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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
- 591308
- Pincode
- 523279
- Post office
- Uppalapadu (K)
- Population
- 1,638
- Households
- 404
- Literacy rate
- 60%
- Sex ratio
- 995 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 907
- Distance to district centre
- 44 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 148 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 259 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tanguturu · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital,Kondapi · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chodavaram compares
By population, Chodavaram ranks #14 of 22 villages in Kondapi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.0%
+5.0% vs mandal average
- Chodavaram
- 60.0%
- Kondapi mandal
- 55.0%
- Prakasam district
- 56.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
995
−9 vs mandal average
- Chodavaram
- 995
- Kondapi mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Chodavaram
- 4.1
- Kondapi mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chodavaram at a glance
Chodavaram is a village of 1,638 people in 404 households (Census 2011) in Kondapi mandal, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 22 villages in Kondapi mandal. Literacy is 60%, 5 points above the mandal average of 55% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Prakasam district centre, 13 km from Gangavaram, the nearest town, 14 km from Tanguturu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523279, served by Uppalapadu (K) post office; the LGD village code is 591308. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Kondapi, 6 km away. The village votes in Kondapi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy. The population is estimated at 1,931 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chodavaram →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chodavaram · this village | 1,638 | 60% | — |
| Vennuru · Kondapi | 3,312 | 62% | 1.1 km SE |
| China Venkana Palem · Kondapi | 970 | 63% | 2.2 km E |
| Muppavaram · Kondapi | 3,406 | 63% | 2.3 km N |
| Peridepi · Kondapi | 2,819 | 60% | 3.8 km NW |
| Ponduru · Tangutur | 3,746 | 56% | 3.8 km NE |
| K.Uppalapadu · Kondapi | 2,968 | 65% | 4.1 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chodavaram
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- ONGOLE
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 38
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 38
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHODAVARAM
- Total area (ha)
- 1,042
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chodavaram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chodavaram
- LGD code
- 591308
- Pincode
- 523279
- Post office
- Uppalapadu (K)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,638
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,931
- Households
- 404
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 995
- Literacy rate
- 60.0%
- Coordinates
- 15.38378°N, 79.90715°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ongole
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kondapi
- Member of Parliament
- Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy
- Block / Mandal
- Kondapi
Getting there
How to reach Chodavaram
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati148 kmcapital
- Chennai259 km
- Hyderabad269 km
- Bengaluru366 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTanguturu14 km
- Bus stopLakshmakka Palem Bus Stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Kondapi6 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India19 km
- Petrol pumpHP6 km
- CollegeGovernment Medical College19 km
- Police stationUlavapadu Railway Police Station27 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chodavaram
3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 523279
Same name, different place
Other villages named Chodavaram
Looking for a different Chodavaram? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Chodavaram →
- ChodavaramRamachandrapuram · Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, Andhra Pradesh3,787 pop
- ChodavaramPenamaluru · Krishna, Andhra Pradesh3,384 pop
- ChodavaramGurla · Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh1,860 pop
- ChodavaramJaladanki · Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh1,354 pop
- ChodavaramNarasannapeta · Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh1,269 pop
- ChodavaramNagayalanka · Krishna, Andhra Pradesh1,242 pop
- ChodavaramPedana · Krishna, Andhra Pradesh952 pop
- ChodavaramThottambedu · Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh887 pop
Villages near Chodavaram
Other villages in Kondapi mandal
View all 21 →- Kondapi
- Petluru
- Muppavaram
- Kondapi Gadiyaram Vari Khandrika
- Vennuru
- Ilavera
- K.Uppalapadu
- Pedakandlagunta
- Peridepi
- Anakarlapudi
- Mugachintala
- Chinakandla Gunta
- Nennurupadu
- Gurrappadia
- China Venkana Palem
- C G Anantha Bhotla Vari Khandrika
- C G Chamarthivarikhandrika
- C G Mamidalavarikhandrika
- G Dharbakulavarikhandrika
- Petlurukurugantivarikhandrika
- Petlurumocharlavari Khandrika
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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)