Village · Porumamilla, Y.S.R.
# Markapuram

Markapuram is a village in Porumamilla sub-district of Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code 516193. The 2011 Census counted 542 people in 130 households, the 20th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.
- 542 people (2011)
- 130 households
- 74.8% literacy
- 516193 PIN code

## Markapuram PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Markapuram is 516193. Markapuram falls in Porumamilla sub-district, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh.
- PIN code 516193
- Gram panchayat Dammanapalle
- Community development block Porumamilla
- Census village code 593013

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

## How far is Markapuram from nearby towns?
- Porumamilla (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Kadapa (district HQ) 91 km by road
- Badvel (nearest town) 41 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Markapuram?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Markapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 8 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Porumamilla
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Porumamilla
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Badvel
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Markapuram known for?

The main crops are paddy, sun flower and cotton. About 58% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Markapuram

Of every 100 households in Markapuram in 2011, 73 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Markapuram · ■ Porumamilla rural average
- Electricity for lighting 73% 91%
- Toilet within the home 35% 36%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 58%
- Tap water 100% 88%
- Drinking water within premises 14% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 23% 22%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 73% 76%
- Use banking services 67% 45%
- Television 36% 47%
- Mobile phone 65% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 29% 30%
- Own their home 97% 87%

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

## What is the population of Markapuram?

■ Markapuram · ■ Porumamilla rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.8% 65.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 915 967
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 910
- Working population 35.4% 47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 58.1% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 80 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 58 (30%) · ■ Household industry 7 (4%) · ■ Other work 46 (24%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Porumamilla
- Musalreddipalle 664 people
- Boppapuram 613 people
- Chinnayapalle 605 people
- Chennareddipeta 558 people
- Siddanakitchayapalle 480 people
- Yellapalle 479 people
- Perammagaripalle 333 people
- Rowthupalle 234 people

All 31 villages in Porumamilla

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Markapuram? 516193
- How far is Markapuram from Kadapa? 91 km by road
- What is the population of Markapuram? 542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markapuram in? Y.S.R. district (Porumamilla sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Markapuram? 74.8% (Census 2011)

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