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About Merakagudem Village

Merakagudem is a small village in Gudivada tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 132 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merakagudem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merakagudem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Gudivada
Pincode 521329
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 132
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Merakagudem compares

By the 2011 count Merakagudem is the 25th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,546 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Merakagudem

The census records public bus service for Merakagudem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Merakagudem from other places

Merakagudem lies about 37 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Ventrapragada, about 2.9 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 Merakagudem
Nearest railway station Ventrapragada 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudivada 8.1 km
Nearest town Gudivāda 8.1 km
District headquarters Krishna 37 km

Villages closest to Merakagudem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merakagudem village had a population of 251. That makes it the 25th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,546 residents.

Merakagudem village has 132 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merakagudem has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Merakagudem is 521329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merakagudem covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Merakagudem falls under Gudivada tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Merakagudem is Ventrapragada, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Merakagudem.

Merakagudem is about 37 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merakagudem is in Gudivada tehsil of Krishna district. Ventrapragada is about 2.9 km away. Gudivada is about 8.1 km away. Gudivāda is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasipudi (6.0 km), Pedayerukapadu (6.1 km) and Bethavolu (6.8 km).

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

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