Merlapaka
Yerpedu block · Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh · PIN 517619 · village code 595785
Population 2011
2,253
Census of India
Population 2020
1,764
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
-21.7%
-489 people · -2.7% a year
Households
465
-20.0% vs 581 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
2,253
Male / female
1,076 / 1,177
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,094
Children aged 0–6
278
Literacy rate
55.4%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
821 / 40
Working population
1,111
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
58.5%
Households
581
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was surveyed once by each. The figures below are from Merlapaka panchayat's return.
Primary school
Yes
Middle school nearest 1 km away
No
High school nearest 1 km away
No
Piped tap water
100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank
No
Primary health centre
PHC
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
66
Teachers
4
Students per teacher
17
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
No
Playground
No
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
274
Non-farm households
191
Share of households farming, 2020
59%
Net sown area
125 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
49 / 125 / 0
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Location
13.6991, 79.6077 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Melapattu · Mellacheruvu · Melumdoddi · Melumoy · Miniki · Mittachinthavari Palle · Mittapalem · Mittapalem