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About Marripalem Village

Marripalem is a small village in Koyyuru tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 114 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531083, 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 Koyyuru
Pincode 531083
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 114
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Marripalem compares

By the 2011 count Marripalem is the 62nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 375 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

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 5 - 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 Marripalem from other places

Marripalem lies about 128 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Ravikampadu, about 36 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 Koyyuru 23 km
Nearest railway station Ravikampadu 36 km
Nearest town Rampachodavaram 39 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 128 km

Villages closest to Marripalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koyyuru 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 235. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 375 residents.

Marripalem village has 114 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marripalem has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1102.

The pincode recorded for Marripalem is 531083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marripalem covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Marripalem is Ravikampadu, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Marripalem.

Marripalem is about 128 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 Koyyuru tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Koyyuru is about 23 km away. Ravikampadu is about 36 km away. Rampachodavaram is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velagalapalem (under 2 km), Kinaparthi (2.9 km) and Kantharam (18 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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