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About Maredipalle Village

Maredipalle is a small village in Gorantla tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 270 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2489 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maredipalle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maredipalle village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Tehsil Gorantla
Pincode 515231
Area (hectares) 2489 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 270
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maredipalle compares

By the 2011 count Maredipalle is the 14th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 2489 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Maredipalle

Maredipalle is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maredipalle as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maredipalle from other places

Maredipalle lies about 82 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Narayanapuram, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maredipalle
Tehsil headquarters Gorantla 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Narayanapuram 21 km
District headquarters Anantapur 82 km

Villages closest to Maredipalle

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gorantla tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Maredipalle

As per the Census of India 2011, Maredipalle village had a population of 495. That makes it the 14th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Maredipalle village has 270 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maredipalle has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Maredipalle is 515231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maredipalle covers 2489 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maredipalle falls under Gorantla tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maredipalle is Narayanapuram, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maredipalle.

Maredipalle is about 82 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maredipalle is in Gorantla tehsil of Anantapur district. Gorantla is about 3.3 km away. Narayanapuram is about 21 km away. Anantapur is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puleru (under 2 km), Gorantla (3.3 km) and Kammavaripalle (4.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maredipalle today is likely to be higher.

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