? 263 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matchayapuram in? Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Matchayapuram? 31.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munchingi-puttu/matchayapuram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.