# Dharamavaram Village, Marripudi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/dharamavaram/ Village · Marripudi, Prakasam # Dharamavaram Dharamavaram is a village in Marripudi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523270**. The 2011 Census counted **1,797 people in 481 households**, the 9th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 1,797people (2011) - 481households - 47.0%literacy - 523270PIN code ## Dharamavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dharamavaram is 523270.** Dharamavaram falls in Marripudi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523270 - Gram panchayatDharmavaram,Juvvigunta - Community development blockMarripudi - Census village code591115 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharamavaram from nearby towns? - Marripudi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)62 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)34 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 Dharamavaram? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dharamavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school10+ km · Kondapi - ○Degree college10+ km · Podili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Podili - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Dharamavaram known for? The main crops are **red gram, tobacco,sunflower and paddy**. About 27% of the 1,244 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Dharamavaram Of every 100 households in Dharamavaram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dharamavaram · ■ Marripudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****3%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **94% Tap water ****24%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **86% Use banking services ****61%** **60% Television ****46%** **45% Mobile phone ****67%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Dharamavaram? ■ Dharamavaram · ■ Marripudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771** **884 Working population ****57.4%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.5% for men and 38.4% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 434 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (42%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 149 (14%) 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 Marripudi - Gundla Samudram2,455 people - Kellam Palle2,334 people - Kuchipudi2,163 people - Garla Peta2,020 people - Chilamkuru1,592 people - Vema Varam1,554 people - Pannuru1,274 people - Vallaya Palem1,207 people [All 26 villages in Marripudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dharamavaram?523270 - How far is Dharamavaram from Ongole?62 km by road - What is the population of Dharamavaram?1,797 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharamavaram in?Prakasam district (Marripudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dharamavaram?47.0% (Census 2011)