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Edupugallu

Kankipadu mandal
Pincode 521151
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Edupugallu

  • Veera Anjanaya Temple · 2.2 km
  • Shivalayam · 3.0 km
  • Sri Ankalamma · 3.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Kankipadu mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kankipadu mandal is Sri Anjiniya Bhavani Shanker Surya Narayana Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Edupugallu 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)
Village snapshot

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LGD code
589491
Pincode
521151
Post office
Kankipadu
Population
9,263
Households
2,038
Literacy rate
76.3%
Sex ratio
637 ♀/1000♂
Workers
3,285
Distance to district centre
28 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Amaravati
12 km
Distance to Hyderabad
262 km
Nearest railway station
Uppaluru · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Kankipadu · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Edupugallu compares

By population, Edupugallu ranks #1 of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
76.3%
+7.3% vs mandal average
Edupugallu
76.3%
Kankipadu mandal
69.0%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
637
−264 vs mandal average
Edupugallu
637
Kankipadu mandal
901
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.7 vs mandal average
Edupugallu
4.5
Kankipadu mandal
3.8

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

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Edupugallu at a glance

Edupugallu is a village of 9,263 people in 2,038 households (Census 2011) in Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal. Literacy is 76%, 7 points above the mandal average of 69% and the sex ratio is 637 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Krishna district centre, 10 km from Buddavaram, the nearest town, 5 km from Uppaluru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521151, served by Kankipadu post office; the LGD village code is 589491. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Penamaluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bode Prasad. The population is estimated at 10,087 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Edupugallu

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Edupugallu · this village9,26376%
Gosala · Penamaluru6,32565%2.3 km SW
Punadipadu · Kankipadu7,23569%2.6 km SE
Vanukuru · Penamaluru6,62566%2.9 km SW
Uppaluru · Kankipadu5,10564%3.5 km NE
Godavarru · Kankipadu3,45770%4.6 km S
Jagannadhapuram · Gopalapuram2,35663%4.6 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Edupugallu

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
2
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
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)
13
Distance to district HQ (km)
53
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
EDUPUGALLU
Total area (ha)
938
Irrigated area (ha)
662.71
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Edupugallu

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 — Edupugallu

LGD code
589491
Pincode
521151
Post office
Kankipadu
Population (Census 2011)
9,263
Population (projected 2026)
10,087
Households
2,038
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
637
Literacy rate
76.3%
Coordinates
16.46066°N, 80.75445°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Penamaluru
Member of Parliament
Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bode Prasad
Block / Mandal
Kankipadu
Nearest bank
State Bank of India (3.9 km)
Getting there

How to reach Edupugallu

Mandal centre
Kankipadu · ≈ 4.7 km
≈ 10 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 7 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,309 people
Buddavaram · ≈ 9.8 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati12 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad262 km
  • Chennai379 km
  • Bengaluru516 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationUppaluru5 km
  • Bus stopEdupugallu Bus Stop1 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kankipadu3 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA3 km
  • Petrol pumpHP2 km
  • CollegeNarayana Junior College5 km
  • Police stationCrime Investigation Department9 km
Nearest to the village
Bank / ATM
State Bank of India3.9 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Edupugallu

5 Temples, 2 Churchs, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Edupugallu

3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

Same pincode

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Villages near Edupugallu

Other villages in Kankipadu mandal

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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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