# Mellacheruvu Village, Gadwal, Mahbubnagar (Telangana)

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Village · Gadwal, Mahbubnagar 

# Mellacheruvu

Mellacheruvu is a village in Gadwal sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **1,981 people in 441 households**, the 11th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.9%.

- 1,981people (2011)
- 441households
- 49.0%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Mellacheruvu PIN code and other codes

Mellacheruvu falls in Gadwal sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana.

- Gram panchayatMellacheruvu
- Community development blockGadwal
- Census village code576232

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

## How far is Mellacheruvu from nearby towns?

- Mahbubnagar (district HQ)105 km by road
- Gadwal (nearest town)5 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 Mellacheruvu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Mellacheruvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadwal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gadwal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gadwal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Mellacheruvu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 35% of the 1,005 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Mellacheruvu

Of every 100 households in Mellacheruvu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mellacheruvu · ■ Gadwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**86%

Tap water ****97%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****24%**

**53%

Television ****43%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**19%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Mellacheruvu?

■ Mellacheruvu · ■ Gadwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**45.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**930

Working population ****53.3%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 36.3% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 154 (15%) · **■** Marginal 712 (67%)

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 Gadwal

- Beerole2,463 people
- Paramala2,406 people
- Mulkalapalle2,366 people
- Rekulapalle2,021 people
- Kakulavaram1,890 people
- Kothapalle1,887 people
- Yenkampeta1,508 people
- Sangala1,244 people

[All 18 villages in Gadwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/gadwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mellacheruvu from Mahbubnagar?105 km by road
- What is the population of Mellacheruvu?1,981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mellacheruvu in?Mahbubnagar district (Gadwal sub-district), Telangana
- What is the literacy rate of Mellacheruvu?49.0% (Census 2011)