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%. - 884 people (2011) - 236 households - 72.7% literacy - 517541 PIN 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 code 517541 - Gram panchayat Maradawada - Community development block Varadaiahpalem - Census village code 595946 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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. ## 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 school In village · 3 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● 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 - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Varadaiahpalem - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tada - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - 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 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. ## 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). ## 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. ## Other villages of similar size in Varadaiahpalem - Thondur 1,677 people - Kuvvakolli 1,318 people - Kalathur 1,275 people - Racherla 996 people - Nellatur 758 people - Padirikuppam 754 people - Ambur 677 people - Ayyavaripalem 641 people All 30 villages in Varadaiahpalem ## 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) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/maradawada/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.