Floods damage crops of 71,796 farmers and 2,405 km of roads in Andhra Pradesh; Godavari rises again
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Appecherla observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
Devi Navaratri with a different alankaram each day, most publicly at Vijayawada Kanaka Durga. Vijayadashami carries the Jammi leaf exchange and Aksharabhyasam for children.
The regional form observed across Andhra Pradesh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Appecherla ranks #3 of 24 villages in Peddavaduguru mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Appecherla is a village of 4,796 people in 1,174 households (Census 2011) in Peddavaduguru mandal, Ananthapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 24 villages in Peddavaduguru mandal. Literacy is 50%, about the same as the mandal average of 50% and the sex ratio is 989 women per 1,000 men. It lies 47 km from the Ananthapuramu district centre, 14 km from Yadiki, the nearest town, 4 km from Jakkalacheruvu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 515455, served by Rayalacheruvu post office; the LGD village code is 594764. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kristipadu, 4 km away. The village votes in Tadpatri assembly constituency, represented by MLA J.C.Ashmit Reddy. The population is estimated at 5,223 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Appecherla →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appecherla · this village | 4,796 | 50% | — |
| Kristipadu · Peddavaduguru | 5,776 | 53% | 3.5 km E |
| Muppalagutti · Peddavaduguru | 1,112 | 43% | 3.6 km SW |
| Mallenipalle · Peddavaduguru | 886 | 51% | 4.2 km SW |
| Jakkalacheruvu · Gooty | 4,566 | 52% | 4.9 km NW |
| Jakkalacheruvu · Roddam | 897 | 53% | 4.9 km NW |
| G. Venkatampalle · Peddavaduguru | 1,206 | 51% | 6.2 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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