Village · Gangavaram, East Godavari
# Marripalem

Marripalem is a village in Gangavaram sub-district of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 533428. The 2011 Census counted 637 people in 181 households, the 9th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.1%.
- 637 people (2011)
- 181 households
- 46.8% literacy
- 533428 PIN code

## Marripalem PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marripalem is 533428. Marripalem falls in Gangavaram sub-district, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 533428
- Gram panchayat Marripalem
- Community development block Gangavaram
- Census village code 587079

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

## How far is Marripalem from nearby towns?
- Gangavaram (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Kakinada (district HQ) 118 km by road
- Rajahmundry (nearest town) 70 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Marripalem?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Marripalem; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Addateegala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Addateegala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ramachandrapuram
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 16 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marripalem known for?

The main crops are paddy, potato and cotton. About 58% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marripalem

Of every 100 households in Marripalem in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marripalem · ■ Gangavaram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 20% 57%
- Toilet within the home 0% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 84%
- Tap water 1% 16%
- Drinking water within premises 52% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 87% 42%
- Television 8% 30%
- Mobile phone 6% 19%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 68% 43%
- Own their home 98% 95%

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

## What is the population of Marripalem?

■ Marripalem · ■ Gangavaram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 46.8% 53.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1029 1091
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1104 1043
- Working population 70.8% 63.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 38.1% for women. 73% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 194 (43%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (6%) · ■ Other work 4 (1%) · ■ Marginal 225 (50%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gangavaram
- Ramuldevapuram 888 people
- Lakkonda 842 people
- Vemulova 829 people
- Kothada 807 people
- Mohanapuram 597 people
- Jiyyampalem 562 people
- Yendapalle 540 people
- Jaggampalem 533 people

All 60 villages in Gangavaram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marripalem? 533428
- How far is Marripalem from Kakinada? 118 km by road
- What is the population of Marripalem? 637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marripalem in? East Godavari district (Gangavaram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marripalem? 46.8% (Census 2011)

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