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About Maradam Village

Maradam is a large village in Dattirajeru tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,414, made up of 1,190 males and 1,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maradam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maradam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Dattirajeru
Pincode 535580
Area (hectares) 694 hectares
Population 2,414
Male Population 1,190
Female Population 1,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Maradam compares

By the 2011 count Maradam is the 7th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 694 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Maradam

Maradam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maradam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maradam from other places

Maradam lies about 32 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Komatipalli, about 2.4 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 Maradam
Nearest railway station Komatipalli 2.4 km
Nearest town Bobbili 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dattirajeru 32 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 32 km

Villages closest to Maradam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maradam village had a population of 2,414. That makes it the 7th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Maradam village has 1,190 males and 1,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maradam has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Maradam is 535580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maradam covers 694 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maradam falls under Dattirajeru tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maradam is Komatipalli, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maradam.

Maradam is about 32 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maradam is in Dattirajeru tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Komatipalli is about 2.4 km away. Bobbili is about 19 km away. Dattirajeru is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachalavalasa (under 2 km), V Krishnapuram (2.0 km) and Komatipalle (2.4 km).

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

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