# Marturu Village, Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam 

# Marturu

Marturu is a village in Anakapalle sub-district of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **531021**. The 2011 Census counted **3,023 people in 783 households**, the 9th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 3,023people (2011)
- 783households
- 63.3%literacy
- 531021PIN code

## Marturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marturu is 531021.** Marturu falls in Anakapalle sub-district, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code531021
- Gram panchayatMarturu
- Community development blockAnakapalle
- Census village code586182

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

## How far is Marturu from nearby towns?

- Anakapalle (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Visakhapatnam (district HQ)50 km by road
- Anakapalle (nearest town)8 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 Marturu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Marturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anakapalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anakapalle
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Anakapalle
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 21 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 Marturu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 36% of the 559 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Marturu

Of every 100 households in Marturu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marturu · ■ Anakapalle rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**55%

Tap water ****84%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**64%

Use banking services ****23%**

**49%

Television ****60%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****88%**

**82%

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 Marturu?

■ Marturu · ■ Anakapalle rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**954

Working population ****45.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 53.3% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (20%) · **■** Household industry 94 (7%) · **■** Other work 425 (31%) · **■** Marginal 362 (26%)

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 Anakapalle

- Kundram3,791 people
- Maredupudi3,416 people
- Kunchangi3,282 people
- Golagam3,082 people
- Rebaka2,848 people
- Vooderu2,750 people
- Mamidipalem2,690 people
- Koduru2,202 people

[All 31 villages in Anakapalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/visakhapatnam/anakapalle/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marturu?531021
- How far is Marturu from Visakhapatnam?50 km by road
- What is the population of Marturu?3,023 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marturu in?Visakhapatnam district (Anakapalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marturu?63.3% (Census 2011)
