# Maroor Village, Raptadu, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/raptadu/maroor/ Village · Raptadu, Anantapur # Maroor Maroor is a village in Raptadu sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515722**. The 2011 Census counted **6,290 people in 1,584 households**, the 2nd largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 6,290people (2011) - 1,584households - 56.4%literacy - 515722PIN code ## Maroor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maroor is 515722.** Maroor falls in Raptadu sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515722 - Gram panchayatMaroor,Gollapalle&Cherlopalle - Community development blockRaptadu - Census village code595110 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maroor from nearby towns? - Raptadu (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)24 km by road - Anantapur (nearest town)24 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 Maroor? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Maroor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dharmavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raptadu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Maroor known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and red gram**. About 69% of the 5,271 hectares of village land is sown, and 411 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 Maroor Of every 100 households in Maroor in 2011, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maroor · ■ Raptadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****30%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **69% Tap water ****72%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****50%** **65% Television ****55%** **61% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **19% Own their home ****75%** **88% 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 Maroor? ■ Maroor · ■ Raptadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **847 Working population ****61.0%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.9% for men and 45.6% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,030 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,855 (48%) · **■** Household industry 59 (2%) · **■** Other work 453 (12%) · **■** Marginal 438 (11%) 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 Raptadu - Raptadu7,453 people - Bandameedapalle3,640 people - Gondireddipalle3,013 people - Palacherla2,279 people - Gandlaparthi2,221 people [All 11 villages in Raptadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/raptadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maroor?515722 - How far is Maroor from Anantapur?24 km by road - What is the population of Maroor?6,290 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maroor in?Anantapur district (Raptadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Maroor?56.4% (Census 2011)