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Karadiguddam

Alur mandal
Pincode 518395
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

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Temple in Alur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Alur mandal is Sunkalamma avva temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Karadiguddam 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
594160
Pincode
518395
Post office
Alur (Kurnool)
Population
414
Households
81
Literacy rate
40.1%
Sex ratio
865 ♀/1000♂
Workers
285
Distance to district centre
43 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Amaravati
387 km
Distance to Hyderabad
255 km
Nearest railway station
Nagarur · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Adithya Clinic · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karadiguddam compares

By population, Karadiguddam ranks #17 of 18 villages in Alur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
40.1%
−12.0% vs mandal average
Karadiguddam
40.1%
Alur mandal
52.1%
Kurnool district
52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
865
−89 vs mandal average
Karadiguddam
865
Alur mandal
954
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Karadiguddam
5.1
Alur mandal
5.4

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

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Karadiguddam at a glance

Karadiguddam is a village of 414 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Alur mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the 17th-largest of 18 villages in Alur mandal. Literacy is 40%, 12 points below the mandal average of 52% and the sex ratio is 865 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Kurnool district centre, 16 km from Holagunda, the nearest town, 16 km from Nagarur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518395, served by Alur (Kurnool) post office; the LGD village code is 594160. The nearest hospital or health centre is Adithya Clinic, 7 km away. The village votes in Alur assembly constituency, represented by MLA B. Virupakshi. The population is estimated at 451 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Muddanagiri

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karadiguddam · this village41440%
Muddanagiri · Alur1,24543%2.6 km N
Angaskal · Alur89350%3.5 km NE
Hulebeedu · Alur2,79146%4 km E
Neraniki · Holagunda3,99527%4.6 km NW
Kurukunda · Alur2,21344%4.8 km N
Thumbalabeedu · Alur1,49037%5 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karadiguddam

Treated tap water
No
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)
13
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ADONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
111
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MUDDANAGIRI
Total area (ha)
631
Irrigated area (ha)
72.23
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Karadiguddam

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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 — Karadiguddam

LGD code
594160
Pincode
518395
Post office
Alur (Kurnool)
Population (Census 2011)
414
Population (projected 2026)
451
Households
81
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
865
Literacy rate
40.1%
Coordinates
15.45192°N, 77.19399°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kurnool
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alur
Member of Legislative Assembly
B. Virupakshi
Block / Mandal
Alur
Getting there

How to reach Karadiguddam

Mandal centre
Alur · ≈ 8.3 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kurnool · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,593 people
Holagunda · ≈ 16 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati387 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad255 km
  • Bengaluru279 km
  • Chennai423 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNagarur16 km
  • Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Aluru7 km
  • Hospital / PHCAdithya Clinic7 km
  • ATM / bankPragathi Krusna Gramina Bank K.belagal23 km
  • Petrol pumpHP8 km
  • CollegeNational college21 km
  • Police stationII Town police station21 km
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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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