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Muddavaram

Bethamcherla mandal
Pincode 518599
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temple in Bethamcherla mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bethamcherla mandal is Sri Shaneswara swamy temple,dharmagiri peetham. No temple of this dedication is on record within Muddavaram 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.

The full observance, step by step →

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LGD code
594236
Pincode
518599
Post office
Bethamcherla
Population
3,277
Households
773
Literacy rate
44.5%
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,746
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Amaravati
295 km
Distance to Hyderabad
214 km
Nearest railway station
Betamcherla · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Cure Lab & Diagnostic Centre · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Muddavaram compares

By population, Muddavaram ranks #6 of 10 villages in Bethamcherla mandal.

Literacy rate
%
44.5%
−6.3% vs mandal average
Muddavaram
44.5%
Bethamcherla mandal
50.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
−24 vs mandal average
Muddavaram
965
Bethamcherla mandal
989
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Muddavaram
4.2
Bethamcherla mandal
4.2

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

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Muddavaram at a glance

Muddavaram is a village of 3,277 people in 773 households (Census 2011) in Bethamcherla mandal, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 10 villages in Bethamcherla mandal. Literacy is 45%, 6 points below the mandal average of 51% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Nandyal district centre, 9 km from Bugganipalle, the nearest town, 8 km from Betamcherla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518599, served by Bethamcherla post office; the LGD village code is 594236. The nearest hospital or health centre is Cure Lab & Diagnostic Centre, 7 km away. The village votes in Dhone assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy. The population is estimated at 3,569 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Muddavaram

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Muddavaram · this village3,27745%
Kolumulapalle · Bethamcherla6,66349%4.1 km SE
Kolumulapalle · Chinthakommadinne3,01348%4.1 km SE
Medpalli · Aurad1,11249%5 km N
Pendakal · Bethamcherla3,20240%6.2 km NW
Emboy · Bethamcherla5,20648%7 km N
Bethamcherla · Bethamcherla7.4 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Muddavaram

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)
16
Primary school
3
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
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)
42
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MUDDAVARAM
Total area (ha)
2,168
Irrigated area (ha)
101.2
Forest area (ha)
146.5

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

Notice board · Muddavaram

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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 — Muddavaram

LGD code
594236
Pincode
518599
Post office
Bethamcherla
Population (Census 2011)
3,277
Population (projected 2026)
3,569
Households
773
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
965
Literacy rate
44.5%
Coordinates
15.49886°N, 78.09801°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Nandyal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhone
Member of Parliament
Byreddy Shabari
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy
Block / Mandal
Bethamcherla
Getting there

How to reach Muddavaram

Mandal centre
Bethamcherla · ≈ 5.0 km
≈ 10 min by car · 12 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nandyal · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,205 people
Bugganipalle · ≈ 8.8 km
≈ 18 min by car · 21 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati295 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad214 km
  • Bengaluru286 km
  • Chennai356 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBetamcherla8 km
  • Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Bethamcherla7 km
  • Hospital / PHCCure Lab & Diagnostic Centre7 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank26 km
  • Petrol pumpHP7 km
  • CollegeApswrs& junior college for girls25 km
  • Police stationAPSP- 2 Betallion37 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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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