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Chirivada

Bapulapadu mandal
Pincode 521109
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temple in Bapulapadu mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bapulapadu mandal is Sri Sri Sri Kanakamahalakshmi Devasthanam. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chirivada 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)
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LGD code
589095
Pincode
521109
Post office
Telaprolu
Population
1,732
Households
542
Literacy rate
65.2%
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000♂
Workers
930
Distance to district centre
26 km
Distance to mandal centre
13 km
Distance to Amaravati
30 km
Distance to Hyderabad
276 km
Nearest railway station
Telaprolu · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sri Rama Nursing Home · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chirivada compares

By population, Chirivada ranks #17 of 29 villages in Bapulapadu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.2%
+0.2% vs mandal average
Chirivada
65.2%
Bapulapadu mandal
65.0%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
−21 vs mandal average
Chirivada
982
Bapulapadu mandal
1,003
Household size
people per home
3.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Chirivada
3.2
Bapulapadu mandal
3.5

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

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Chirivada at a glance

Chirivada is a village of 1,732 people in 542 households (Census 2011) in Bapulapadu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 17th-largest of 29 villages in Bapulapadu mandal. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the mandal average of 65% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Krishna district centre, 3 km from Arugolanu, the nearest town, 7 km from Telaprolu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521109, served by Telaprolu post office; the LGD village code is 589095. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Rama Nursing Home, 14 km away. The village votes in Denduluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chintamaneni Prabhakar. The population is estimated at 1,886 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chiriwada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chirivada · this village1,73265%
Pedalingala · Nandivada1,22770%2.5 km SE
Tippanagunta · Bapulapadu1,14075%2.6 km NE
Chinalingala · Nandivada52784%3.1 km S
Garapadu · Unguturu93472%3.2 km SW
Arugolanu · Bapulapadu3,46670%3.3 km E
Arugolanu · Tadepalligudem10,58062%3.3 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chirivada

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
22
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
1
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
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GUDIVADA
Distance to nearest town (km)
19
Distance to district HQ (km)
57
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
17
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHIRIVADA
Total area (ha)
456
Irrigated area (ha)
394.57
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Chirivada

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 — Chirivada

LGD code
589095
Pincode
521109
Post office
Telaprolu
Population (Census 2011)
1,732
Population (projected 2026)
1,886
Households
542
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
982
Literacy rate
65.2%
Coordinates
16.55193°N, 80.92870°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Eluru
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Denduluru
Member of Parliament
Putta Mahesh Kumar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chintamaneni Prabhakar
Block / Mandal
Bapulapadu
Getting there

How to reach Chirivada

Mandal centre
Bapulapadu · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,580 people
Arugolanu · ≈ 3.3 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati30 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad276 km
  • Chennai392 km
  • Bengaluru536 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTelaprolu7 km
  • Bus stopVeeravallii Bypass Bus Stop7 km
  • Hospital / PHCSri Rama Nursing Home14 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India13 km
  • Petrol pumpHP6 km
  • CollegeVKR,VNB&AGK College of engineering12 km
  • Police stationPamarru Police Station26 km
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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, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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