# Korlam Village, Merakamudidam, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/merakamudidam/korlam/ Village · Merakamudidam, Vizianagaram # Korlam Korlam is a village in Merakamudidam sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,124 people in 276 households**, the 16th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 1,124people (2011) - 276households - 51.3%literacy - 535102PIN code ## Korlam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Korlam is 535102.** Korlam falls in Merakamudidam sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code535102 - Gram panchayatKorlam - Community development blockMerakamudidam - Census village code582633 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korlam from nearby towns? - Merakamudidam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Vizianagaram (district HQ)42 km by road - Vizianagaram (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 Korlam? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Korlam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhyrapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Garividi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garividi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Korlam known for? About 82% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Korlam Of every 100 households in Korlam in 2011, 59 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Korlam · ■ Merakamudidam rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **81% Toilet within the home ****1%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****76%** **48% Television ****23%** **33% Mobile phone ****28%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****38%** **44% Own their home ****86%** **94% 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 Korlam? ■ Korlam · ■ Merakamudidam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.3%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1413** **965 Working population ****65.4%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.4% for men and 40.0% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 178 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (52%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (15%) · **■** Marginal 61 (8%) 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 Merakamudidam - Chinabantupalle1,534 people - Sivvamdoravalasa1,486 people - Gollalavalasa1,341 people - Yadiki1,282 people - Gopannavalasa1,091 people - Ramayavalasa1,085 people - Siridevipuram1,026 people - Rachagumadam1,017 people [All 41 villages in Merakamudidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/merakamudidam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korlam?535102 - How far is Korlam from Vizianagaram?42 km by road - What is the population of Korlam?1,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korlam in?Vizianagaram district (Merakamudidam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Korlam?51.3% (Census 2011)