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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 587313
- Pincode
- 533430
- Post office
- Dharamavaram
- Population
- 11,120
- Households
- 3,008
- Literacy rate
- 51.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,381
- Distance to district centre
- 62 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 45 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 124 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 339 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pasivedala · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sambasivarao Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dharmavaram compares
By population, Dharmavaram ranks #2 of 40 villages in Prathipadu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.6%
+1.1% vs mandal average
- Dharmavaram
- 51.6%
- Prathipadu mandal
- 50.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
+1 vs mandal average
- Dharmavaram
- 1,003
- Prathipadu mandal
- 1,002
Household size
people per home
3.7
Same as the mandal average
- Dharmavaram
- 3.7
- Prathipadu mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharmavaram at a glance
Dharmavaram is a village of 11,120 people in 3,008 households (Census 2011) in Prathipadu mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 40 villages in Prathipadu mandal. Literacy is 52%, 1 points above the mandal average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. It lies 62 km from the Kakinada district centre, 3 km from Dommeru, the nearest town, 7 km from Pasivedala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533430, served by Dharamavaram post office; the LGD village code is 587313. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sambasivarao Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Jaggampeta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jyothula Nehru. The population is estimated at 13,110 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dharmavaram →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dharmavaram · this village | 11,120 | 52% | — |
| Dharmavaram · Kovvur | 3,831 | 69% | 0 km N |
| Malakapalle · Tallapudi | 5,459 | 68% | 1.8 km N |
| Penakanametta · Kovvur | 4,247 | 66% | 2.6 km E |
| Ravurupadu · Tallapudi | 1,776 | 63% | 3.1 km NE |
| Isukapatlapangidi · Kovvur | 6,855 | 64% | 3.4 km S |
| Dommeru · Kovvur | 13,000 | 68% | 3.4 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dharmavaram
- 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)
- 15
- 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
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PEDDAPURAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHARMAVARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 2,101
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 531.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dharmavaram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dharmavaram
- LGD code
- 587313
- Pincode
- 533430
- Post office
- Dharamavaram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,120
- Population (projected 2026)
- 13,110
- Households
- 3,008
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 51.6%
- Coordinates
- 17.04851°N, 81.66122°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kakinada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jaggampeta
- Member of Parliament
- Tangella Uday Srinivas
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jyothula Nehru
- Block / Mandal
- Prathipadu
Getting there
How to reach Dharmavaram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati124 kmcapital
- Hyderabad339 km
- Chennai466 km
- Bengaluru629 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPasivedala7 km
- Bus stopKapavaram Junction3 km
- Hospital / PHCSambasivarao Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankAndhra Bank8 km
- Petrol pumpAsian Paints Company PVT5 km
- CollegePragati Junior College12 km
- Police stationMahila Police Station12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Dharmavaram
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 533430
- VommangiPrathipadu mandal7,611 pop
- RachapallePrathipadu mandal5,542 pop
- UttarakanchiPrathipadu mandal4,084 pop
- PeddipalemPrathipadu mandal4,011 pop
- PothuluruPrathipadu mandal3,322 pop
- GajjanapudiPrathipadu mandal2,904 pop
- LampakalovaPrathipadu mandal2,723 pop
- SarabhavaramPrathipadu mandal2,421 pop
- VakapallePrathipadu mandal1,367 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Dharmavaram
Looking for a different Dharmavaram? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Dharmavaram →
- DharmavaramEtcherla · Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh7,906 pop
- DharmavaramAddanki · Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh5,842 pop
- DharmavaramSrungavarapukota · Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh4,740 pop
- DharmavaramKovvur · East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh3,831 pop
- DharmavaramItikyala · Jogulamba Gadwal, Telangana3,105 pop
- DharmavaramDurgi · Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh2,999 pop
- DharmavaramRavikamatham · Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh360 pop
- DharmavaramKoyyuru · Alluri Sitharama Raju, Andhra Pradesh188 pop
Villages near Dharmavaram
Other villages in Prathipadu mandal
View all 39+ →- Prathipadu
- Vommangi
- Rachapalle
- Yeluru
- Uttarakanchi
- Peddipalem
- Pothuluru
- Peda Sankarlapudi
- Gajjanapudi
- Chintaluru
- China Sankarlapudi
- Lampakalova
- Sarabhavaram
- U. Jagannadhapuram
- Vakapalle
- Vemulapalem
- Venkatanagaram
- Kothuru
- Bavuruvaka
- Pandavulapalem
- Gokavaram
- Podurupaka
- Vanthada
- Bapannadhara
- P. Jagannadhapuram
- Thotapalle
- Mettu Chintha
- Buradakota
- Kondapalle
- Doparthi
- Thaduvai
- Uligogila
- K. Mirthivada
- Girijanapuram
- Yerakampalem
- Arilla Dhara
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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)