Marteru is a village in

Penumantra Penumantra is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The village is the site of the headquarters of Penumantra Mandal. Demographics Census of India The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 t ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

, India. The village is famous for rice research center, established by the Government of India to conduct research on paddy crops. The center developed many new varieties of rice seeds. The nearest railway station is Chinta Parru Halt (CTPR) located at a distance of 10.51 Km.

Demographics

Census of India, Marteru had a population of 7527. The total population constitute, 3710 males and 3817 females with a sex ratio of 1029 females per 1000 males. 650 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 879. The average literacy rate stands at 86.77%.

References

Villages in West Godavari district {{WestGodavari-geo-stub