About Maroor Village

Maroor is one of the larger villages in Raptadu tehsil, in the district of Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,290, made up of 3,209 males and 3,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 515722, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maroor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maroor village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anantapur
Tehsil	Raptadu
Pincode	515722
Area (hectares)	5271 hectares
Population	6,290
Male Population	3,209
Female Population	3,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maroor compares

By the 2011 count Maroor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,900 residents. Its 5271 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Maroor

Maroor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maroor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maroor from other places

Maroor lies about 21 km from Anantapur, and the nearest railway station is Chigicherla, about 6.8 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 Maroor
Nearest railway station	Chigicherla	6.8 km
Nearest town	Dharmavaram	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raptadu	14 km
District headquarters	Anantapur	21 km

Villages closest to Maroor

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

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Common questions about Maroor

As per the Census of India 2011, Maroor village had a population of 6,290. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,900 residents.

Maroor village has 3,209 males and 3,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maroor has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Maroor is 515722. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maroor covers 5271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maroor falls under Raptadu tehsil of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maroor is Chigicherla, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maroor.

Maroor is about 21 km from Anantapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maroor is in Raptadu tehsil of Anantapur district. Chigicherla is about 6.8 km away. Dharmavaram is about 13 km away. Raptadu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.