# Murapaka Village, Gantyada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Gantyada, Vizianagaram 

# Murapaka

Murapaka is a village in Gantyada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535215**. The 2011 Census counted **857 people in 215 households**, the 30th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.6%.

- 857people (2011)
- 215households
- 47.9%literacy
- 535215PIN code

## Murapaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Murapaka is 535215.** Murapaka falls in Gantyada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535215
- Gram panchayatMurapaka
- Community development blockGantyada
- Census village code582939

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?

- Gantyada (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)19 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)19 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kondathamarapalle
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kondathamarapalle
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gantyada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Murapaka known for?

About 71% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Murapaka · ■ Gantyada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**88%

Tap water ****34%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**83%

Use banking services ****44%**

**74%

Television ****48%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

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 Murapaka?

■ Murapaka · ■ Gantyada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**56.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**952

Working population ****64.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.5% for men and 41.1% for women. 66% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (34%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 249 (45%)

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 Gantyada

- Chandrampeta1,047 people
- Kirtubarthi1,031 people
- Nandam981 people
- Ravivalasa872 people
- Buradapadu824 people
- Chinamanapuram783 people
- Pollanki768 people
- Ramabhadrapuram740 people

[All 45 villages in Gantyada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/gantyada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Murapaka?535215
- How far is Murapaka from Vizianagaram?19 km by road
- What is the population of Murapaka?857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Murapaka in?Vizianagaram district (Gantyada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Murapaka?47.9% (Census 2011)