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About Merakanapalle Village

Merakanapalle is a mid sized village in Mopidevi tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 503 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merakanapalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merakanapalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Mopidevi
Pincode 521125
Area (hectares) 402 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 503
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Merakanapalle compares

By the 2011 count Merakanapalle is the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Merakanapalle

Merakanapalle is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Merakanapalle as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Merakanapalle from other places

Merakanapalle lies about 24 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Repalle, about 14 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 Merakanapalle
Tehsil headquarters Mopidevi 2.9 km
Nearest town Avanigadda 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Repalle 14 km
District headquarters Krishna 24 km

Villages closest to Merakanapalle

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merakanapalle village had a population of 981. That makes it the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,116 residents.

Merakanapalle village has 503 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merakanapalle has about 950 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Merakanapalle is 521125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merakanapalle covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Merakanapalle falls under Mopidevi tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Merakanapalle is Repalle, about 14 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 km distance for Merakanapalle.

Merakanapalle is about 24 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merakanapalle is in Mopidevi tehsil of Krishna district. Mopidevi is about 2.9 km away. Avanigadda is about 6.6 km away. Repalle 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 Tekupalle (under 2 km), Mellamarru (1.8 km) and Venkatapuram (1.9 km).

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

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