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About Markondapadu Village

Markondapadu is a large village in Chagallu tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,887, made up of 2,412 males and 2,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 835 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Markondapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Markondapadu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Tehsil Chagallu
Pincode 534301
Area (hectares) 835 hectares
Population 4,887
Male Population 2,412
Female Population 2,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Markondapadu compares

By the 2011 count Markondapadu is the 7th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,889 residents. Its 835 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Markondapadu

Markondapadu 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 Markondapadu 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Markondapadu from other places

Markondapadu lies about 68 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Chagallu, 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 Markondapadu
Nearest railway station Chagallu 2.4 km
Nearest town Nidadavole 5.4 km
District headquarters West Godavari 68 km

Villages closest to Markondapadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Markondapadu village had a population of 4,887. That makes it the 7th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,889 residents.

Markondapadu village has 2,412 males and 2,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Markondapadu has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Markondapadu is 534301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Markondapadu covers 835 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Markondapadu falls under Chagallu tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Markondapadu is Chagallu, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Markondapadu.

Markondapadu is about 68 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Markondapadu is in Chagallu tehsil of West Godavari district. Chagallu is about 2.4 km away. Nidadavole is about 5.4 km away. West Godavari is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandigampadu (2.1 km), Mallavaram (2.3 km) and Daravaram (2.5 km).

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

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