# Marlapadu Village, Tangutur, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tangutur/marlapadu/ Village · Tangutur, Prakasam # Marlapadu Marlapadu is a village in Tangutur sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523272**. The 2011 Census counted **2,808 people in 710 households**, the 8th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 2,808people (2011) - 710households - 67.9%literacy - 523272PIN code ## Marlapadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marlapadu is 523272.** Marlapadu falls in Tangutur sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523272 - Gram panchayatMarlapadu - Community development blockTangutur - Census village code591355 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marlapadu from nearby towns? - Tangutur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)15 km by road - Ongole (nearest town)14 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 Marlapadu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Marlapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Ongole - ○Degree college10+ km · Ongole - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ongole - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Marlapadu known for? The main crops are **bengal gram, paddy and tobacco**. About 78% of the 934 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Marlapadu Of every 100 households in Marlapadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Marlapadu · ■ Tangutur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****29%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **54% Tap water ****93%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **60% Use banking services ****62%** **60% Television ****66%** **63% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **20% Own their home ****92%** **88% 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 Marlapadu? ■ Marlapadu · ■ Tangutur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **892 Working population ****52.1%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 59.2% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 668 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 316 (22%) · **■** Marginal 306 (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 Tangutur - M.Nidamalur3,847 people - Ponduru3,746 people - Valluru3,476 people - Kandukur3,227 people - Ananthavaram2,447 people - Turupunaidupalem1,913 people - Mallavar Padu1,823 people - Jayavaram1,627 people [All 17 villages in Tangutur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/tangutur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marlapadu?523272 - How far is Marlapadu from Ongole?15 km by road - What is the population of Marlapadu?2,808 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marlapadu in?Prakasam district (Tangutur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Marlapadu?67.9% (Census 2011)