# Murapaka Village, Laveru, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Laveru, Srikakulam 

# Murapaka

Murapaka is a village in Laveru sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532403**. The 2011 Census counted **8,504 people in 2,000 households**, the 1st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 8,504people (2011)
- 2,000households
- 55.6%literacy
- 532403PIN code

## Murapaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murapaka is 532403.** Murapaka falls in Laveru sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532403
- Gram panchayatMurapaka
- Community development blockLaveru
- Census village code581613

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Murapaka from nearby towns?

- Laveru (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)24 km by road
- Srikakulam (nearest town)24 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 Murapaka?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Murapaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikakulam
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Murapaka known for?

The main crops are **paddy and bengal gram**. About 85% of the 1,180 hectares of village land is sown, and 357 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 Murapaka

Of every 100 households in Murapaka in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murapaka · ■ Laveru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****18%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**89%

Use banking services ****46%**

**52%

Television ****32%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**40%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Murapaka?

■ Murapaka · ■ Laveru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**947

Working population ****48.4%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 45.1% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,767 (43%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 610 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,452 (35%)

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 Laveru

- Laveru5,387 people
- Adapaka4,696 people
- Bejjipuram4,454 people
- Budumuru3,694 people

[All 42 villages in Laveru](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/laveru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murapaka?532403
- How far is Murapaka from Srikakulam?24 km by road
- What is the population of Murapaka?8,504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murapaka in?Srikakulam district (Laveru sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murapaka?55.6% (Census 2011)
