Village · Gurramkonda, Chittoor
# Marripadu

Marripadu is a village in Gurramkonda sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 517291. The 2011 Census counted 3,404 people in 832 households, the 4th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.
- 3,404 people (2011)
- 832 households
- 69.5% literacy
- 517291 PIN code

## Marripadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marripadu is 517291. Marripadu falls in Gurramkonda sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 517291
- Gram panchayat Marripadu
- Community development block Gurramkonda
- Census village code 595658

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Marripadu from nearby towns?
- Gurramkonda (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ) 103 km by road
- Madanapalle (nearest town) 28 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Marripadu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Marripadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 5 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gurramkonda
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Valmikipuram
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Valmikipuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marripadu known for?

The main crops are ground nut, paddy and tomato. Products made here include agarbathis and bricks. About 22% of the 1,331 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Marripadu

Of every 100 households in Marripadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marripadu · ■ Gurramkonda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 92%
- Toilet within the home 21% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 73%
- Tap water 94% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 19% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 85%
- Use banking services 56% 65%
- Television 43% 49%
- Mobile phone 52% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 26%
- Own their home 91% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Marripadu?

■ Marripadu · ■ Gurramkonda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.5% 67.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 955 970
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 827 892
- Working population 42.4% 49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 396 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 481 (33%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 333 (23%) · ■ Marginal 226 (16%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gurramkonda
- Gurramkonda 10,642 people
- Tharigonda 4,693 people
- Cherlopalle 3,455 people
- Nadimikhandriga 2,983 people
- Yellutla 2,689 people
- Pasalavandla Palle 2,287 people
- Sangasamudram 2,219 people

All 17 villages in Gurramkonda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marripadu? 517291
- How far is Marripadu from Chittoor? 103 km by road
- What is the population of Marripadu? 3,404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marripadu in? Chittoor district (Gurramkonda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marripadu? 69.5% (Census 2011)

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