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Sakunala

Orvakal mandal
Pincode 518010
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Ganesh Nimajjanam

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

23 Sept

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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LGD code
594024
Pincode
518010
Post office
Vorvakallu
Population
2,253
Households
541
Literacy rate
54.4%
Sex ratio
999 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,362
Distance to district centre
72 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Amaravati
274 km
Distance to Hyderabad
193 km
Nearest railway station
Krishnammakona · 18 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Happy Homoeo Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sakunala compares

By population, Sakunala ranks #10 of 20 villages in Orvakal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.4%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Sakunala
54.4%
Orvakal mandal
54.9%
Kurnool district
52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
999
+31 vs mandal average
Sakunala
999
Orvakal mandal
968
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Sakunala
4.2
Orvakal mandal
4.5

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

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Sakunala at a glance

Sakunala is a village of 2,253 people in 541 households (Census 2011) in Orvakal mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 20 villages in Orvakal mandal. Literacy is 54%, about the same as the mandal average of 55% and the sex ratio is 999 women per 1,000 men. It lies 72 km from the Kurnool district centre, 18 km from Nannur, the nearest town, 18 km from Krishnammakona railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518010, served by Vorvakallu post office; the LGD village code is 594024. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre. The village votes in Panyam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gowru Charitha Reddy. The population is estimated at 2,454 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Sakunala

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sakunala · this village2,25354%
Kalva · Orvakal5,12354%6.3 km SW
Kalva · Kolar57963%6.3 km SW
Chowtakur · Midthur2,68251%6.7 km N
Kannamadakala · Orvakal2,37649%7 km NW
Husainapuram · Orvakal5,45652%7.1 km SW
Devanur · Midthur2,23053%7.3 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sakunala

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)
16
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KURNOOL
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
SAKUNALA
Total area (ha)
2,668
Irrigated area (ha)
61
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 — Sakunala

LGD code
594024
Pincode
518010
Post office
Vorvakallu
Population (Census 2011)
2,253
Population (projected 2026)
2,454
Households
541
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
999
Literacy rate
54.4%
Coordinates
15.66434°N, 78.23937°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nandyal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Panyam
Member of Parliament
Byreddy Shabari
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gowru Charitha Reddy
Block / Mandal
Orvakal
Nearest PHC
Happy Homoeo Clinic (0.1 km)
Getting there

How to reach Sakunala

Mandal centre
Orvakal · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Kurnool · ≈ 72 km
≈ 2 h 29 min by car · 2 h 57 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,932 people
Nannur · ≈ 18 km
≈ 36 min by car · 43 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati274 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad193 km
  • Bengaluru307 km
  • Chennai361 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKrishnammakona18 km
  • Bus stopSakunala Bus Stop<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCHappy Homoeo Clinic<1 km
  • ATM / bankAndhra Bank26 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil13 km
  • CollegeMaster Minds Junior College26 km
  • Police stationAPSP- 2 Betallion29 km
Nearest to the village
Bus stop
Sakunala Bus Stopunder 1 km
Health centre
Happy Homoeo Clinicunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary health centre
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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, 2026-09-19
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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