Village · Dagadarthi, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore
# Marellapadu

Marellapadu is a village in Dagadarthi sub-district of Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 524240. The 2011 Census counted 299 people in 75 households, the 22nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.
- 299 people (2011)
- 75 households
- 60.7% literacy
- 524240 PIN code

## Marellapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marellapadu is 524240. Marellapadu falls in Dagadarthi sub-district, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 524240
- Gram panchayat Rangasamudram
- Community development block Dagadarthi
- Census village code 591853

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Marellapadu from nearby towns?
- Dagadarthi (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Nellore (district HQ) 43 km by road
- Nellore (nearest town) 43 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Marellapadu?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Marellapadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Buchireddipalem
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Buchireddipalem
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nellore
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marellapadu known for?

The main crops are green gram. About 28% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Marellapadu

Of every 100 households in Marellapadu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marellapadu · ■ Dagadarthi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 90%
- Toilet within the home 3% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 83%
- Tap water 100% 60%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 86%
- Use banking services 62% 51%
- Television 58% 60%
- Mobile phone 66% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 20% 25%
- Own their home 97% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Marellapadu?

■ Marellapadu · ■ Dagadarthi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.7% 63.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 993 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1071 927
- Working population 61.5% 51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 53.7% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 18 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (4%) · ■ Other work 12 (7%) · ■ Marginal 147 (80%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dagadarthi
- Thiruveedhipadu 544 people
- Ithampadu 524 people
- Rangasamudram 411 people
- Kaminenipalem 312 people

All 22 villages in Dagadarthi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marellapadu? 524240
- How far is Marellapadu from Nellore? 43 km by road
- What is the population of Marellapadu? 299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marellapadu in? Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district (Dagadarthi sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marellapadu? 60.7% (Census 2011)

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