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Cherukuru

Parchur mandal
Pincode 523169
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

Cherukuru observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

23 Sept

Temple in Parchur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Parchur mandal is Venugopala Swami Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Cherukuru itself.

Ganesh Nimajjanam in Andhra Pradesh

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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
590719
Pincode
523169
Post office
Parchur
Population
7,080
Households
2,038
Literacy rate
54.4%
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000♂
Workers
3,887
Distance to district centre
5 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Amaravati
63 km
Distance to Hyderabad
255 km
Nearest railway station
Bapatla Railway Station · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital , Cherukuru · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Cherukuru compares

By population, Cherukuru ranks #3 of 14 villages in Parchur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.4%
−7.3% vs mandal average
Cherukuru
54.4%
Parchur mandal
61.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
−56 vs mandal average
Cherukuru
997
Parchur mandal
1,053
Household size
people per home
3.5
Same as the mandal average
Cherukuru
3.5
Parchur mandal
3.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Cherukuru at a glance

Cherukuru is a village of 7,080 people in 2,038 households (Census 2011) in Parchur mandal, Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 14 villages in Parchur mandal. Literacy is 54%, 7 points below the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Bapatla district centre, 14 km from Parchur, the nearest town, 13 km from Bapatla Railway Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523169, served by Parchur post office; the LGD village code is 590719. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital , Cherukuru, 1 km away. The village votes in Prathipadu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Burla Ramanjaneyulu. The population is estimated at 8,347 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kothapalem

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Cherukuru · this village7,08054%
Cherukuru · Ponnaluru7,27549%0 km N
Narasayapalem · Bapatla5,21957%2.5 km S
Kondapatur · Kakumanu3,02064%3.1 km N
Appapuram · Kakumanu2,79267%4.3 km NE
Ramanayapalem · Parchur1,93264%4.7 km W
Retur · Kakumanu3,00353%5 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Cherukuru

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
8
Middle school
2
Secondary school
2
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
2
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
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)
36
Distance to district HQ (km)
76
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHERUKURU, KOTHAPALEM
Total area (ha)
2,267
Irrigated area (ha)
1,616.78
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Cherukuru

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Cherukuru

LGD code
590719
Pincode
523169
Post office
Parchur
Population (Census 2011)
7,080
Population (projected 2026)
8,347
Households
2,038
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
997
Literacy rate
54.4%
Coordinates
15.99725°N, 80.39501°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Guntur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Prathipadu
Member of Parliament
Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
Member of Legislative Assembly
Burla Ramanjaneyulu
Block / Mandal
Parchur
Getting there

How to reach Cherukuru

Mandal centre
Parchur · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bapatla · ≈ 4.7 km
≈ 10 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,375 people
Parchur · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati63 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad255 km
  • Chennai324 km
  • Bengaluru452 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBapatla Railway Station13 km
  • Bus stopVeerannapalem Bus Stop9 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital , Cherukuru1 km
  • ATM / bankAndhra Bank9 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum13 km
  • CollegeAgriculture College13 km
  • Police stationPolice Station11 km
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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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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