# Marala Village, Bukkapatnam, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/bukkapatnam/marala/ Village · Bukkapatnam, Anantapur # Marala Marala is a village in Bukkapatnam sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515159**. The 2011 Census counted **4,143 people in 1,128 households**, the 5th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%. - 4,143people (2011) - 1,128households - 54.3%literacy - 515159PIN code ## Marala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marala is 515159.** Marala falls in Bukkapatnam sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515159 - Gram panchayatMarala&Yadalankapalle - Community development blockBukkapatnam - Census village code595278 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marala from nearby towns? - Bukkapatnam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)70 km by road - Dharmavaram (nearest town)40 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Marala? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Marala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mudigubba - ○Degree college10+ km · Bukkapatnam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bukkapatnam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Marala known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 48% of the 2,617 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Marala Of every 100 households in Marala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marala · ■ Bukkapatnam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****16%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **69% Tap water ****53%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **84% Use banking services ****73%** **64% Television ****46%** **50% Mobile phone ****61%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **32% Own their home ****96%** **91% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Marala? ■ Marala · ■ Bukkapatnam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%** **57.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **962 Working population ****59.4%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 41.8% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 526 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,102 (45%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 242 (10%) · **■** Marginal 574 (23%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bukkapatnam - Bukkapatnam12,196 people - Pamudurthi5,813 people - Siddarampuram4,959 people - Kothakota4,634 people - Agraharam3,381 people - Krishnapuram3,086 people - Gunipalle1,937 people [All 8 villages in Bukkapatnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/bukkapatnam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marala?515159 - How far is Marala from Anantapur?70 km by road - What is the population of Marala?4,143 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marala in?Anantapur district (Bukkapatnam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Marala?54.3% (Census 2011)