Mallakunta observes Vinayaka Chavithi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Thavanampalle mandal is Arthagiri Hanuman Temple, Arthagiri. No temple of this dedication is on record within Mallakunta 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.
The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.
| Kept for | Immersion | |
|---|---|---|
| One and a half days | Tue, 15 Septembertoday | |
| Three days | Thu, 17 September | |
| Five days | Sat, 19 September | |
| Seven days | Mon, 21 September | |
| Anant Chaturdashi | Wed, 23 September | The day most community mandapams immerse |
Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.
A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.
Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.
Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.
By population, Mallakunta ranks #12 of 24 villages in Thavanampalle mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mallakunta is a village of 1,872 people in 499 households (Census 2011) in Thavanampalle mandal, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 24 villages in Thavanampalle mandal. Literacy is 60%, 6 points below the mandal average of 66% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Chittoor district centre, 24 km from Damalcheruvu, the nearest town, 22 km from Putalapattu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 517129, served by Arugonda post office; the LGD village code is 596597. The nearest hospital or health centre is Apollo Hospitals - Chittoor, 7 km away. The village votes in Puthalapattu assembly constituency, represented by MLA K Murali Mohan. The population is estimated at 2,039 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mallakunta →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallakunta · this village | 1,872 | 60% | — |
| Kattakindapalle · Thavanampalle | 852 | 60% | 2.2 km E |
| Gurukavaripalle · Thavanampalle | 2,226 | 66% | 2.8 km NE |
| Govindareddipalle · Thavanampalle | 527 | 67% | 3.6 km E |
| Sarakallu · Thavanampalle | 1,618 | 60% | 4.1 km NE |
| Gandupalle · Thavanampalle | 2,300 | 67% | 4.8 km E |
| Setteri · Bangarupalem | 1,275 | 71% | 5.4 km S |
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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