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Uppaluru

Kankipadu mandal
Pincode 521151
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

Uppaluru observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

23 Sept

Temples near Uppaluru

  • Bhavana Rushi Temple · 0.5 km
  • Anjaneyaswami Temple · 2.3 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 Uppaluru itself.

Ganesh Nimajjanam 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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
589486
Pincode
521151
Post office
Kankipadu
Population
5,105
Households
1,394
Literacy rate
63.9%
Sex ratio
1033 ♀/1000♂
Workers
2,703
Distance to district centre
27 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Amaravati
14 km
Distance to Hyderabad
263 km
Nearest railway station
Uppaluru · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Kankipadu · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Uppaluru compares

By population, Uppaluru ranks #3 of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.9%
−5.1% vs mandal average
Uppaluru
63.9%
Kankipadu mandal
69.0%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,033
+132 vs mandal average
Uppaluru
1,033
Kankipadu mandal
901
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Uppaluru
3.7
Kankipadu mandal
3.8

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

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Uppaluru at a glance

Uppaluru is a village of 5,105 people in 1,394 households (Census 2011) in Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd-largest of 18 villages in Kankipadu mandal. Literacy is 64%, 5 points below the mandal average of 69% and the sex ratio is 1,033 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Krishna district centre, 6 km from Buddavaram, the nearest town, 1 km from Uppaluru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521151, served by Kankipadu post office; the LGD village code is 589486. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kankipadu, 5 km away. The village votes in Penamaluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bode Prasad. The population is estimated at 5,559 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Uppaluru

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Uppaluru · this village5,10564%
Manthena · Kankipadu2,34762%2.3 km E
Edupugallu · Kankipadu9,26376%3.5 km SW
Jagannadhapuram · Gopalapuram2,35663%3.9 km SE
Jagannadhapuram · Pedavegi4,70674%3.9 km SE
Jagannadhapuram · Kankipadu60661%3.9 km SE
Komatigunta · Gopalapuram1,12166%3.9 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Uppaluru

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
2
Secondary school
0
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
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
Yes
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)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
56
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
UPPALURU
Total area (ha)
675
Irrigated area (ha)
515.19
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Uppaluru

LGD code
589486
Pincode
521151
Post office
Kankipadu
Population (Census 2011)
5,105
Population (projected 2026)
5,559
Households
1,394
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1033
Literacy rate
63.9%
Coordinates
16.48438°N, 80.77610°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Penamaluru
Member of Parliament
Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bode Prasad
Block / Mandal
Kankipadu
Nearest railway station
Uppaluru (1.0 km)
Getting there

How to reach Uppaluru

Mandal centre
Kankipadu · ≈ 5.2 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 27 km
≈ 56 min by car · 1 h 7 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,309 people
Buddavaram · ≈ 6.3 km
≈ 13 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati14 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad263 km
  • Chennai382 km
  • Bengaluru519 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationUppaluru1 km
  • Bus stopBus Stop2 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kankipadu5 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA6 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
  • CollegeNarayana Junior College4 km
  • Police stationCrime Investigation Department10 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Uppaluru1.0 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Uppaluru

2 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 Uppaluru

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

Same pincode

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Villages near Uppaluru

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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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