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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 590398
- Pincode
- 522325
- Post office
- Amartaluru
- Population
- 3,610
- Households
- 1,149
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1055 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,672
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 47 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 273 km
- Nearest railway station
- Modukuru · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mannem Satyanarayana Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Govada compares
By population, Govada ranks #5 of 13 villages in Amarthalur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.2%
−1.4% vs mandal average
- Govada
- 65.2%
- Amarthalur mandal
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,055
+34 vs mandal average
- Govada
- 1,055
- Amarthalur mandal
- 1,021
Household size
people per home
3.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Govada
- 3.1
- Amarthalur mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Govada at a glance
Govada is a village of 3,610 people in 1,149 households (Census 2011) in Amarthalur mandal, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 13 villages in Amarthalur mandal. Literacy is 65%, 1 points below the mandal average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,055 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Bapatla district centre, 4 km from Arumbaka, the nearest town, 10 km from Modukuru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 522325, served by Amartaluru post office; the LGD village code is 590398. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mannem Satyanarayana Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Vemuru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ananda Babu Nakka. The population is estimated at 4,256 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Govada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govada · this village | 3,610 | 65% | — |
| Yelavarru · Amarthalur | 2,055 | 63% | 2.3 km W |
| Panchalavaram · Amarthalur | 1,848 | 64% | 3 km NE |
| Amruthalur · Amarthalur | 6,524 | 69% | 3.7 km N |
| Thurumella · Rompicharla | 4,222 | 46% | 4 km NW |
| Thurumella · Amarthalur | 1,422 | 70% | 4 km NW |
| Arumbaka · Cherukupalli | 19,104 | 67% | 4.3 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Govada
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- TENALI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOVADA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,650
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,257
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Govada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Govada
- LGD code
- 590398
- Pincode
- 522325
- Post office
- Amartaluru
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,610
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,256
- Households
- 1,149
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1055
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Coordinates
- 16.08571°N, 80.66585°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bapatla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vemuru
- Member of Parliament
- Krishna Prasad Tenneti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ananda Babu Nakka
- Block / Mandal
- Amarthalur
Getting there
How to reach Govada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati47 kmcapital
- Hyderabad273 km
- Chennai337 km
- Bengaluru479 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationModukuru10 km
- Bus stopDhulipudi bus stop12 km
- Hospital / PHCMannem Satyanarayana Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India3 km
- Petrol pumpHP4 km
- CollegeBalaji degree college12 km
- Police stationAmruthalur Police Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Govada
6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 522325
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Other villages named Govada
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Villages near Govada
Other villages in Amarthalur mandal
View all 12 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)