Village · Buttayagudem, West Godavari # Merakagudem Merakagudem is a village in Buttayagudem sub-district of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 534448. The 2011 Census counted 263 people in 88 households, the 36th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%. - 263 people (2011) - 88 households - 72.3% literacy - 534448 PIN code ## Merakagudem PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Merakagudem is 534448. Merakagudem falls in Buttayagudem sub-district, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 534448 - Gram panchayat Ravvarigudem - Community development block Buttayagudem - Census village code 588074 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Merakagudem from nearby towns? - Buttayagudem (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Eluru (district HQ) 80 km by road - Tadepallegudem (nearest town) 53 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Merakagudem? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Merakagudem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Koyyalagudem - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Koyyalagudem - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kotaramachandrapuram - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Merakagudem known for? The main crops are paddy, tobacco and cashew nut. About 73% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Merakagudem Of every 100 households in Merakagudem in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Merakagudem · ■ Buttayagudem rural average - Electricity for lighting 53% 77% - Toilet within the home 0% 37% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 63% - Tap water 85% 84% - Drinking water within premises 1% 29% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 85% - Use banking services 36% 47% - Television 27% 46% - Mobile phone 21% 38% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 16% 17% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 41% 28% - Own their home 91% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Merakagudem? ■ Merakagudem · ■ Buttayagudem rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.3% 67.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1267 1077 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1778 996 - Working population 64.3% 57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 66.4% for women. 69% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 15 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 9 (5%) · ■ Marginal 142 (84%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Buttayagudem - Upparilli 318 people - Pandugudem 281 people - Yerrayagudem 274 people - Gogumilli 267 people - Bandarlagudem 253 people - Ragappagudem 240 people - Cheemalavarigudem 224 people - Urrinka 210 people All 53 villages in Buttayagudem ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merakagudem? 534448 - How far is Merakagudem from Eluru? 80 km by road - What is the population of Merakagudem? 263 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merakagudem in? West Godavari district (Buttayagudem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Merakagudem? 72.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/west-godavari/buttayagudem/merakagudem/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.