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About Merikapudi Village

Merikapudi is a large village in Phirangipuram tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,861, made up of 2,403 males and 2,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522549, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merikapudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merikapudi village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Phirangipuram
Pincode 522549
Area (hectares) 727 hectares
Population 4,861
Male Population 2,403
Female Population 2,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Merikapudi compares

By the 2011 count Merikapudi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,532 residents. Its 727 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Merikapudi

Merikapudi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Merikapudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Merikapudi from other places

Merikapudi lies about 31 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Satulur, about 3.9 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 Merikapudi
Nearest railway station Satulur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phirangipuram 9.9 km
Nearest town Narasaraopet 14 km
District headquarters Guntur 31 km

Villages closest to Merikapudi

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

Common questions about Merikapudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Merikapudi village had a population of 4,861. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,532 residents.

Merikapudi village has 2,403 males and 2,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merikapudi has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Merikapudi is 522549. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merikapudi covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Merikapudi falls under Phirangipuram tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Merikapudi is Satulur, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Merikapudi.

Merikapudi is about 31 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merikapudi is in Phirangipuram tehsil of Guntur district. Satulur is about 3.9 km away. Phirangipuram is about 9.9 km away. Narasaraopet is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponugupadu (3.2 km), Gundalapadu (3.6 km) and Nudurupadu (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Merikapudi today is likely to be higher.

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