About Merlapalem Village

Merlapalem is a large village in Atreyapuram tehsil, in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,060, made up of 2,071 males and 1,989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 673 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 533236, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merlapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merlapalem village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	East Godavari
Tehsil	Atreyapuram
Pincode	533236
Area (hectares)	673 hectares
Population	4,060
Male Population	2,071
Female Population	1,989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Merlapalem compares

By the 2011 count Merlapalem is the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,372 residents. Its 673 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Merlapalem

Merlapalem is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merlapalem as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merlapalem from other places

Merlapalem lies about 48 km from East Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Kadiyam, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Merlapalem
Tehsil headquarters	Atreyapuram	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kadiyam	13 km
Nearest town	Mandapeta	14 km
District headquarters	East Godavari	48 km

Villages closest to Merlapalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Atreyapuram tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Merlapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Merlapalem village had a population of 4,060. That makes it the 6th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,372 residents.

Merlapalem village has 2,071 males and 1,989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merlapalem has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Merlapalem is 533236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merlapalem covers 673 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merlapalem falls under Atreyapuram tehsil of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Merlapalem is Kadiyam, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Merlapalem.

Merlapalem is about 48 km from East Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merlapalem is in Atreyapuram tehsil of East Godavari district. Atreyapuram is about 4.7 km away. Kadiyam is about 13 km away. Mandapeta is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.