| Village | Merkapalem |
| Block | Razole |
| District | East Godavari |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Continent | Asia |
| Time Zone | IST ( UTC + 05:30) |
| Currency | Indian Rupee ( INR ) |
| Dialing Code | +91 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Internet cTLD | in |
| Language | Telugu, Urdu, English |
| Time difference | 16 minutes |
| Latitude | 17.4 |
| Longitude | 78.48 |
Merkapalem is a village panchayat located in the East Godavari district of Andhra-Pradesh state,India. The latitude 17.4 and longitude 78.48 are the geocoordinate of the Merkapalem.
The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Merkapalem are Katrenipadu , Ponnamanda , Vegivaripalem , Razole , Kadali , Kunavaram , B.savaram , Chennadam , Chintalapalle , Mulikipalle , Palagummi , Podalada , Sivakodu , Sompalle , Tatipaka .
The native language of Merkapalem is Telugu, Urdu, English and most of the village people speak Telugu, Urdu, English. Merkapalem people use Telugu, Urdu, English language for communication.
Merkapalem village is located in the UTC 5.30 time zone and it follows indian standard time(IST). Merkapalem sun rise time varies 16 minutes from IST. The vehicle driving side in Merkapalem is left, all vehicles should take left side during driving. Merkapalem people are using its national currency which is Indian Rupee and its internationl currency code is INR. Merkapalem phones and mobiles can be accesed by adding the indian country dialing code +91 from abroad. Merkapalem people are following the dd/mm/yyyy date format in day-to-day life. Merkapalem domain name extension( cTLD) is .in .