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About Marripadu Village

Marripadu is a large village in Gurramkonda tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,404, made up of 1,741 males and 1,663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517291, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marripadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marripadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Gurramkonda
Pincode 517291
Area (hectares) 1331 hectares
Population 3,404
Male Population 1,741
Female Population 1,663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Marripadu compares

By the 2011 count Marripadu is the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,516 residents. Its 1331 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Marripadu

Marripadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marripadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Marripadu from other places

Marripadu lies about 71 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Vayalpad, about 9.5 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 Marripadu
Nearest railway station Vayalpad 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurramkonda 13 km
Nearest town Madanapalle 25 km
District headquarters Chittoor 71 km

Villages closest to Marripadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marripadu village had a population of 3,404. That makes it the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,516 residents.

Marripadu village has 1,741 males and 1,663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marripadu has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Marripadu is 517291. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marripadu covers 1331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marripadu falls under Gurramkonda tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marripadu is Vayalpad, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Marripadu.

Marripadu is about 71 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marripadu is in Gurramkonda tehsil of Chittoor district. Vayalpad is about 9.5 km away. Gurramkonda is about 13 km away. Madanapalle is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tharigondarajupalle (2.2 km), Ramapuram (3.7 km) and Tharigonda (5.2 km).

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

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