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Kapavaram

Samalkota mandal
Pincode 533005
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

Kapavaram observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

23 Sept

Temples near Kapavaram

  • Sri Sivabalayogi Aadi Ashram · 4.4 km
  • Bhimeswara temple · 4.9 km
  • Bhimesvara Swamy Temple · 5.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Samalkota mandal

The principal temple recorded for Samalkota mandal is nookalamma thalli temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kapavaram itself.

Ganesh Nimajjanam 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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
587439
Pincode
533005
Post office
APSP Camp (East Godavari)
Population
1,374
Households
361
Literacy rate
59.3%
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000♂
Workers
579
Distance to district centre
40 km
Distance to mandal centre
21 km
Distance to Amaravati
158 km
Distance to Hyderabad
389 km
Nearest railway station
Narasapurapupeta · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government General Hospital,Vella · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kapavaram compares

By population, Kapavaram ranks #14 of 17 villages in Samalkota mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.3%
+0.3% vs mandal average
Kapavaram
59.3%
Samalkota mandal
59.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−46 vs mandal average
Kapavaram
954
Samalkota mandal
1,000
Household size
people per home
3.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Kapavaram
3.8
Samalkota mandal
3.6

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

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Kapavaram at a glance

Kapavaram is a village of 1,374 people in 361 households (Census 2011) in Samalkota mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 17 villages in Samalkota mandal. Literacy is 59%, about the same as the mandal average of 59% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 40 km from the Kakinada district centre, 9 km from Kajuluru, the nearest town, 5 km from Narasapurapupeta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533005, served by APSP Camp (East Godavari) post office; the LGD village code is 587439. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government General Hospital,Vella, 4 km away. The village votes in Peddapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA China Rajappa Nimmakayala. The population is estimated at 1,620 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kapavaram

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kapavaram · this village1,37459%
Kapavaram · Ramachandrapuram1,78066%0 km N
Kapavaram · Biccavolu3,83558%0 km N
Unduru · Ramachandrapuram2,15168%1.4 km S
Kandulapalem · Ramachandrapuram2,16657%1.4 km SW
Tadipalle · Ramachandrapuram1,01262%1.9 km NW
Hasanbada · Ramachandrapuram1,97371%2 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kapavaram

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
14
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
SAMALKOT
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
19
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KAPAVARAM
Total area (ha)
431
Irrigated area (ha)
303
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Kapavaram

LGD code
587439
Pincode
533005
Post office
APSP Camp (East Godavari)
Population (Census 2011)
1,374
Population (projected 2026)
1,620
Households
361
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
954
Literacy rate
59.3%
Coordinates
16.82523°N, 82.09561°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kakinada
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Peddapuram
Member of Parliament
Tangella Uday Srinivas
Member of Legislative Assembly
China Rajappa Nimmakayala
Block / Mandal
Samalkota
Getting there

How to reach Kapavaram

Mandal centre
Samalkota · ≈ 21 km
≈ 44 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kakinada · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,117 people
Kajuluru · ≈ 8.9 km
≈ 18 min by car · 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati158 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad389 km
  • Chennai460 km
  • Bengaluru646 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarasapurapupeta5 km
  • Bus stopVelangi Bus Stop5 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment General Hospital,Vella4 km
  • ATM / bankSouth Indian Bank15 km
  • Petrol pumpHP5 km
  • CollegeKITE College15 km
  • Police stationPolice Station8 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kapavaram

3 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 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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