# Maredipalle Village, Gorantla, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gorantla, Anantapur 

# Maredipalle

Maredipalle is a village in Gorantla sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515231**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 128 households**, the 14th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.

- 495people (2011)
- 128households
- 64.0%literacy
- 515231PIN code

## Maredipalle PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maredipalle is 515231.** Maredipalle falls in Gorantla sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code515231
- Gram panchayatVenkatarammanapalle
- Community development blockGorantla
- Census village code595530

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maredipalle from nearby towns?

- Gorantla (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Anantapur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Hindupur (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 Maredipalle?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Maredipalle; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gorantla
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gorantla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gorantla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Maredipalle known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and maize**. About 6% of the 2,489 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Maredipalle

Of every 100 households in Maredipalle in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maredipalle · ■ Gorantla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**71%

Tap water ****63%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****49%**

**73%

Television ****30%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**86%

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 Maredipalle?

■ Maredipalle · ■ Gorantla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**62.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**928

Working population ****61.4%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 46.1% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (10%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Gorantla

- Kammavaripalle2,807 people
- Vadigepalle2,795 people
- Jakkasamudram712 people
- Buganipalle504 people
- Katepalle277 people
- Devulacheruvu238 people
- Ragimakulapalle216 people
- Jowkuledudinne37 people

[All 21 villages in Gorantla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gorantla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maredipalle?515231
- How far is Maredipalle from Anantapur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Maredipalle?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maredipalle in?Anantapur district (Gorantla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Maredipalle?64.0% (Census 2011)