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Maruvada

Tuni mandal
Pincode 533401
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Maruvada

  • Talupulamma Thalli temple · 1.5 km
  • Ramalayam Temple · 1.6 km
  • Lord Ganesha Temple · 1.6 km

Named places of worship on record

Vinayaka Chavithi temples near Maruvada

  • Lord Ganesha Temple1.6 km

Named places of worship recorded in OpenStreetMap, with the distance measured from Maruvada. Whether a particular temple holds a public observance is not something we have on record.

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.

The full observance, step by step →

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

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
586969
Pincode
533401
Post office
Tuni
Population
1,160
Households
328
Literacy rate
45.9%
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000♂
Workers
559
Distance to district centre
41 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Amaravati
224 km
Distance to Hyderabad
430 km
Nearest railway station
Tuni · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Anganwadi Centre · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Maruvada compares

By population, Maruvada ranks #16 of 21 villages in Tuni mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.9%
−4.3% vs mandal average
Maruvada
45.9%
Tuni mandal
50.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
−49 vs mandal average
Maruvada
976
Tuni mandal
1,025
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
Maruvada
3.5
Tuni mandal
3.8

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

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Maruvada at a glance

Maruvada is a village of 1,160 people in 328 households (Census 2011) in Tuni mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 21 villages in Tuni mandal. Literacy is 46%, 4 points below the mandal average of 50% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Kakinada district centre, 4 km from Kothuru, the nearest town, 3 km from Tuni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533401, served by Tuni post office; the LGD village code is 586969. The nearest hospital or health centre is Anganwadi Centre, 2 km away. The village votes in Tuni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Divya Yanamala. The population is estimated at 1,368 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rekhavanipalem

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Maruvada · this village1,16046%
Kothakonda · Tuni01.2 km E
Nandivampu · Tuni78253%1.3 km N
Rekhavanipalem · Tuni3,61456%1.8 km SE
Rekhavanipalem · Bheemunipatnam3,6141.8 km SE
Kolimeru · Tuni2,66943%3 km NW
Tuni · Tuni3.5 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Maruvada

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
16
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
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
TUNI
Distance to nearest town (km)
5
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
REKHAVANIPALEM
Total area (ha)
238
Irrigated area (ha)
23
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Maruvada

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 — Maruvada

LGD code
586969
Pincode
533401
Post office
Tuni
Population (Census 2011)
1,160
Population (projected 2026)
1,368
Households
328
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
976
Literacy rate
45.9%
Coordinates
17.39140°N, 82.53482°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kakinada
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tuni
Member of Parliament
Tangella Uday Srinivas
Member of Legislative Assembly
Divya Yanamala
Block / Mandal
Tuni
Getting there

How to reach Maruvada

Mandal centre
Tuni · ≈ 1.1 km
≈ 2 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kakinada · ≈ 41 km
≈ 1 h 25 min by car · 1 h 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,957 people
Kothuru · ≈ 4.0 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati224 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad430 km
  • Chennai537 km
  • Bengaluru723 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTuni3 km
  • Bus stopMaruvada Bus Stop<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCAnganwadi Centre2 km
  • ATM / bankSBH ATM4 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil PETROL BUNK4 km
  • CollegeGovt.Degree College6 km
  • Police stationTUNI URBAN POLICE STATION4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Maruvada

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

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Maruvada

4 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 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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