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Markapur facts
- District
- Markapuram district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 71,092 (58,462 in 2001)
- Area
- about 22.85 sq km
- PIN codes
- 523316 (Markapur East)
- Culture and food
- Markapur, also called Markapuram, is the headquarters of Markapuram district.
- History
- The name comes from a story of a milkmaid called Marika, who built a small temple after Swamy Chennakesava blessed her with a son. A village grew around it, called Marikapuram.
- Geography
- Markapur stands about 145 m above sea level, about 100 km east of Kurnool.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.