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- LGD code
- 589825
- Pincode
- 522612
- Post office
- Durgi
- Population
- 2,999
- Households
- 751
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Sex ratio
- 989 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,762
- Distance to district centre
- 38 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 117 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 155 km
- Nearest railway station
- Paluvayi · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Harini Multi Speciality Dental Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dharmavaram compares
By population, Dharmavaram ranks #7 of 10 villages in Durgi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.3%
+6.8% vs mandal average
- Dharmavaram
- 53.3%
- Durgi mandal
- 46.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
989
−8 vs mandal average
- Dharmavaram
- 989
- Durgi mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Dharmavaram
- 4.0
- Durgi mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharmavaram at a glance
Dharmavaram is a village of 2,999 people in 751 households (Census 2011) in Durgi mandal, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, the 7th-largest of 10 villages in Durgi mandal. Literacy is 53%, 7 points above the mandal average of 47% and the sex ratio is 989 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Palnadu district centre, 13 km from Rentachintala, the nearest town, 11 km from Paluvayi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 522612, served by Durgi post office; the LGD village code is 589825. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harini Multi Speciality Dental Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Macherla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brahmanandareddy Julakanti. The population is estimated at 3,536 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dharmavaram · this village | 2,999 | 53% | — |
| Obulesunipalle · Durgi | 4,940 | 45% | 1.7 km S |
| Durgi · Durgi | 9,480 | 53% | 1.8 km SW |
| Darivemula · Durgi | 1,485 | 52% | 3.4 km N |
| Rajanagar · Wanaparthy | 2,287 | 50% | 5.1 km SE |
| Rajanagar · Uppununthala | 0 | — | 5.1 km SE |
| Nidanampadu · Durgi | 536 | 33% | 5.6 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dharmavaram
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- 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
- MACHERLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 104
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHARMAVARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 1,086
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 453
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dharmavaram
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Key facts — Dharmavaram
- LGD code
- 589825
- Pincode
- 522612
- Post office
- Durgi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,999
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,536
- Households
- 751
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 989
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Coordinates
- 16.43662°N, 79.55280°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Narasaraopet
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Macherla
- Member of Parliament
- Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Brahmanandareddy Julakanti
- Block / Mandal
- Durgi
Getting there
How to reach Dharmavaram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati117 kmcapital
- Hyderabad155 km
- Chennai381 km
- Bengaluru439 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPaluvayi11 km
- Bus stopDurgi Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCHarini Multi Speciality Dental Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India16 km
- Petrol pumpHP26 km
- CollegeNewton's Institute of Science and Technology,Aalagarajupalli,koppunoor,macherla,guntur.20 km
- Police stationPolice Station17 km
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Dharmavaram
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫KGBV SchoolSchool2.1 km ↗
Same pincode
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Villages near Dharmavaram
Other villages in Durgi mandal
View all 9 →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, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)