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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
- 593999
- Pincode
- 518442
- Post office
- Pamulapadu
- Population
- 2,521
- Households
- 591
- Literacy rate
- 58.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1030 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,357
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 249 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 182 km
- Nearest railway station
- Panyam · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Munna Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vanala compares
By population, Vanala ranks #9 of 11 villages in Pamulapadu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.9%
+4.1% vs mandal average
- Vanala
- 58.9%
- Pamulapadu mandal
- 54.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,030
+49 vs mandal average
- Vanala
- 1,030
- Pamulapadu mandal
- 981
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Vanala
- 4.3
- Pamulapadu mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vanala at a glance
Vanala is a village of 2,521 people in 591 households (Census 2011) in Pamulapadu mandal, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, the 9th-largest of 11 villages in Pamulapadu mandal. Literacy is 59%, 4 points above the mandal average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Nandyal district centre, 13 km from Velgode, the nearest town, 30 km from Panyam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518442, served by Pamulapadu post office; the LGD village code is 593999. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr. Munna Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Nandikotkur assembly constituency, represented by MLA G Jayasurya. The population is estimated at 2,745 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vanala →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanala · this village | 2,521 | 59% | — |
| Thudicherla · Jupadu Bunglow | 3,609 | 54% | 2.4 km N |
| Maddur · Pamulapadu | 4,708 | 53% | 2.9 km E |
| Regadigudur · Velugodu | 5,396 | 56% | 4.1 km SE |
| Korrapolur · Gadivemula | 1,209 | 43% | 6 km SW |
| Alaganur · Midthur | 1,627 | 53% | 6.4 km W |
| Bilakala Gudur · Gadivemula | 4,906 | 53% | 6.7 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vanala
- 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)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- NANDYAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 67
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- VANALA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,347
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 644.66
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vanala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vanala
- LGD code
- 593999
- Pincode
- 518442
- Post office
- Pamulapadu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,521
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,745
- Households
- 591
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1030
- Literacy rate
- 58.9%
- Coordinates
- 15.74437°N, 78.45731°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nandyal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nandikotkur
- Member of Parliament
- Byreddy Shabari
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- G Jayasurya
- Block / Mandal
- Pamulapadu
Getting there
How to reach Vanala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati249 kmcapital
- Hyderabad182 km
- Bengaluru322 km
- Chennai355 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPanyam30 km
- Bus stopGadivemula Bus Stop8 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Munna Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankBOB32 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
- CollegeMaster Minds Junior College44 km
- Police stationpolice station24 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 518442
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Other villages named Vanala
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Villages near Vanala
Other villages in Pamulapadu mandal
View all 10 →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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)