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About Marupenta Village

Marupenta is a mid sized village in Garugubilli tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 311 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535463, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marupenta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marupenta village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Garugubilli
Pincode 535463
Area (hectares) 478 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 311
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Marupenta compares

By the 2011 count Marupenta is the 26th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 478 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Marupenta

Marupenta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Marupenta 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 Marupenta from other places

Marupenta lies about 46 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Bobbili Junction, about 5.9 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 Marupenta
Nearest town Bobbili 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Bobbili Junction 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Garugubilli 31 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 46 km

Villages closest to Marupenta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Marupenta village had a population of 611. That makes it the 26th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Marupenta village has 311 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marupenta has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Marupenta is 535463. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marupenta covers 478 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Marupenta falls under Garugubilli tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marupenta is Bobbili Junction, about 5.9 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 Marupenta.

Marupenta is about 46 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marupenta is in Garugubilli tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Bobbili is about 5.4 km away. Bobbili Junction is about 5.9 km away. Garugubilli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambannavalasa (4.7 km), Seetharampuram (8.2 km) and Seetharampuram Sivvam (8.2 km).

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

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