Village · Peda Bayalu, Visakhapatnam
# Matchepalle

Matchepalle is a village in Peda Bayalu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 531040. The 2011 Census counted 77 people in 14 households, the 207th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.0%.
- 77 people (2011)
- 14 households
- 36.5% literacy
- 531040 PIN code

## Matchepalle PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Matchepalle is 531040. Matchepalle falls in Peda Bayalu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 531040
- Gram panchayat Kimudupalli
- Community development block Peda Bayalu
- Census village code 583821

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Matchepalle from nearby towns?
- Peda Bayalu (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ) 119 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town) 79 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Matchepalle?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Matchepalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Aradagudem
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Peda Bayalu
- ○ 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 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Matchepalle known for?

About 10% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Matchepalle

Of every 100 households in Matchepalle in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matchepalle · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 29% 68%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93%
- Tap water 57% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 1%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 94%
- Use banking services 7% 18%
- Television 7% 12%
- Mobile phone 7% 9%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 93% 72%
- 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 Matchepalle?

■ Matchepalle · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 36.5% 39.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1081 1032
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 1022
- Working population 68.8% 60.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 23.5% for women. 65% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (28%) · ■ Household industry 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 19 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Peda Bayalu
- Moyyalagummi 81 people
- Rallagongu 81 people
- Kandulagunta 80 people
- Jayantikota 79 people
- Sindhiputtu 77 people
- Gorcheri 76 people
- Konaputtu 76 people
- Kondemulu 75 people

All 271 villages in Peda Bayalu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Matchepalle? 531040
- How far is Matchepalle from Visakhapatnam? 119 km by road
- What is the population of Matchepalle? 77 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matchepalle in? Visakhapatnam district (Peda Bayalu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Matchepalle? 36.5% (Census 2011)

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