# Maradawada Village, Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/maradawada/ Village · Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor # Maradawada Maradawada is a village in Varadaiahpalem sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517541**. The 2011 Census counted **884 people in 236 households**, the 16th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 884people (2011) - 236households - 72.7%literacy - 517541PIN code ## Maradawada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maradawada is 517541.** Maradawada falls in Varadaiahpalem sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517541 - Gram panchayatMaradawada - Community development blockVaradaiahpalem - Census village code595946 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maradawada from nearby towns? - Varadaiahpalem (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)147 km by road - Srikalahasti (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 Maradawada? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Maradawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Varadaiahpalem - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Maradawada known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 37% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Maradawada Of every 100 households in Maradawada in 2011, 78 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maradawada · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **76% Use banking services ****56%** **61% Television ****56%** **64% Mobile phone ****54%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **22% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Maradawada? ■ Maradawada · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **67.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721** **972 Working population ****57.1%** **51.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 64.8% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (52%) · **■** Household industry 84 (17%) · **■** Other work 41 (8%) · **■** Marginal 64 (13%) 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 Varadaiahpalem - Thondur1,677 people - Kuvvakolli1,318 people - Kalathur1,275 people - Racherla996 people - Nellatur758 people - Padirikuppam754 people - Ambur677 people - Ayyavaripalem641 people [All 30 villages in Varadaiahpalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maradawada?517541 - How far is Maradawada from Chittoor?147 km by road - What is the population of Maradawada?884 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maradawada in?Chittoor district (Varadaiahpalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Maradawada?72.7% (Census 2011)