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About Marripalem Village

Marripalem is a mid sized village in Edlapadu tehsil, in the district of Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 321 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 522233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marripalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marripalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Tehsil Edlapadu
Pincode 522233
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 321
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marripalem compares

By the 2011 count Marripalem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,693 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 995.

Getting to Marripalem

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

Marripalem lies about 23 km from Guntur, and the nearest railway station is Phirangipuram, about 12 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 Marripalem
Tehsil headquarters Edlapadu 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Phirangipuram 12 km
Nearest town Chilakalūrupet 16 km
District headquarters Guntur 23 km

Villages closest to Marripalem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marripalem village had a population of 630. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,693 residents.

Marripalem village has 321 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marripalem has about 963 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Marripalem is 522233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marripalem covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Marripalem falls under Edlapadu tehsil of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marripalem is Phirangipuram, about 12 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 Marripalem.

Marripalem is about 23 km from Guntur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marripalem is in Edlapadu tehsil of Guntur district. Edlapadu is about 6.1 km away. Phirangipuram is about 12 km away. Chilakalūrupet is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unnava (1.5 km), Vankayalapadu (3.0 km) and Karuchola (4.7 km).

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

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