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About Maradawada Village

Maradawada is a mid sized village in Varadaiahpalem tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 439 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517541, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradawada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Varadaiahpalem
Pincode 517541
Area (hectares) 486 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 439
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Maradawada compares

By the 2011 count Maradawada is the 16th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 486 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Maradawada

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

Maradawada lies about 102 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Akkampeta, about 9.4 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 Maradawada
Tehsil headquarters Varadaiahpalem 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Akkampeta 9.4 km
Nearest town Sūlūru 11 km
District headquarters Chittoor 102 km

Villages closest to Maradawada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradawada village had a population of 884. That makes it the 16th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Maradawada village has 439 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradawada has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Maradawada is 517541. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maradawada covers 486 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maradawada falls under Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maradawada is Akkampeta, about 9.4 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 Maradawada.

Maradawada is about 102 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maradawada is in Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district. Varadaiahpalem is about 4.9 km away. Akkampeta is about 9.4 km away. Sūlūru is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambur (2.1 km), Gudalavaripalem (3.3 km) and Ayyavaripalem (3.4 km).

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

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