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Konam observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Cheedikada mandal is Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple, Vaddadi. No temple of this dedication is on record within Konam itself.
Called Vinayaka Chavithi. Clay idols, the 21-leaf puja and undrallu are central. Community mandapams run for days, the Khairatabad idol in Hyderabad being the largest and drawing the biggest immersion procession.
The regional form observed across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Konam ranks #3 of 34 villages in Cheedikada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Konam is a village of 3,322 people in 781 households (Census 2011) in Cheedikada mandal, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 34 villages in Cheedikada mandal. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the mandal average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,206 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Anakapalli district centre, 8 km from Madugula, the nearest town, 31 km from Lakkavarapukota railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 531028, served by Kj Puram post office; the LGD village code is 585923. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. K. Venkatesh Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Madugula assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy. The population is estimated at 3,618 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Konam →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konam · this village | 3,322 | 48% | — |
| Kondajeelugu · Paderu | 79 | 52% | 2.8 km W |
| Rellabanda · Paderu | 70 | 37% | 3.1 km W |
| Ayinada · Paderu | 141 | 36% | 3.1 km W |
| Seekupanasa · Paderu | 64 | 39% | 3.3 km W |
| Tagavulamamidi Garuvu · Paderu | 34 | 41% | 3.5 km NW |
| Pothampalem · Paderu | 21 | 38% | 3.5 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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