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Kaza

Movva mandal
Pincode 521150
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

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

23 Sept

Temples near Kaza

  • Ganganamma temple · 4.1 km
  • vinayaka temple · 4.1 km
  • Ramalayam · 4.1 km

Named places of worship on record

Ganesh Nimajjanam temples near Kaza

  • vinayaka temple4.1 km

Named places of worship recorded in OpenStreetMap, with the distance measured from Kaza. Whether a particular temple holds a public observance is not something we have on record.

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
589692
Pincode
521150
Post office
Kaja
Population
7,687
Households
2,344
Literacy rate
65.2%
Sex ratio
934 ♀/1000♂
Workers
4,274
Distance to district centre
14 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Amaravati
51 km
Distance to Hyderabad
299 km
Nearest railway station
Machilipatnam · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rammurthy (rmp) hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kaza compares

By population, Kaza ranks #1 of 17 villages in Movva mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
65.2%
−2.6% vs mandal average
Kaza
65.2%
Movva mandal
67.8%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−53 vs mandal average
Kaza
934
Movva mandal
987
Household size
people per home
3.3
Same as the mandal average
Kaza
3.3
Movva mandal
3.3

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

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Kaza at a glance

Kaza is a village of 7,687 people in 2,344 households (Census 2011) in Movva mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the largest of 17 villages in Movva mandal. Literacy is 65%, 3 points below the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Krishna district centre, 12 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 589692. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rammurthy (rmp) hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Pamarru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Raja Varla. The population is estimated at 9,063 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kaza

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kaza · this village7,68765%
Maddipatla · Guduru55659%3.2 km NE
Chitturu · Ghantasala89773%3.5 km S
Mallampalle · Ghantasala1,95761%3.5 km W
Kosuru · Movva5,09971%4 km W
Ramannapeta · Guduru78559%4.1 km SE
Idugullapalle · Guduru1,26468%4.2 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kaza

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
21
Primary school
7
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
1
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
Yes
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
No
Nearest statutory town
MACHILIPATNAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
19
Distance to district HQ (km)
19
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KAZA&PADDRAYUDU THOTA
Total area (ha)
2,484
Irrigated area (ha)
2,128.24
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kaza

LGD code
589692
Pincode
521150
Post office
Kaja
Population (Census 2011)
7,687
Population (projected 2026)
9,063
Households
2,344
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
934
Literacy rate
65.2%
Coordinates
16.20001°N, 81.00503°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pamarru
Member of Parliament
Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kumar Raja Varla
Block / Mandal
Movva
Getting there

How to reach Kaza

Mandal centre
Movva · ≈ 7.9 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,067 people
Challapalle · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati51 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad299 km
  • Chennai356 km
  • Bengaluru513 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMachilipatnam15 km
  • Bus stopDimma center4 km
  • Hospital / PHCRammurthy (rmp) hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankIndian bank4 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
  • Collegekrishna university12 km
  • Police stationArpet Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Kaza

5 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 Kaza

1 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, 2026-09-16
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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