# Garla Peta Village, Marripudi, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Marripudi, Prakasam 

# Garla Peta

Garla Peta is a village in Marripudi sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523226**. The 2011 Census counted **2,020 people in 466 households**, the 8th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 2,020people (2011)
- 466households
- 53.5%literacy
- 523226PIN code

## Garla Peta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garla Peta is 523226.** Garla Peta falls in Marripudi sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code523226
- Gram panchayatGarla Peta
- Community development blockMarripudi
- Census village code591108

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

## How far is Garla Peta from nearby towns?

- Marripudi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ongole (district HQ)80 km by road
- Kandukur (nearest town)44 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 Garla Peta?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Garla Peta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary 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 school5–10 km · Kanigiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Podili
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Podili
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered 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 Garla Peta known for?

The main crops are **red gram, tobacco,castor and bengal gram**. About 35% of the 2,333 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Garla Peta

Of every 100 households in Garla Peta in 2011, 88 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Garla Peta · ■ Marripudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**94%

Tap water ****42%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**86%

Use banking services ****32%**

**60%

Television ****40%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Garla Peta?

■ Garla Peta · ■ Marripudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**884

Working population ****48.6%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 42.3% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (52%) · **■** Household industry 39 (4%) · **■** Other work 86 (9%) · **■** Marginal 209 (21%)

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

- Thangella2,476 people
- Gundla Samudram2,455 people
- Kellam Palle2,334 people
- Kuchipudi2,163 people
- Dharamavaram1,797 people
- Chilamkuru1,592 people
- Vema Varam1,554 people
- Pannuru1,274 people

[All 26 villages in Marripudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/marripudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garla Peta?523226
- How far is Garla Peta from Ongole?80 km by road
- What is the population of Garla Peta?2,020 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garla Peta in?Prakasam district (Marripudi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garla Peta?53.5% (Census 2011)
