# Marika Village, Vepada, Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Vepada, Vizianagaram 

# Marika

Marika is a village in Vepada sub-district of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **535281**. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 89 households**, the 34th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 328people (2011)
- 89households
- 39.5%literacy
- 535281PIN code

## Marika PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marika is 535281.** Marika falls in Vepada sub-district, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code535281
- Gram panchayatKarakavalasa
- Community development blockVepada
- Census village code582988

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

## How far is Marika from nearby towns?

- Vepada (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Vizianagaram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Vizianagaram (nearest town)35 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 Marika?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Veelampudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srungavarapukota
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srungavarapukota
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Marika known for?

About 65% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Marika

Of every 100 households in Marika in 2011, 98 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marika · ■ Vepada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**34%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**68%

Television ****37%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Marika?

■ Marika · ■ Vepada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.5%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1938**

**938

Working population ****71.0%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 31.4% for women. 73% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 233 (100%)

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 Vepada

- Mycherlasingavaram508 people
- Karakavalasa506 people
- Rayudupeta431 people
- Chamaladivia Graharam348 people
- Pedadungada226 people
- Jammadevipeta213 people
- Ankajosyulapalem193 people

[All 39 villages in Vepada](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/vizianagaram/vepada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marika?535281
- How far is Marika from Vizianagaram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Marika?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marika in?Vizianagaram district (Vepada sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Marika?39.5% (Census 2011)