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- LGD code
- 591188
- Pincode
- 523357
- Post office
- Giddalur
- Population
- 2,503
- Households
- 675
- Literacy rate
- 54.2%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,224
- Distance to district centre
- 67 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 221 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 231 km
- Nearest railway station
- Giddalur · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- DGR Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Narava compares
By population, Narava ranks #6 of 21 villages in Giddalur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.2%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Narava
- 54.2%
- Giddalur mandal
- 54.1%
- Prakasam district
- 56.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
+23 vs mandal average
- Narava
- 987
- Giddalur mandal
- 964
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Narava
- 3.7
- Giddalur mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Narava at a glance
Narava is a village of 2,503 people in 675 households (Census 2011) in Giddalur mandal, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 21 villages in Giddalur mandal. Literacy is 54%, about the same as the mandal average of 54% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Prakasam district centre, 11 km from Komarolu, the nearest town, 4 km from Giddalur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523357, served by Giddalur post office; the LGD village code is 591188. The nearest hospital or health centre is DGR Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Giddalur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashok Reddy Muthumula. The population is estimated at 2,951 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narava · this village | 2,503 | 54% | — |
| Podili Konda Palle · Giddalur | 2,494 | 52% | 0.9 km E |
| Tripura Puram · Giddalur | 868 | 30% | 3 km E |
| Kongala Veedu · Giddalur | 1,669 | 50% | 3.5 km W |
| Rajupalem · Komarolu | 3,404 | 54% | 4 km SE |
| Cherlopalle · Porumamilla | 6,792 | 56% | 4.7 km NE |
| Thamballa Palle · Giddalur | 624 | 42% | 4.7 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Narava
- 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)
- 22
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- MARKAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 64
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 144
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- NARAVA
- Total area (ha)
- 682
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 14
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Narava
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Narava
- LGD code
- 591188
- Pincode
- 523357
- Post office
- Giddalur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,503
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,951
- Households
- 675
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 54.2%
- Coordinates
- 15.35755°N, 78.95797°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ongole
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Giddalur
- Member of Parliament
- Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashok Reddy Muthumula
- Block / Mandal
- Giddalur
Getting there
How to reach Narava
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati221 kmcapital
- Hyderabad231 km
- Chennai290 km
- Bengaluru303 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGiddalur4 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Giddalur3 km
- Hospital / PHCDGR Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankSBI4 km
- Petrol pumpHP3 km
- Collegea1 global institute of engineering and technology57 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Narava
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 523357
- Kristam Setti PalleGiddalur mandal8,253 pop
- AmbavaramGiddalur mandal5,351 pop
- Podili Konda PalleGiddalur mandal2,494 pop
- Kanchi PalleGiddalur mandal2,280 pop
- Kongala VeeduGiddalur mandal1,669 pop
- Chatti Reddy PalleGiddalur mandal1,551 pop
- Thimma PuramGiddalur mandal1,048 pop
- Modam PalleGiddalur mandal973 pop
- Tripura PuramGiddalur mandal868 pop
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Other villages named Narava
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Villages near Narava
Other villages in Giddalur mandal
View all 21 →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)