# Marella Village, Pedacherlo Palle, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/pedacherlo-palle/marella/ Village · Pedacherlo Palle, Prakasam # Marella Marella is a village in Pedacherlo Palle sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,557 people in 351 households**, the 9th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 1,557people (2011) - 351households - 47.8%literacy - 523117PIN code ## Marella PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marella is 523117.** Marella falls in Pedacherlo Palle sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523117 - Gram panchayatMarella - Community development blockPedacherlo Palle - Census village code591423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marella from nearby towns? - Pedacherlo Palle (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)78 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)40 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 Marella? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Marella; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Pedacherlo Palle - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanigiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanigiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)17 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. ## What is Marella known for? The main crops are **paddy, chillies and cotton**. About 33% of the 1,950 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 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 Marella Of every 100 households in Marella in 2011, 98 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Marella · ■ Pedacherlo Palle rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **90% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****75%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **88% Use banking services ****83%** **54% Television ****31%** **37% Mobile phone ****55%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Marella? ■ Marella · ■ Pedacherlo Palle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **911 Working population ****59.2%** **59.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 34.5% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 201 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (52%) · **■** Other work 207 (22%) · **■** Marginal 34 (4%) 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 Pedacherlo Palle - Neredu Palle2,498 people - Talakondapadu2,147 people - Murugammi1,884 people - Chinthagum Palle1,815 people - Muddapadu1,353 people - Pothavaram901 people - Battupalle805 people - Vepagum Palle746 people [All 22 villages in Pedacherlo Palle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/pedacherlo-palle/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marella?523117 - How far is Marella from Ongole?78 km by road - What is the population of Marella?1,557 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marella in?Prakasam district (Pedacherlo Palle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Marella?47.8% (Census 2011)