# Muragadam Village, Balijipeta, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Balijipeta, Vizianagaram 

# Muragadam

Muragadam is a village in Balijipeta sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535557**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 159 households**, the 24th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%.

- 512people (2011)
- 159households
- 43.6%literacy
- 535557PIN code

## Muragadam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muragadam is 535557.** Muragadam falls in Balijipeta sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535557
- Gram panchayatAjjada
- Community development blockBalijipeta
- Census village code582279

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

## How far is Muragadam from nearby towns?

- Balijipeta (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)93 km by road
- Bobbili (nearest town)34 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 Muragadam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seetanagaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seethanagaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bobbili
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Muragadam known for?

About 31% of the 700 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Muragadam

Of every 100 households in Muragadam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muragadam · ■ Balijipeta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**87%

Use banking services ****49%**

**45%

Television ****39%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**41%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Muragadam?

■ Muragadam · ■ Balijipeta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%**

**50.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1265**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**921

Working population ****62.1%**

**55.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 35.8% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (14%) · **■** Marginal 28 (9%)

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 Balijipeta

- Chakarapalle994 people
- Padamayavalasa883 people
- Vengalarayapuram828 people
- Sivarampuram780 people
- Gowripuram500 people
- Bhairipuram416 people
- Janardhanapuram406 people
- Chellimpeta398 people

[All 34 villages in Balijipeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/balijipeta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muragadam?535557
- How far is Muragadam from Vizianagaram?93 km by road
- What is the population of Muragadam?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muragadam in?Vizianagaram district (Balijipeta sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Muragadam?43.6% (Census 2011)