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Gandram

Guduru mandal
Pincode 521332
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Gandram

  • Sri Venkateshwara swamy temple · 3.3 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Guduru mandal

The principal temple recorded for Guduru mandal is Sri Maha Vidya Ganapathi Devalayam. No temple of this dedication is on record within Gandram 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
589653
Pincode
521332
Post office
Dokiparru
Population
443
Households
149
Literacy rate
53.7%
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000♂
Workers
244
Distance to district centre
13 km
Distance to mandal centre
23 km
Distance to Amaravati
52 km
Distance to Hyderabad
302 km
Nearest railway station
Vadlamannadu · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lakshmi Nursing Home - Krishna · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gandram compares

By population, Gandram ranks #24 of 25 villages in Guduru mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.7%
−12.4% vs mandal average
Gandram
53.7%
Guduru mandal
66.1%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−65 vs mandal average
Gandram
918
Guduru mandal
983
Household size
people per home
3.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
Gandram
3.0
Guduru mandal
3.4

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

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Gandram at a glance

Gandram is a village of 443 people in 149 households (Census 2011) in Guduru mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 25 villages in Guduru mandal. Literacy is 54%, 12 points below the mandal average of 66% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Krishna district centre, 7 km from Gudlavalleru, the nearest town, 2 km from Vadlamannadu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521332, served by Dokiparru post office; the LGD village code is 589653. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lakshmi Nursing Home - Krishna, 7 km away. The village votes in Avanigadda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buddhaprasad Mandali. The population is estimated at 482 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gandram

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gandram · this village44354%
Nagavaram · Gudlavalleru22983%1.4 km N
Ulavalapudi · Gudlavalleru62673%1.5 km NE
Lellagaruvu · Guduru72668%1.9 km SE
Mukkollu · Guduru2,02068%2.1 km SW
Gadepudi · Gudlavalleru42786%2.8 km E
Venuturumilli · Gudlavalleru1,12772%3.1 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gandram

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
21
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
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)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
GANDRAM
Total area (ha)
302
Irrigated area (ha)
263.16
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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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 — Gandram

LGD code
589653
Pincode
521332
Post office
Dokiparru
Population (Census 2011)
443
Population (projected 2026)
482
Households
149
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
918
Literacy rate
53.7%
Coordinates
16.28662°N, 81.08265°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Avanigadda
Member of Parliament
Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Member of Legislative Assembly
Buddhaprasad Mandali
Block / Mandal
Guduru
Getting there

How to reach Gandram

Mandal centre
Guduru · ≈ 23 km
≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 13 km
≈ 27 min by car · 32 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,491 people
Gudlavalleru · ≈ 7.4 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati52 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad302 km
  • Chennai367 km
  • Bengaluru526 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationVadlamannadu2 km
  • Bus stopGudru road7 km
  • Hospital / PHCLakshmi Nursing Home - Krishna7 km
  • ATM / bankLakshmi Vilas Bank11 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
  • Collegestar college12 km
  • Police stationChilakalapudi Police Station13 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Gandram

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

  • 🛕Sri Venkateshwara swamy templeTemple3.3 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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