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Ithapudi

Kajuluru mandal
Pincode 533262
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

Ithapudi observes Vinayaka Chavithi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

14 Sept

Temple in Kajuluru mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kajuluru mandal is Temple Sri Shirdi Sai. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ithapudi itself.

Vinayaka Chavithi 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.

When the idol is immersed

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 forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

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.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

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.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

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.

Take the accessories home

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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
587624
Pincode
533262
Post office
Draksharamam
Population
2,014
Households
619
Literacy rate
64%
Sex ratio
933 ♀/1000♂
Workers
874
Distance to district centre
41 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Amaravati
163 km
Distance to Hyderabad
394 km
Nearest railway station
Velangi · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Pekeru · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ithapudi compares

By population, Ithapudi ranks #14 of 20 villages in Kajuluru mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.0%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Ithapudi
64.0%
Kajuluru mandal
61.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
933
−46 vs mandal average
Ithapudi
933
Kajuluru mandal
979
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ithapudi
3.3
Kajuluru mandal
3.5

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

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Ithapudi at a glance

Ithapudi is a village of 2,014 people in 619 households (Census 2011) in Kajuluru mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 20 villages in Kajuluru mandal. Literacy is 64%, 2 points above the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Kakinada district centre, 3 km from Kajuluru, the nearest town, 9 km from Velangi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533262, served by Draksharamam post office; the LGD village code is 587624. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Pekeru, 6 km away. The village votes in Ramachandrapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vasamsetti Subash. The population is estimated at 2,193 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ithapudi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ithapudi · this village2,01464%
Tipparaju Palem · Kajuluru1.1 km N
Tanumalla · Kajuluru74167%1.7 km W
Duggudurru · Kajuluru4,15862%2.3 km SE
Cheduvada · Kajuluru1,60064%2.6 km NE
Tarlampudi · Kajuluru1,64157%2.7 km NW
Kajuluru · Kajuluru12,11758%2.9 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ithapudi

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)
14
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
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
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
RAMACHANDRAPURAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
13
Distance to district HQ (km)
22
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
ITHAPUDI
Total area (ha)
168
Irrigated area (ha)
120.66
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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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 — Ithapudi

LGD code
587624
Pincode
533262
Post office
Draksharamam
Population (Census 2011)
2,014
Population (projected 2026)
2,193
Households
619
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
933
Literacy rate
64.0%
Coordinates
16.79808°N, 82.14651°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Amalapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ramachandrapuram
Member of Parliament
Ganti Harish Madhur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vasamsetti Subash
Block / Mandal
Kajuluru
Getting there

How to reach Ithapudi

Mandal centre
Kajuluru · ≈ 1.2 km
≈ 2 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kakinada · ≈ 41 km
≈ 1 h 24 min by car · 1 h 40 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,117 people
Kajuluru · ≈ 2.9 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati163 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad394 km
  • Chennai460 km
  • Bengaluru648 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationVelangi9 km
  • Bus stopVelangi Bus Stop9 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Pekeru6 km
  • ATM / bankSouth Indian Bank16 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian oil8 km
  • CollegeKITE College10 km
  • Police stationPolice Station7 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Ithapudi

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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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, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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