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Vempadu

Unguturu mandal
Pincode 521260
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Vinayaka Chavithi

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

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Temple in Unguturu mandal

The principal temple recorded for Unguturu mandal is Bhavana Rushi Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Vempadu 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 →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Machilipatnam
PC 11
→VS
Gannavaram
AC 071
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Village snapshot

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LGD code
589270
Pincode
521260
Post office
Manikonda
Population
1,417
Households
456
Literacy rate
63.7%
Sex ratio
1063 ♀/1000♂
Workers
631
Distance to district centre
23 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Amaravati
21 km
Distance to Hyderabad
270 km
Nearest railway station
Tarigoppula · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Katuru · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Vempadu compares

By population, Vempadu ranks #10 of 30 villages in Unguturu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.7%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Vempadu
63.7%
Unguturu mandal
65.6%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,063
+25 vs mandal average
Vempadu
1,063
Unguturu mandal
1,038
Household size
people per home
3.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Vempadu
3.1
Unguturu mandal
3.4

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

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Vempadu at a glance

Vempadu is a village of 1,417 people in 456 households (Census 2011) in Unguturu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 30 villages in Unguturu mandal. Literacy is 64%, 2 points below the mandal average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,063 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Krishna district centre, 6 km from Buddavaram, the nearest town, 1 km from Tarigoppula railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521260, served by Manikonda post office; the LGD village code is 589270. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Katuru, 7 km away. The village votes in Gannavaram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yarlagadda Venkata Rao. The population is estimated at 1,671 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Vempadu · this village1,41764%—
Chagantipadu · Unguturu85871%1.1 km SE
Tarigoppula · Unguturu2,39363%1.6 km W
Veldipadu · Unguturu1,30466%1.7 km NE
Veldipadu Khandrika · Unguturu0—1.8 km E
Bokinala · Unguturu56256%2.4 km S
Chikinala · Unguturu31070%2.7 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vempadu

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)
16
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
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)
24
Distance to district HQ (km)
65
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
VEMPADU
Total area (ha)
234
Irrigated area (ha)
179.68
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 — Vempadu

LGD code
589270
Pincode
521260
Post office
Manikonda
Population (Census 2011)
1,417
Population (projected 2026)
1,671
Households
456
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1063
Literacy rate
63.7%
Coordinates
16.48531°N, 80.84631°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gannavaram
Member of Parliament
Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Member of Legislative Assembly
Yarlagadda Venkata Rao
Block / Mandal
Unguturu
Getting there

How to reach Vempadu

Mandal centre
Unguturu · ≈ 3.1 km
≈ 6 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 23 km
≈ 46 min by car · 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,309 people
Buddavaram · ≈ 6.0 km
≈ 12 min by car · 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati21 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad270 km
  • Chennai383 km
  • Bengaluru524 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTarigoppula1 km
  • Bus stopManikonda bus stop4 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Katuru7 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India8 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum8 km
  • CollegeNarayana Junior College10 km
  • Police stationCrime Investigation Department18 km
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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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