Village · Munchingi Puttu, Visakhapatnam # Vetchangi Vetchangi is a village in Munchingi Puttu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 61 people in 22 households, the 224th largest of 303 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 23.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.1%. - 61 people (2011) - 22 households - 23.7% literacy - 531040 PIN code ## Vetchangi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vetchangi is 531040. Vetchangi falls in Munchingi Puttu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 531040 - Gram panchayat Karimukhiput - Community development block Munchingi Puttu - Census village code 583515 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vetchangi from nearby towns? - Munchingi Puttu (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 189 km by road - Jeypore (nearest town) 98 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vetchangi? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Vetchangi; 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 5–10 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 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vetchangi known for? About 77% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vetchangi Of every 100 households in Vetchangi in 2011, 44 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. ■ Vetchangi · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Electricity for lighting 44% 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 44% 42% - Television 11% 11% - Mobile phone 0% 10% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 89% 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 Vetchangi? ■ Vetchangi · ■ Munchingi Puttu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 23.7% 39.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 1067 - Working population 78.7% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.7% for men and 10.3% for women. 75% of men and 83% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (60%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (4%) · ■ Household industry 2 (4%) · ■ Other work 11 (23%) · ■ Marginal 4 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Munchingi Puttu - Goddiputtu 63 people - Malluduputtu 63 people - Kantavaram 62 people - Mallipodaru 61 people - Danabandu 60 people - Doraguda 60 people - Siragamputtu 59 people - Garrivada 57 people All 325 villages in Munchingi Puttu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vetchangi? 531040 - How far is Vetchangi from Visakhapatnam? 189 km by road - What is the population of Vetchangi? 61 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vetchangi in? Visakhapatnam district (Munchingi Puttu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Vetchangi? 23.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/munchingi-puttu/vetchangi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.