# Marapagunta Village, Veligandla, Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/veligandla/marapagunta/ Village · Veligandla, Prakasam # Marapagunta Marapagunta is a village in Veligandla sub-district of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **523223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 223 households**, the 13th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,120people (2011) - 223households - 67.3%literacy - 523223PIN code ## Marapagunta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marapagunta is 523223.** Marapagunta falls in Veligandla sub-district, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code523223 - Gram panchayatMarapagunta - Community development blockVeligandla - Census village code591248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marapagunta from nearby towns? - Veligandla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ongole (district HQ)99 km by road - Kandukur (nearest town)71 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 Marapagunta? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Marapagunta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanigiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Machavaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanigiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Marapagunta known for? The main crops are **red gram, sun flower and bajra**. About 40% of the 899 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Marapagunta Of every 100 households in Marapagunta in 2011, 92 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marapagunta · ■ Veligandla rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **81% Toilet within the home ****19%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **89% Tap water ****100%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **90% Use banking services ****53%** **54% Television ****45%** **33% Mobile phone ****65%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****20%** **36% Own their home ****91%** **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 Marapagunta? ■ Marapagunta · ■ Veligandla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763** **911 Working population ****42.9%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 53.4% for women. 54% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (8%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Veligandla - Ramagopalapuram1,514 people - Vedulla Cheruvu1,492 people - Kotala Palle1,436 people - Nagireddy Palle1,316 people - Kankanam Padu Agraharam1,087 people - Panduva1,040 people - Ramalinga Puram988 people - Chodavaram776 people [All 26 villages in Veligandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/prakasam/veligandla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marapagunta?523223 - How far is Marapagunta from Ongole?99 km by road - What is the population of Marapagunta?1,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marapagunta in?Prakasam district (Veligandla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Marapagunta?67.3% (Census 2011)