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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 589231
- Pincode
- 521101
- Post office
- Gannavaram
- Population
- 1,666
- Households
- 505
- Literacy rate
- 58.9%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 998
- Distance to district centre
- 36 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 18 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 261 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gannavaram · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chikkavaram compares
By population, Chikkavaram ranks #15 of 25 villages in Gannavaram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.9%
−2.1% vs mandal average
- Chikkavaram
- 58.9%
- Gannavaram mandal
- 61.0%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−44 vs mandal average
- Chikkavaram
- 972
- Gannavaram mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Chikkavaram
- 3.3
- Gannavaram mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chikkavaram at a glance
Chikkavaram is a village of 1,666 people in 505 households (Census 2011) in Gannavaram mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 15th-largest of 25 villages in Gannavaram mandal. Literacy is 59%, 2 points below the mandal average of 61% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Krishna district centre, 6 km from Gannavaram, the nearest town, 4 km from Gannavaram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521101, served by Gannavaram post office; the LGD village code is 589231. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Nuzvid assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kolusu Partha Sarathy. The population is estimated at 1,814 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chikkavaram →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chikkavaram · this village | 1,666 | 59% | — |
| Gollanapalle · Gannavaram | 2,707 | 63% | 2.1 km NW |
| Bahubalendrunigudem · Gannavaram | 1,790 | 65% | 2.4 km S |
| Veerapanenigudem · Gannavaram | 5,434 | 63% | 3.3 km E |
| Gopavarapugudem · Gannavaram | 1,547 | 62% | 3.4 km W |
| Tempalle · Gannavaram | 2,661 | 45% | 3.7 km E |
| Kondapavuluru · Gannavaram | 2,484 | 57% | 4.5 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chikkavaram
- 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)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 3
- 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
- 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
- VIJAYAWADA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 78
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHIKKAVARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 1,249
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 570.62
- Forest area (ha)
- 132
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chikkavaram
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Key facts — Chikkavaram
- LGD code
- 589231
- Pincode
- 521101
- Post office
- Gannavaram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,666
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,814
- Households
- 505
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 58.9%
- Coordinates
- 16.59287°N, 80.79522°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Eluru
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nuzvid
- Member of Parliament
- Putta Mahesh Kumar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kolusu Partha Sarathy
- Block / Mandal
- Gannavaram
Getting there
How to reach Chikkavaram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati18 kmcapital
- Hyderabad261 km
- Chennai394 km
- Bengaluru530 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGannavaram4 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Gannavaram6 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India6 km
- Petrol pumpHP3 km
- CollegeNarayana Junior College11 km
- Police stationCrime Investigation Department17 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521101
- GannavaramGannavaram mandal20,728 pop
- BuddavaramGannavaram mandal10,309 pop
- GollanapalleGannavaram mandal2,707 pop
- KondapavuluruGannavaram mandal2,484 pop
- AllapuramGannavaram mandal2,059 pop
- PurushottapatnamGannavaram mandal1,859 pop
- BahubalendrunigudemGannavaram mandal1,790 pop
- GopavarapugudemGannavaram mandal1,547 pop
- VenkatanarasimhapuramGannavaram mandal1,404 pop
Villages near Chikkavaram
Other villages in Gannavaram mandal
View all 24 →- Gannavaram
- Buddavaram
- Kesarapalle
- Mustabad
- Surampalle
- Vedurupavuluru
- Veerapanenigudem
- Gollanapalle
- Tempalle
- China Avutapalle
- Kondapavuluru
- Allapuram
- Purushottapatnam
- Bahubalendrunigudem
- Gopavarapugudem
- Venkatanarasimhapuram
- Ajjampudi
- Savarigudem
- Jakkulanekkalam
- Ramachandrapuram
- Balliparru
- Metlapalle
- Buthumillipadu
- Sagguruamani
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, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)