About Marteru Village

Marteru is one of the larger villages in Penumantra tehsil, in the district of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,527, made up of 3,710 males and 3,817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 534122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marteru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marteru village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Tehsil	Penumantra
Pincode	534122
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	7,527
Male Population	3,710
Female Population	3,817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Marteru compares

By the 2011 count Marteru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,760 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Marteru

Marteru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Marteru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Marteru from other places

Marteru lies about 67 km from West Godavari, and the nearest railway station is Chintapapru, about 12 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 Marteru
Nearest town	Penugonda	2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Penumantra	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Chintapapru	12 km
District headquarters	West Godavari	67 km

Villages closest to Marteru

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

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Common questions about Marteru

As per the Census of India 2011, Marteru village had a population of 7,527. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,760 residents.

Marteru village has 3,710 males and 3,817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marteru has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Marteru is 534122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marteru covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Marteru falls under Penumantra tehsil of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Marteru is Chintapapru, about 12 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 village for Marteru.

Marteru is about 67 km from West Godavari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Marteru is in Penumantra tehsil of West Godavari district. Penugonda is about 2.8 km away. Penumantra is about 8.6 km away. Chintapapru is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.