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- LGD code
- 590731
- Pincode
- 523170
- Post office
- Swarna
- Population
- 8,260
- Households
- 2,434
- Literacy rate
- 63.5%
- Sex ratio
- 981 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,612
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 82 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 256 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jandrapeta · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Venkata Lakshmi Eye Centre · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Swarna compares
By population, Swarna ranks #2 of 7 villages in Karamchedu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.5%
+1.4% vs mandal average
- Swarna
- 63.5%
- Karamchedu mandal
- 62.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
−23 vs mandal average
- Swarna
- 981
- Karamchedu mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
3.4
Same as the mandal average
- Swarna
- 3.4
- Karamchedu mandal
- 3.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Swarna at a glance
Swarna is a village of 8,260 people in 2,434 households (Census 2011) in Karamchedu mandal, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 7 villages in Karamchedu mandal. Literacy is 64%, 1 points above the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Bapatla district centre, 5 km from Karamchedu, the nearest town, 7 km from Jandrapeta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523170, served by Swarna post office; the LGD village code is 590731. The nearest hospital or health centre is Venkata Lakshmi Eye Centre, 5 km away. The village votes in Parchur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yeluri Sambasiva Rao. The population is estimated at 8,995 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Swarna →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swarna · this village | 8,260 | 64% | — |
| Kesavarappadu · Karamchedu | 814 | 64% | 3.5 km W |
| Kodavalivari Palem · Karamchedu | 3,472 | 62% | 3.6 km W |
| Karamchedu · Karamchedu | 11,667 | 63% | 4.9 km NE |
| Santharavuru · Chinaganjam | 3,920 | 64% | 6.3 km SW |
| Thimmasamudram · Naguluppala Padu | 5,993 | 59% | 8.3 km SW |
| Daggubadu · Karamchedu | 5,387 | 61% | 8.1 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Swarna
- 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)
- 20
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHIRALA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SWARNA, SWARNAPALEM
- Total area (ha)
- 3,885
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3,302.64
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Swarna
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Swarna
- LGD code
- 590731
- Pincode
- 523170
- Post office
- Swarna
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,260
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,995
- Households
- 2,434
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 981
- Literacy rate
- 63.5%
- Coordinates
- 15.85500°N, 80.28400°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bapatla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Parchur
- Member of Parliament
- Krishna Prasad Tenneti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Yeluri Sambasiva Rao
- Block / Mandal
- Karamchedu
Getting there
How to reach Swarna
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati82 kmcapital
- Hyderabad256 km
- Chennai308 km
- Bengaluru432 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJandrapeta7 km
- Bus stopSwarna Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCVenkata Lakshmi Eye Centre5 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India8 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil<1 km
- CollegeSri Gowthami Junior College9 km
- Police stationVetapalem Police Station8 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Swarna Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oilunder 1 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 523170
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Other villages named Swarna
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Villages near Swarna
Other villages in Karamchedu mandal
View all 6 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)