Village · Nandigam, Srikakulam
# Marlapadu

Marlapadu is a village in Nandigam sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 532218. The 2011 Census counted 794 people in 195 households, the 21st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.8%.
- 794 people (2011)
- 195 households
- 64.7% literacy
- 532218 PIN code

## Marlapadu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Marlapadu is 532218. Marlapadu falls in Nandigam sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 532218
- Gram panchayat Marlapadu
- Community development block Nandigam
- Census village code 580653

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

## How far is Marlapadu from nearby towns?
- Nandigam (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ) 59 km by road
- Palasa Kasibugga (nearest town) 11 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Marlapadu?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Marlapadu; 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
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road 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 under 5 km · Govindapuram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Palasa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tekkali
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 18 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Marlapadu known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 81% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marlapadu

Of every 100 households in Marlapadu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marlapadu · ■ Nandigam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 88%
- Toilet within the home 8% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 94%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 34% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 86%
- Use banking services 31% 34%
- Television 39% 34%
- Mobile phone 42% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 36% 43%
- Own their home 95% 96%

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

## What is the population of Marlapadu?

■ Marlapadu · ■ Nandigam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.7% 59.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 1014
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 923 974
- Working population 46.6% 52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 51.8% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 34 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 239 (65%) · ■ Household industry 10 (3%) · ■ Other work 68 (18%) · ■ Marginal 19 (5%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nandigam
- Devupuram 858 people
- Badagam 853 people
- Deenabandupuram 850 people
- Radhajanabodda Padu 836 people
- Jadyada 770 people
- Borubhadra 764 people
- Sivarampuram 728 people
- Venugopalapuram 719 people

All 112 villages in Nandigam

## Other places named Marlapadu
- Marlapadu · Village, Tangutur, Prakasam · 2,808 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Marlapadu? 532218
- How far is Marlapadu from Srikakulam? 59 km by road
- What is the population of Marlapadu? 794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marlapadu in? Srikakulam district (Nandigam sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marlapadu? 64.7% (Census 2011)

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