# Garlapadu Village, Maddipadu, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/maddipadu/garlapadu/

Village · Maddipadu, Prakasam 

# Garlapadu

Garlapadu is a village in Maddipadu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 261 households**, the 17th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 947people (2011)
- 261households
- 53.7%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Garlapadu PIN code and other codes

Garlapadu falls in Maddipadu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- Gram panchayatGarlapadu
- Community development blockMaddipadu
- Census village code591049

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Garlapadu from nearby towns?

- Maddipadu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)17 km by road
- Ongole (nearest town)17 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 Garlapadu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garlapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maddipadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maddipadu
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Maddipadu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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.

## Homes and amenities in Garlapadu

Of every 100 households in Garlapadu in 2011, 24 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Garlapadu · ■ Maddipadu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**49%

Use banking services ****51%**

**61%

Television ****44%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Garlapadu?

■ Garlapadu · ■ Maddipadu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**911

Working population ****56.7%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 43.9% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (11%) · **■** Marginal 42 (8%)

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 Maddipadu

- Doddavarappadu2,059 people
- Kolachanakota1,855 people
- Keerthi Padu1,295 people
- Nandipadu1,157 people
- Seetharampuram907 people

[All 20 villages in Maddipadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/maddipadu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garlapadu from Ongole?17 km by road
- What is the population of Garlapadu?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garlapadu in?Prakasam district (Maddipadu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garlapadu?53.7% (Census 2011)