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Marali

Kowthalam mandal
Pincode 518344
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temple in Kowthalam mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kowthalam mandal is Sri Urukunda Eeranna Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Marali 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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
593771
Pincode
518344
Post office
Kavuthalam
Population
1,096
Households
220
Literacy rate
29.8%
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
650
Distance to district centre
62 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Amaravati
387 km
Distance to Hyderabad
222 km
Nearest railway station
Kosgi · 18 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Venkateshwara Clinic · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Marali compares

By population, Marali ranks #24 of 35 villages in Kowthalam mandal.

Literacy rate
%
29.8%
−5.8% vs mandal average
Marali
29.8%
Kowthalam mandal
35.6%
Kurnool district
52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−30 vs mandal average
Marali
1,000
Kowthalam mandal
1,030
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Marali
5.0
Kowthalam mandal
5.1

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

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Marali at a glance

Marali is a village of 1,096 people in 220 households (Census 2011) in Kowthalam mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 35 villages in Kowthalam mandal. Literacy is 30%, 6 points below the mandal average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 62 km from the Kurnool district centre, 16 km from Kowthalam, the nearest town, 18 km from Kosgi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518344, served by Kavuthalam post office; the LGD village code is 593771. The nearest hospital or health centre is Venkateshwara Clinic, 5 km away. The village votes in Mantralayam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Y. Balanagi Reddy. The population is estimated at 1,194 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Marali

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Marali · this village1,09630%
Katedoddi · Kowthalam284%0.7 km E
Gudikambali · Kowthalam1,78234%1.9 km NE
Chikalparvi · Manvi3,24744%3 km SW
Gothuladoddi · Kowthalam1,65614%3.4 km E
Kumbalanur · Kowthalam1,82333%3.8 km SW
Halvi · Kowthalam5,11436%5.3 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marali

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)
10
Power hours (winter)
12
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
1
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
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)
49
Distance to district HQ (km)
148
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
19
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
GUDIKAMBALI
Total area (ha)
539
Irrigated area (ha)
158
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 — Marali

LGD code
593771
Pincode
518344
Post office
Kavuthalam
Population (Census 2011)
1,096
Population (projected 2026)
1,194
Households
220
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1000
Literacy rate
29.8%
Coordinates
15.91058°N, 77.08112°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kurnool
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mantralayam
Member of Legislative Assembly
Y. Balanagi Reddy
Block / Mandal
Kowthalam
Getting there

How to reach Marali

Mandal centre
Kowthalam · ≈ 11 km
≈ 24 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kurnool · ≈ 62 km
≈ 2 h 7 min by car · 2 h 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,670 people
Kowthalam · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati387 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad222 km
  • Bengaluru331 km
  • Chennai466 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKosgi18 km
  • Bus stopSchool Stop11 km
  • Hospital / PHCVenkateshwara Clinic5 km
  • ATM / bankCanara Bank10 km
  • Petrol pumpHP Petrol30 km
  • CollegeSarvodaya Group Of Institutions Manvi9 km
  • Police stationPolice Station30 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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