Village · Naguluppala Padu, Prakasam # Machavaram Machavaram is a village in Naguluppala Padu sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 523180. The 2011 Census counted 2,183 people in 576 households, the 14th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 2,183 people (2011) - 576 households - 62.9% literacy - 523180 PIN code ## Machavaram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Machavaram is 523180. Machavaram falls in Naguluppala Padu sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code 523180 - Gram panchayat Machavaram - Community development block Naguluppala Padu - Census village code 591046 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Machavaram from nearby towns? - Naguluppala Padu (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Ongole (district HQ) 24 km by road - Ongole (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Machavaram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Machavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● 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 - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Uppugundur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Maddiralapadu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ongole - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Machavaram known for? The main crops are sesame, bengal gram and tobacco. About 80% of the 1,011 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Machavaram Of every 100 households in Machavaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Machavaram · ■ Naguluppala Padu rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 94% - Toilet within the home 31% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 69% 59% - Tap water 78% 39% - Drinking water within premises 55% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 41% 46% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 51% - Use banking services 54% 65% - Television 63% 62% - Mobile phone 59% 55% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 19% - Own their home 95% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Machavaram? ■ Machavaram · ■ Naguluppala Padu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.9% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1016 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 874 901 - Working population 58.9% 54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 53.3% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 179 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 631 (49%) · ■ Household industry 15 (1%) · ■ Other work 200 (16%) · ■ Marginal 261 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Naguluppala Padu - Cheervanuppala Padu 2,988 people - Edumudi 2,748 people - Pothavaram 2,669 people - Maddirala Padu 2,488 people - Kothakota 2,023 people - Maddirala Muppalla 1,702 people - Chekura Padu 1,688 people - Mattigunta 909 people All 18 villages in Naguluppala Padu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Machavaram? 523180 - How far is Machavaram from Ongole? 24 km by road - What is the population of Machavaram? 2,183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Machavaram in? Prakasam district (Naguluppala Padu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Machavaram? 62.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/naguluppala-padu/machavaram/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.