Meliaputti
Meliaputti or Meliyaputti (Telugu: మెళియాపుట్టి) is a village and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.[1]
Meliaputti mandal is bordered by Palasa, Nandigam, Tekkali and Pathapatnam mandals of Srikakulam district and Orissa state on the North.
Geography
Meliyaputtu is located at .[2] It has an average elevation of 74 meters (246 feet).
River Mahendra tanaya flows besides the village.
Demographics
According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Meliaputti mandal is as follows:[3]
- Total Population: 50,490 in 11,532 Households
- Male Population: 24,947 and Female Population: 25,543
- Children Under 6-years of age: 7,044 (Boys - 3,560 and Girls - 3,484)
- Total Literates: 22,766
Institutions
- There is an ancient Sri Venugopala Swamy temple.
- Zilla Parishad High School
- S. D. Rajanna Reddy Memorial Government Junior Collge
- Sahiti Sri Degree College
- There is a post office in Meliaputti.
- 24hrs. Power supply is the Mandal Head-quarter Meliaputti, as
there is one 11 KV Electrical Sub-Station at Meliaputti.
- The Telephone Exchange existed with Broadband facility for the
purpose of Online. BSNL, RELIANCE, AIRTEL Cell towers are also
existed locally.
- Police Station / Armed Force is at the Mandal Head-quarters for
Security and other purposes.
- The village Meliaputti lies in the Sub-Plan area. It is a 2nd
biggest in Tribal population.
- Every Thursday is the sandy day at Meliaputti and there is about
20,000 people will be floating on that day for their marketing needs.
- Meliaputti (V) is located on a 4-Road junction and about 300
vehicles runs daily.
- The nearest Railway Station is PALASA and the National Highway-5 is
at TEKKALI (20 Km) from Meliaputti village.
Revenue Villages and Panchayats
There are 31 panchayats in Meliaputti mandal.[4]
- Banapuram (village and panchayat)
- Bharanikota (village and panchayat)
- Chapara (village and panchayat)
- Chipurupalle (village and panchayat)
- Deenabandhupuram (village and panchayat)
- Gangarajapuram (village and panchayat)
- Gokarnapuram (village and panchayat)
- Goppili (village and panchayat)
- Jadupalli (village and panchayat)
- Joduru (village and panchayat)
- Karajada (village and panchayat)
- Kerasingi (village and panchayat)
- Kosamala (village and panchayat)
- Maredukota (village and panchayat)
- Marripadu (C) (village and panchayat)
- Marripadu (K) (village and panchayat)
- Meliaputti (village and panchayat)
- Muktapuram (village and panchayat)
- Nadasandara (village and panchayat)
- P.L.Puram (village and panchayat)
- Padda (village and panchayat)
- Parasurampuram (village and panchayat)
- Pattupuram (village and panchayat)
- Peda Padmapuram (village and panchayat)
- Rattini (village and panchayat)
- S.L.Puram (village and panchayat)
- Sekharapuram (village and panchayat)
- Siriakandi (village and panchayat)
- Sundarada (village and panchayat)
- Vasundhara (village and panchayat)
- Venkatapuram (village and panchayat)
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