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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 589746
- Pincode
- 521126
- Post office
- Challapalli
- Population
- 2,034
- Households
- 646
- Literacy rate
- 68.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1016 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,107
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 50 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 292 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhattiprolu · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Challapalli Government Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Puritigadda compares
By population, Puritigadda ranks #8 of 12 villages in Challapalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.7%
+0.6% vs mandal average
- Puritigadda
- 68.7%
- Challapalli mandal
- 68.1%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,016
+3 vs mandal average
- Puritigadda
- 1,016
- Challapalli mandal
- 1,013
Household size
people per home
3.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Puritigadda
- 3.1
- Challapalli mandal
- 3.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Puritigadda at a glance
Puritigadda is a village of 2,034 people in 646 households (Census 2011) in Challapalli mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 8th-largest of 12 villages in Challapalli mandal. Literacy is 69%, about the same as the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,016 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Krishna district centre, 4 km from Challapalle, the nearest town, 11 km from Bhattiprolu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521126, served by Challapalli post office; the LGD village code is 589746. The nearest hospital or health centre is Challapalli Government Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Avanigadda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buddhaprasad Mandali. The population is estimated at 2,215 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Puritigadda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puritigadda · this village | 2,034 | 69% | — |
| Nadakuduru · Challapalli | 3,620 | 63% | 0.7 km NW |
| Yarlagadda · Challapalli | 1,640 | 62% | 1.7 km N |
| Yarlagadda · Y. Ramavaram | 544 | 65% | 1.7 km N |
| Nimmagadda · Challapalli | 822 | 61% | 2.4 km NW |
| Pagolu · Challapalli | 2,950 | 64% | 2.7 km SE |
| Vakkalagadda · Challapalli | 3,012 | 68% | 3.4 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Puritigadda
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MACHILIPATNAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PURITIGADDA
- Total area (ha)
- 347
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 293.16
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Puritigadda
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Key facts — Puritigadda
- LGD code
- 589746
- Pincode
- 521126
- Post office
- Challapalli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,034
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,215
- Households
- 646
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1016
- Literacy rate
- 68.7%
- Coordinates
- 16.12161°N, 80.89368°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Avanigadda
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Buddhaprasad Mandali
- Block / Mandal
- Challapalli
Getting there
How to reach Puritigadda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati50 kmcapital
- Hyderabad292 km
- Chennai344 km
- Bengaluru499 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhattiprolu11 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Challapalli4 km
- Hospital / PHCChallapalli Government Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India5 km
- Petrol pumpHP14 km
- CollegeMANDALI VENKATA KRISHNA RO B ED D ED COLLAGE11 km
- Police stationPamarru Police Station23 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Puritigadda
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Puritigadda
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Government Primary SchoolSchool4.5 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521126
Villages near Puritigadda
Other villages in Challapalli mandal
View all 11 →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)