# Meriapata Village, Chandrapur, Rayagada (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chandrapur, Rayagada 

# Meriapata

Meriapata is a village in Chandrapur sub-district of Rayagada district, Odisha, PIN code **765020**. The 2011 Census counted **326 people in 74 households**, the 23rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 38.9%.

- 326people (2011)
- 74households
- 24.9%literacy
- 765020PIN code

## Meriapata PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meriapata is 765020.** Meriapata falls in Chandrapur sub-district, Rayagada district, Odisha.

- PIN code765020
- Gram panchayatChandrapur
- Community development blockChandrapur
- Census village code425081

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

## How far is Meriapata from nearby towns?

- Chandrapur (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Rayagada (district HQ)105 km by road
- Gudari (nearest town)27 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 Meriapata?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Meriapata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gobardhan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rayagada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rayagada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Meriapata known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and pulses**. About 48% of the 278 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 Meriapata

Of every 100 households in Meriapata in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meriapata · ■ Chandrapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****34%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Meriapata?

■ Meriapata · ■ Chandrapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.9%**

**38.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1131**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**903

Working population ****54.3%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.4% for men and 15.2% for women. 50% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 140 (79%)

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 Chandrapur

- Bandhagam366 people
- Kudumguda365 people
- Makangudi362 people
- Morchiguda360 people
- Rapatabali324 people
- Daberi313 people
- Garlagudi311 people
- Rabiguda302 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/rayagada/chandrapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meriapata?765020
- How far is Meriapata from Rayagada?105 km by road
- What is the population of Meriapata?326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meriapata in?Rayagada district (Chandrapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Meriapata?24.9% (Census 2011)