# Merakachinta Village, Peda Bayalu – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Peda Bayalu, Visakhapatnam 

# Merakachinta

Merakachinta is a village in Peda Bayalu sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531077**. The 2011 Census counted **288 people in 95 households**, the 40th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.0%.

- 288people (2011)
- 95households
- 43.5%literacy
- 531077PIN code

## Merakachinta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merakachinta is 531077.** Merakachinta falls in Peda Bayalu sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531077
- Gram panchayatPedakondapalle
- Community development blockPeda Bayalu
- Census village code583836

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Merakachinta from nearby towns?

- Peda Bayalu (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)125 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)110 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Merakachinta?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Merakachinta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Peda Bayalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paderu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anakapalle
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Merakachinta

Of every 100 households in Merakachinta in 2011, 78 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merakachinta · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**72%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Merakachinta?

■ Merakachinta · ■ Peda Bayalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.5%**

**39.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**1022

Working population ****78.1%**

**60.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.3% for men and 24.6% for women. 83% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (8%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 106 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Peda Bayalu

- Vannadi296 people
- Ballapurai294 people
- Lingeti292 people
- Andravara290 people
- Pedagullelu287 people
- Tarabu271 people
- Vanakothuru271 people
- Sakirevu266 people

[All 271 villages in Peda Bayalu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/peda-bayalu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merakachinta?531077
- How far is Merakachinta from Visakhapatnam?125 km by road
- What is the population of Merakachinta?288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merakachinta in?Visakhapatnam district (Peda Bayalu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Merakachinta?43.5% (Census 2011)