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Viravada

Pithapuram mandal
Pincode 533450
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Viravada

  • Pithapuram Temple · 3.7 km
  • Madhavaswamy Temple · 4.3 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Pithapuram mandal

The principal temple recorded for Pithapuram mandal is durga temple,lord venkateswara temple,krishna temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Viravada 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 Septembertoday
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.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

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LGD code
587468
Pincode
533450
Post office
Pithapuram
Population
7,170
Households
2,041
Literacy rate
54.2%
Sex ratio
969 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,566
Distance to district centre
5 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Amaravati
180 km
Distance to Hyderabad
397 km
Nearest railway station
Chandrampalem · 4 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
GOVT.HOSPITAL PITHAPURAM · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Viravada compares

By population, Viravada ranks #2 of 25 villages in Pithapuram mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.2%
−2.2% vs mandal average
Viravada
54.2%
Pithapuram mandal
56.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
969
−3 vs mandal average
Viravada
969
Pithapuram mandal
972
Household size
people per home
3.5
Same as the mandal average
Viravada
3.5
Pithapuram mandal
3.5

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

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Viravada at a glance

Viravada is a village of 7,170 people in 2,041 households (Census 2011) in Pithapuram mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 25 villages in Pithapuram mandal. Literacy is 54%, 2 points below the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 969 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Kakinada district centre, 9 km from Gollaprolu, the nearest town, 4 km from Chandrampalem railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533450, served by Pithapuram post office; the LGD village code is 587468. The nearest hospital or health centre is GOVT.HOSPITAL PITHAPURAM, 4 km away. The village votes in Pithapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Konidala Pawan Kalyan. The population is estimated at 7,808 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Virawada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Viravada · this village7,17054%
Fakruddinpalem · Pithapuram1,85461%1.9 km SE
Narasingapuram · Pithapuram2 km NE
Kolanka · Pithapuram4,65755%2.2 km N
Kandarada · Pithapuram3,89460%2.9 km S
Mangiturthi · Pithapuram2,73753%2.9 km NW
Palem · Kirlampudi2.9 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Viravada

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
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
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
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
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
PITHAPURAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
27
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
VIRAVADA
Total area (ha)
669
Irrigated area (ha)
415.6
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Viravada

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Viravada

LGD code
587468
Pincode
533450
Post office
Pithapuram
Population (Census 2011)
7,170
Population (projected 2026)
7,808
Households
2,041
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
969
Literacy rate
54.2%
Coordinates
17.11968°N, 82.21118°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kakinada
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pithapuram
Member of Parliament
Tangella Uday Srinivas
Member of Legislative Assembly
Konidala Pawan Kalyan
Block / Mandal
Pithapuram
Getting there

How to reach Viravada

Mandal centre
Pithapuram · ≈ 2.0 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kakinada · ≈ 4.8 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 23,882 people
Gollaprolu · ≈ 9.0 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati180 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad397 km
  • Chennai495 km
  • Bengaluru677 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChandrampalem4 km
  • Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Pithapuram5 km
  • Hospital / PHCGOVT.HOSPITAL PITHAPURAM4 km
  • ATM / bankSyndicate Bank6 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat petroleum4 km
  • CollegeJunior civil judge cum judicial magistrate court12 km
  • Police stationJaggampeta Police Station17 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Viravada

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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