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About Murukondapadu Village

Murukondapadu is one of the larger villages in Bapatla tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,820, made up of 4,318 males and 4,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2367 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Murukondapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Murukondapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Bapatla
Pincode 522317
Area (hectares) 2367 hectares
Population 8,820
Male Population 4,318
Female Population 4,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Murukondapadu compares

By the 2011 count Murukondapadu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,058 residents. Its 2367 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Murukondapadu

Murukondapadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Murukondapadu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Murukondapadu from other places

Murukondapadu lies about 43 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Stuartpuram, about 4.8 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 Murukondapadu
Nearest railway station Stuartpuram 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bapatla 6.0 km
Nearest town Bāpatla 6.0 km
District headquarters Guntur 43 km

Villages closest to Murukondapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Murukondapadu village had a population of 8,820. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,058 residents.

Murukondapadu village has 4,318 males and 4,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Murukondapadu has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Murukondapadu is 522317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Murukondapadu covers 2367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Murukondapadu falls under Bapatla tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Murukondapadu is Stuartpuram, about 4.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Murukondapadu.

Murukondapadu is about 43 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Murukondapadu is in Bapatla tehsil of Guntur district. Stuartpuram is about 4.8 km away. Bapatla is about 6.0 km away. Bāpatla is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankatapalem (under 2 km), Narasayapalem (4.5 km) and Jammulapalem (4.9 km).

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

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