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- LGD code
- 588351
- Pincode
- 534406
- Post office
- Chebrole (West Godavari)
- Population
- 1,178
- Households
- 361
- Literacy rate
- 70.6%
- Sex ratio
- 990 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 626
- Distance to district centre
- 31 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 90 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 321 km
- Nearest railway station
- Unguturu · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- lv prasad hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dontavaram compares
By population, Dontavaram ranks #14 of 17 villages in Unguturu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.6%
+8.1% vs mandal average
- Dontavaram
- 70.6%
- Unguturu mandal
- 62.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
−7 vs mandal average
- Dontavaram
- 990
- Unguturu mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Dontavaram
- 3.3
- Unguturu mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dontavaram at a glance
Dontavaram is a village of 1,178 people in 361 households (Census 2011) in Unguturu mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 17 villages in Unguturu mandal. Literacy is 71%, 8 points above the mandal average of 63% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Eluru district centre, 5 km from Unguturu, the nearest town, 5 km from Unguturu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534406, served by Chebrole (West Godavari) post office; the LGD village code is 588351. The nearest hospital or health centre is lv prasad hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Unguturu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dharmaraju Patsamatla. The population is estimated at 1,283 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dontavaram →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dontavaram · this village | 1,178 | 71% | — |
| Ravulaparru · Unguturu | 2,039 | 63% | 2 km NW |
| Rachuru · Unguturu | 3,583 | 66% | 2 km W |
| Kagupadu · Unguturu | 1,663 | 65% | 2.1 km N |
| Bommidi · Unguturu | 2,443 | 67% | 3.7 km NE |
| Venkatadriapparaopuram · Unguturu | 976 | 67% | 3.8 km SE |
| Gunaparru · Nidamarru | 825 | 57% | 4.1 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dontavaram
- 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)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- 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
- TADEPALLEGUDEM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 52
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DONTAVARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 331
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 294.19
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dontavaram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dontavaram
- LGD code
- 588351
- Pincode
- 534406
- Post office
- Chebrole (West Godavari)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,178
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,283
- Households
- 361
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 990
- Literacy rate
- 70.6%
- Coordinates
- 16.78257°N, 81.44261°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Eluru
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Unguturu
- Member of Parliament
- Putta Mahesh Kumar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dharmaraju Patsamatla
- Block / Mandal
- Unguturu
Getting there
How to reach Dontavaram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati90 kmcapital
- Hyderabad321 km
- Chennai430 km
- Bengaluru592 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationUnguturu5 km
- Bus stopUnguturu Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHClv prasad hospital4 km
- ATM / bankKotak mahindra Bank5 km
- Petrol pumpEssar5 km
- CollegeElectronic and communication Engineering Block10 km
- Police stationTadepalligudem Town Police Station10 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 534406
Villages near Dontavaram
Other villages in Unguturu mandal
View all 16 →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)