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Ganekal

Adoni mandal
Pincode 518302
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Ganekal

  • Hindu Temple · 0.9 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Adoni mandal

The principal temple recorded for Adoni mandal is Nadhavalaih Temple , Gudikalva. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ganekal 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 September
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

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
594075
Pincode
518302
Post office
Adoni Arts College
Population
2,541
Households
473
Literacy rate
33.4%
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,667
Distance to district centre
38 km
Distance to mandal centre
23 km
Distance to Amaravati
377 km
Distance to Hyderabad
231 km
Nearest railway station
Kuppagal · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr. Mallikarjuna First Aid Centre · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ganekal compares

By population, Ganekal ranks #12 of 38 villages in Adoni mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.4%
−4.2% vs mandal average
Ganekal
33.4%
Adoni mandal
37.6%
Kurnool district
52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
984
−5 vs mandal average
Ganekal
984
Adoni mandal
989
Household size
people per home
5.4
Same as the mandal average
Ganekal
5.4
Adoni mandal
5.4

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

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Ganekal at a glance

Ganekal is a village of 2,541 people in 473 households (Census 2011) in Adoni mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 38 villages in Adoni mandal. Literacy is 33%, 4 points below the mandal average of 38% and the sex ratio is 984 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Kurnool district centre, 12 km from Kowthalam, the nearest town, 3 km from Kuppagal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518302, served by Adoni Arts College post office; the LGD village code is 594075. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Mallikarjuna First Aid Centre, 10 km away. The village votes in Yemmiganur assembly constituency, represented by MLA B. Jayanageswara Reddy. The population is estimated at 2,996 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ganekal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ganekal · this village2,54133%
Pandavagallu · Adoni1,63431%2.2 km NE
Thovi · Kowthalam2,05738%3.2 km NW
G.Hosalli · Adoni1,50933%3.4 km SW
Kuppagal · Adoni2,72922%3.6 km NE
Yerigiri · Kowthalam4,06227%3.9 km NW
Kadithota · Adoni1,22949%4.1 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ganekal

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)
16
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
ADONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
112
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
GANEKAL
Total area (ha)
900
Irrigated area (ha)
5
Forest area (ha)
308

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

Notice board · Ganekal

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 — Ganekal

LGD code
594075
Pincode
518302
Post office
Adoni Arts College
Population (Census 2011)
2,541
Population (projected 2026)
2,996
Households
473
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
984
Literacy rate
33.4%
Coordinates
15.70249°N, 77.22174°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kurnool
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Yemmiganur
Member of Legislative Assembly
B. Jayanageswara Reddy
Block / Mandal
Adoni
Getting there

How to reach Ganekal

Mandal centre
Adoni · ≈ 23 km
≈ 47 min by car · 56 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kurnool · ≈ 38 km
≈ 1 h 18 min by car · 1 h 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,670 people
Kowthalam · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati377 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad231 km
  • Bengaluru306 km
  • Chennai439 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKuppagal3 km
  • Bus stopBus Stop4 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr. Mallikarjuna First Aid Centre10 km
  • ATM / bankSBI, Yemmiganur28 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil30 km
  • CollegeBalaji college10 km
  • Police stationII Town police station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Ganekal

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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