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- LGD code
- 595110
- Pincode
- 515641
- Post office
- Kanaganapalli
- Population
- 6,290
- Households
- 1,584
- Literacy rate
- 50.3%
- Sex ratio
- 960 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,835
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 394 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 169 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chigicherla · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. J.N. Raj Clinic · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Maroor compares
By population, Maroor ranks #2 of 11 villages in Rapthadu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.3%
−1.8% vs mandal average
- Maroor
- 50.3%
- Rapthadu mandal
- 52.1%
- Ananthapuramu district
- 56.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
960
+17 vs mandal average
- Maroor
- 960
- Rapthadu mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Maroor
- 4.0
- Rapthadu mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Maroor at a glance
Maroor is a village of 6,290 people in 1,584 households (Census 2011) in Rapthadu mandal, Ananthapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 11 villages in Rapthadu mandal. Literacy is 50%, 2 points below the mandal average of 52% and the sex ratio is 960 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Ananthapuramu district centre, 8 km from Kunuthuru (R), the nearest town, 7 km from Chigicherla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 515641, served by Kanaganapalli post office; the LGD village code is 595110. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. J.N. Raj Clinic, 6 km away. The village votes in Raptadu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Paritala Sunithamma. The population is estimated at 7,416 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroor · this village | 6,290 | 50% | — |
| Maroor · Bhalki | 1,541 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Mukthapuram · Kanaganipalli | 4,093 | 58% | 4.8 km S |
| Chigicherla · Dharmavaram | 4,931 | 61% | 6.5 km NE |
| Hampapuram · Rapthadu | 2,187 | 50% | 7.2 km N |
| Bandameedapalle · Rapthadu | 3,640 | 48% | 7.1 km W |
| Gondireddipalle · Rapthadu | 3,013 | 53% | 7.9 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maroor
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ANANTAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAROOR,GOLLAPALLE&CHERLOPALLE
- Total area (ha)
- 5,271
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 411
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Maroor
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Key facts — Maroor
- LGD code
- 595110
- Pincode
- 515641
- Post office
- Kanaganapalli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,290
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,416
- Households
- 1,584
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 960
- Literacy rate
- 50.3%
- Coordinates
- 14.49317°N, 77.62591°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hindupur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raptadu
- Member of Parliament
- B. K. Parthasarathi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Paritala Sunithamma
- Block / Mandal
- Rapthadu
Getting there
How to reach Maroor
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati394 kmcapital
- Bengaluru169 km
- Chennai326 km
- Hyderabad334 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChigicherla7 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Dharmavaram13 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. J.N. Raj Clinic6 km
- ATM / bankAPG Bank7 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol Station10 km
- CollegeSri Krishnadevaraya University13 km
- Police stationOne town Police Station21 km
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Villages near Maroor
Other villages in Rapthadu mandal
View all 10 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)