Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam # Merakachinta Merakachinta is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 42 people in 12 households, the 252nd largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%. - 42 people (2011) - 12 households - 29.4% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Merakachinta PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Merakachinta is 531040. Merakachinta falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Karimunchiputtu - Community development block Munchingi Puttu - Census village code 583450 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Merakachinta from nearby towns? - Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 185 km by road - Anakapalle (nearest town) 162 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Merakachinta? 3 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 - ● All-weather road 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 5–10 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 under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 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? About 40% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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, 100 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. ■ Merakachinta · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 67% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 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 92% 42% - Television 0% 11% - Mobile phone 0% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 92% 75% - 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 · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 29.4% 39.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 909 1067 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 333 997 - Working population 71.4% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 43.8% for men and 16.7% for women. 68% of men and 75% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 10 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 20 (67%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Munchingi Puttu - Tamarapalle 44 people - Vandlamputtu 44 people - Jangam Puttu 43 people - Mokkaputtu 43 people - Vanuguputtu 42 people - Barlada 41 people - Sunnapu Kota 41 people - Sankidigondi 40 people All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merakachinta? 531040 - How far is Merakachinta from Visakhapatnam? 185 km by road - What is the population of Merakachinta? 42 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merakachinta in? Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Merakachinta? 29.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munchingi-puttu/merakachinta/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.