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Chitturu

Ghantasala mandal
Pincode 521150
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Chitturu

  • Shivalayam · 3.6 km
  • Ganganamma temple · 3.7 km
  • vinayaka temple · 3.7 km

Named places of worship on record

Vinayaka Chavithi temples near Chitturu

  • vinayaka temple3.7 km

Named places of worship recorded in OpenStreetMap, with the distance measured from Chitturu. 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
589700
Pincode
521150
Post office
Kaja
Population
897
Households
267
Literacy rate
72.8%
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000♂
Workers
493
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Amaravati
53 km
Distance to Hyderabad
300 km
Nearest railway station
Machilipatnam · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Gantasala Government Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chitturu compares

By population, Chitturu ranks #16 of 21 villages in Ghantasala mandal.

Literacy rate
%
72.8%
+4.9% vs mandal average
Chitturu
72.8%
Ghantasala mandal
67.9%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,025
+38 vs mandal average
Chitturu
1,025
Ghantasala mandal
987
Household size
people per home
3.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
Chitturu
3.4
Ghantasala mandal
3.1

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

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Chitturu at a glance

Chitturu is a village of 897 people in 267 households (Census 2011) in Ghantasala mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 16th-largest of 21 villages in Ghantasala mandal. Literacy is 73%, 5 points above the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Krishna district centre, 9 km from Challapalle, the nearest town, 15 km from Machilipatnam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521150, served by Kaja post office; the LGD village code is 589700. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gantasala Government Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Avanigadda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buddhaprasad Mandali. The population is estimated at 977 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chitturu

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chitturu · this village89773%
Pushadam · Ghantasala95667%1.5 km S
Ramannapeta · Guduru78559%2.4 km E
Daliparru · Ghantasala1,35267%3.1 km SW
Endakuduru · Ghantasala1,20563%3.4 km SE
Kaza · Movva7,68765%3.5 km N
Elikala Kuduru · Ghantasala03.6 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chitturu

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
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
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
MACHILIPATNAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHITTURU
Total area (ha)
609
Irrigated area (ha)
555.63
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Chitturu

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 — Chitturu

LGD code
589700
Pincode
521150
Post office
Kaja
Population (Census 2011)
897
Population (projected 2026)
977
Households
267
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1025
Literacy rate
72.8%
Coordinates
16.16828°N, 81.00067°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Avanigadda
Member of Parliament
Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Member of Legislative Assembly
Buddhaprasad Mandali
Block / Mandal
Ghantasala
Getting there

How to reach Chitturu

Mandal centre
Ghantasala · ≈ 5.4 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,067 people
Challapalle · ≈ 9.5 km
≈ 19 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati53 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad300 km
  • Chennai352 km
  • Bengaluru511 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMachilipatnam15 km
  • Bus stopDimma center4 km
  • Hospital / PHCGantasala Government Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankIndian bank4 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
  • Collegekrishna university11 km
  • Police stationArpet Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chitturu

7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Chitturu

3 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 2026-05-07
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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