# Meesalapeta Village, Mentada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Mentada, Vizianagaram 

# Meesalapeta

Meesalapeta is a village in Mentada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535580**. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 179 households**, the 21st largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.0%.

- 727people (2011)
- 179households
- 56.3%literacy
- 535580PIN code

## Meesalapeta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meesalapeta is 535580.** Meesalapeta falls in Mentada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535580
- Gram panchayatMeesalapeta
- Community development blockMentada
- Census village code582717

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

## How far is Meesalapeta from nearby towns?

- Mentada (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)28 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)28 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 Meesalapeta?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Meesalapeta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Gajapathinagaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gajapathinagaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gajapatinagaram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Meesalapeta known for?

About 76% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Meesalapeta

Of every 100 households in Meesalapeta in 2011, 95 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meesalapeta · ■ Mentada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**89%

Use banking services ****71%**

**56%

Television ****18%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**53%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Meesalapeta?

■ Meesalapeta · ■ Mentada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**46.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**963

Working population ****38.1%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.5% for men and 46.4% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (76%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (15%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Mentada

- Iddanavalasa1,000 people
- Pedachamalapalle817 people
- Khailam804 people
- Uddangi740 people
- Amarayavalasa601 people
- Rabanda598 people
- Chintalavalasa491 people
- Vonija399 people

[All 37 villages in Mentada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/mentada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meesalapeta?535580
- How far is Meesalapeta from Vizianagaram?28 km by road
- What is the population of Meesalapeta?727 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meesalapeta in?Vizianagaram district (Mentada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Meesalapeta?56.3% (Census 2011)