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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 594233
- Pincode
- 518216
- Post office
- Veldurthi
- Population
- 6,397
- Households
- 1,407
- Literacy rate
- 47.1%
- Sex ratio
- 923 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,669
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 309 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 220 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bogolu · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- KR Speciality Clinic · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Govardhanagiri compares
By population, Govardhanagiri ranks #2 of 16 villages in Veldurthy mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.1%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Govardhanagiri
- 47.1%
- Veldurthy mandal
- 47.8%
- Kurnool district
- 52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−54 vs mandal average
- Govardhanagiri
- 923
- Veldurthy mandal
- 977
Household size
people per home
4.5
Same as the mandal average
- Govardhanagiri
- 4.5
- Veldurthy mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Govardhanagiri at a glance
Govardhanagiri is a village of 6,397 people in 1,407 households (Census 2011) in Veldurthy mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 16 villages in Veldurthy mandal. Literacy is 47%, about the same as the mandal average of 48% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Kurnool district centre, 10 km from Veldurthi, the nearest town, 6 km from Bogolu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518216, served by Veldurthi post office; the LGD village code is 594233. The nearest hospital or health centre is KR Speciality Clinic, 12 km away. The village votes in Pattikonda assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.E. Shyam Kumar. The population is estimated at 7,542 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govardhanagiri · this village | 6,397 | 47% | — |
| Sho.Peremula · Veldurthy | 404 | 65% | 1.9 km W |
| Laxminagaram · Veldurthy | 4,017 | 44% | 3.7 km N |
| Bhogolu · Veldurthy | 1,689 | 44% | 4.1 km W |
| Sudepalle · Veldurthy | 3,971 | 51% | 4.7 km NW |
| Kamaganikuntla · Dhone | 3,287 | 41% | 7.4 km SW |
| Sho.Boyanapalle · Veldurthy | 1,712 | 39% | 8.5 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Govardhanagiri
- 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
- 6
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- DHONE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GOVARDHANAGIRI
- Total area (ha)
- 2,563
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 153.37
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Govardhanagiri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Govardhanagiri
- LGD code
- 594233
- Pincode
- 518216
- Post office
- Veldurthi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,397
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,542
- Households
- 1,407
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 923
- Literacy rate
- 47.1%
- Coordinates
- 15.47094°N, 77.96736°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kurnool
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pattikonda
- Member of Parliament
- Bastipati Nagaraju Panchalingala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.E. Shyam Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Veldurthy
Getting there
How to reach Govardhanagiri
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati309 kmcapital
- Hyderabad220 km
- Bengaluru281 km
- Chennai363 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBogolu6 km
- Bus stopBrhamagundam Temple Bus Stop9 km
- Hospital / PHCKR Speciality Clinic12 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank13 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil9 km
- CollegeApswrs& junior college for girls11 km
- Police stationAPSP- 2 Betallion40 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 518216
- VeldurthiVeldurthy mandal17,890 pop
- AmakathaduKrishnagiri mandal5,126 pop
- CherukulapaduVeldurthy mandal4,121 pop
- LaxminagaramVeldurthy mandal4,017 pop
- MallepalleVeldurthy mandal2,595 pop
- TallagokulapaduKrishnagiri mandal2,468 pop
- NarlapuramVeldurthy mandal2,375 pop
- ThogarcheduKrishnagiri mandal2,285 pop
- BukkapuramVeldurthy mandal1,461 pop
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Other villages named Govardhanagiri
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Villages near Govardhanagiri
Other villages in Veldurthy mandal
View all 15 →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)