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About Marripalem Village

Marripalem is a small village in Hukumpeta tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 94 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531077, 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 Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Hukumpeta
Pincode 531077
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 94
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marripalem compares

By the 2011 count Marripalem is the 93rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Marripalem

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

Marripalem lies about 77 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Gorapur, about 18 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 Hukumpeta 10 km
Nearest railway station Gorapur 18 km
Nearest town Chodavaram 43 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 77 km

Villages closest to Marripalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hukumpeta 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 180. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Marripalem village has 94 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marripalem has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Marripalem is 531077. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marripalem covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marripalem falls under Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marripalem is Gorapur, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Marripalem.

Marripalem is about 77 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marripalem is in Hukumpeta tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Hukumpeta is about 10 km away. Gorapur is about 18 km away. Chodavaram is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marela (under 2 km), Masada (under 2 km) and Pedagaruvu (1.7 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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