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- LGD code
- 596708
- Pincode
- 517002
- Post office
- Ctr Collectorate
- Population
- 325
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1019 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 141
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 410 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 128 km
- Nearest railway station
- Peyanapalli · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Christian Mission Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mapakshi compares
By population, Mapakshi ranks #24 of 33 villages in Chittoor mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.9%
+16.8% vs mandal average
- Mapakshi
- 72.9%
- Chittoor mandal
- 56.1%
- Chittoor district
- 63.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
+32 vs mandal average
- Mapakshi
- 1,019
- Chittoor mandal
- 987
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Mapakshi
- 4.1
- Chittoor mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mapakshi at a glance
Mapakshi is a village of 325 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Chittoor mandal, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 33 villages in Chittoor mandal. Literacy is 73%, 17 points above the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Chittoor district centre, 18 km from Ponnai, the nearest town, 5 km from Peyanapalli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 517002, served by Ctr Collectorate post office; the LGD village code is 596708. The nearest hospital or health centre is Christian Mission Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Chittoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gurajala Jagan Mohan (Gjm). The population is estimated at 3,301 in 2026, up 916% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapakshi · this village | 325 | 73% | — |
| Mapakshi · Chittoor | 3,031 | 66% | 0 km N |
| Anupalle (Part) · Chittoor | 2,137 | 71% | 2 km N |
| Narigapalle · Chittoor | 1,137 | 63% | 3.4 km NE |
| Madhavaram · Yadamarri | 2,443 | 71% | 4.5 km NW |
| Madhavaram · Thavanampalle | 1,716 | 55% | 4.5 km NW |
| Kothapalle · Gudipala | 2,722 | 72% | 4.5 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mapakshi
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHITTOOR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAPAKSHI
- Total area (ha)
- 87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mapakshi
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Key facts — Mapakshi
- LGD code
- 596708
- Pincode
- 517002
- Post office
- Ctr Collectorate
- Population (Census 2011)
- 325
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,301
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1019
- Literacy rate
- 72.9%
- Coordinates
- 13.14256°N, 79.09190°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chittoor
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chittoor
- Member of Parliament
- Daggumalla Prasada Rao
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gurajala Jagan Mohan (Gjm)
- Block / Mandal
- Chittoor
Getting there
How to reach Mapakshi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati410 kmcapital
- Chennai128 km
- Bengaluru163 km
- Hyderabad476 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPeyanapalli5 km
- Bus stopGudipala Bus Stop6 km
- Hospital / PHCChristian Mission Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India7 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
- CollegeAuxilium arts & science college21 km
- Police stationGudipala Police Station7 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Mapakshi
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Good Shepherd SchoolSchool3.6 km ↗
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Villages near Mapakshi
Other villages in Chittoor mandal
View all 40+ →- Murakambattu (Ct)
- Thumminda
- Diguvamasapalle
- Thenebanda (Part)
- Mapakshi
- Thalambedu
- Peddisettipalle
- Anupalle (Part)
- Muthukuru
- Lakshmambapuram
- Pachanapalle
- Ananthapuram
- Bakara Narasinga Rayani Peta
- Narigapalle
- S.Venkatapuram
- Arathala
- Siddampalle
- Anagallu
- Chinthalagunta
- Perumalla Khandriga
- Guvvakallu
- Bandapalle
- Kurchivedu
- Alukurupalle
- Settiappam Thangal
- Ayanavedu
- Gollapalle
- Paluru
- Varadarajulapalle
- Venkatapuram
- Krishnapuram
- Anupalle
- Chittoor
- Doddipalle (Og)
- Gandlapalle
- Greamspeta
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)