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Mallavolu

Guduru mandal
Pincode 521162
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Mallavolu

  • Sivalayam Temple mallavolu · 0.1 km
  • Sivalayam mallavolu · 0.1 km
  • Vishnalayam Temple · 0.1 km

Named places of worship on record

Vinayaka Chavithi temples near Mallavolu

  • Vinayaka Temple0.6 km

Named places of worship recorded in OpenStreetMap, with the distance measured from Mallavolu. 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 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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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
589669
Pincode
521162
Post office
Polavaram(K)
Population
6,886
Households
2,105
Literacy rate
58.8%
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000♂
Workers
4,134
Distance to district centre
19 km
Distance to mandal centre
17 km
Distance to Amaravati
57 km
Distance to Hyderabad
304 km
Nearest railway station
Machilipatnam · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rammurthy (rmp) hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mallavolu compares

By population, Mallavolu ranks #1 of 25 villages in Guduru mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
58.8%
−7.3% vs mandal average
Mallavolu
58.8%
Guduru mandal
66.1%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
+10 vs mandal average
Mallavolu
993
Guduru mandal
983
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Mallavolu
3.3
Guduru mandal
3.4

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

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Mallavolu at a glance

Mallavolu is a village of 6,886 people in 2,105 households (Census 2011) in Guduru mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 25 villages in Guduru mandal. Literacy is 59%, 7 points below the mandal average of 66% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Krishna district centre, 12 km from Machavaram, the nearest town, 10 km from Machilipatnam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521162, served by Polavaram(K) post office; the LGD village code is 589669. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Avanigadda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buddhaprasad Mandali. The population is estimated at 8,119 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mallavolu

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mallavolu · this village6,88659%
Idugullapalle · Guduru1,26468%1.4 km NW
Endakuduru · Ghantasala1,20563%2.4 km SW
Ramannapeta · Guduru78559%2.5 km W
Rayavaram · Guduru2,63368%2.6 km N
Akumarru · Guduru63575%4.1 km NE
Gundupalem · Machilipatnam1,85765%4.8 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mallavolu

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
6
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
1
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
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)
13
Distance to district HQ (km)
13
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MALLAVOLU
Total area (ha)
2,556
Irrigated area (ha)
2,144
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Mallavolu

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 — Mallavolu

LGD code
589669
Pincode
521162
Post office
Polavaram(K)
Population (Census 2011)
6,886
Population (projected 2026)
8,119
Households
2,105
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
993
Literacy rate
58.8%
Coordinates
16.17014°N, 81.04630°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 Mallavolu

Mandal centre
Guduru · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 19 km
≈ 38 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,185 people
Machavaram · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati57 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad304 km
  • Chennai353 km
  • Bengaluru514 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMachilipatnam10 km
  • Bus stopDimma center1 km
  • Hospital / PHCRammurthy (rmp) hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankIndian bank1 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
  • Collegekrishna university7 km
  • Police stationArpet Police Station9 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Mallavolu

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 Mallavolu

6 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 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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