# Marripadu Village, Meliaputti, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Meliaputti, Srikakulam 

# Marripadu

Marripadu is a village in Meliaputti sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532221**. The 2011 Census counted **253 people in 59 households**, the 40th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 253people (2011)
- 59households
- 74.0%literacy
- 532221PIN code

## Marripadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marripadu is 532221.** Marripadu falls in Meliaputti sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532221
- Gram panchayatMarripadu
- Community development blockMeliaputti
- Census village code580191

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

## How far is Marripadu from nearby towns?

- Meliaputti (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)75 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town)22 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 Marripadu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karajada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palasa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Marripadu known for?

About 80% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Marripadu

Of every 100 households in Marripadu in 2011, 82 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marripadu · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****32%**

**41%

Television ****22%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**45%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Marripadu?

■ Marripadu · ■ Meliaputti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**944

Working population ****58.1%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (73%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 24 (16%)

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 Meliaputti

- Pulasara304 people
- Archanapuram298 people
- Kerasingi289 people
- Rompi264 people
- Savarajadupalle248 people
- Peddakedari238 people
- Deenabandhupuram210 people
- Kothuru199 people

[All 70 villages in Meliaputti](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/meliaputti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marripadu?532221
- How far is Marripadu from Srikakulam?75 km by road
- What is the population of Marripadu?253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marripadu in?Srikakulam district (Meliaputti sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marripadu?74.0% (Census 2011)