# Megada Village, Kurupam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Kurupam, Vizianagaram 

# Megada

Megada is a village in Kurupam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535524**. The 2011 Census counted **55 people in 16 households**, the 88th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 55people (2011)
- 16households
- 41.9%literacy
- 535524PIN code

## Megada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megada is 535524.** Megada falls in Kurupam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535524
- Gram panchayatPodi
- Community development blockKurupam
- Census village code582007

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

## How far is Megada from nearby towns?

- Kurupam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)128 km by road
- Parvathipuram (nearest town)42 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 Megada?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Megada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kurupam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurupam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · G L Purma
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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.

## What is Megada known for?

About 75% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Megada

Of every 100 households in Megada in 2011, 62 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.

■ Megada · ■ Kurupam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****6%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**52%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Megada?

■ Megada · ■ Kurupam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**952

Working population ****65.5%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 20.0% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (81%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Kurupam

- Rangupuram68 people
- Gotikuppa65 people
- Kothaguda Udayapuram62 people
- Maripalle Rajjali62 people
- Tekharakhandi42 people
- Chinarayudupeta @ Dabbaliguda39 people
- Dimitiguda35 people
- Gadali34 people

[All 95 villages in Kurupam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/kurupam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megada?535524
- How far is Megada from Vizianagaram?128 km by road
- What is the population of Megada?55 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megada in?Vizianagaram district (Kurupam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Megada?41.9% (Census 2011)