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About Maruvada Village

Maruvada is a mid sized village in Vangara tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,455, made up of 712 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maruvada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maruvada village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Tehsil Vangara
Pincode 532557
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 1,455
Male Population 712
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maruvada compares

By the 2011 count Maruvada is the 11th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,285 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Maruvada

Maruvada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maruvada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Maruvada from other places

Maruvada lies about 67 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Gumada, about 15 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 Maruvada
Nearest railway station Gumada 15 km
Nearest town Pārvatipuram 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Vangara 34 km
District headquarters Srikakulam 67 km

Villages closest to Maruvada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maruvada village had a population of 1,455. That makes it the 11th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,285 residents.

Maruvada village has 712 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maruvada has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1047.

The pincode recorded for Maruvada is 532557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maruvada covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maruvada falls under Vangara tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maruvada is Gumada, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maruvada.

Maruvada is about 67 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maruvada is in Vangara tehsil of Srikakulam district. Gumada is about 15 km away. Pārvatipuram is about 18 km away. Vangara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iruvada (under 2 km), Bangaruvalasa (22 km) and Maddivalasa (22 km).

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

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