Implement Singapore’s Best Practices in one AP District: Naidu
Implement Singapore’s Best Practices in one AP District: Naidu (via Deccan Chronicle). Read the full story at the source.
Arjunavalasa observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
Temples near Arjunavalasa
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Ranastalam mandal is Bamarambika mallikarjuna temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Arjunavalasa itself.
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.
By population, Arjunavalasa ranks #29 of 55 villages in Ranastalam mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Arjunavalasa is a village of 1,247 people in 299 households (Census 2011) in Ranastalam mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 29th-largest of 55 villages in Ranastalam mandal. Literacy is 43%, 3 points below the mandal average of 46% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 25 km from Shermahammadpuram, the nearest town, 13 km from Garividi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532409, served by Pydibheemavaram post office; the LGD village code is 581637. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Govindapuram, 11 km away. The village votes in Nellimarla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lokam Naga Madhavi. The population is estimated at 1,358 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Arjunavalasa →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arjunavalasa · this village | 1,247 | 43% | — |
| Girivanipalem · Ranastalam | 588 | 41% | 1 km SW |
| Velpurai · Ranastalam | 1,291 | 49% | 1.4 km N |
| Kammasigadam · Ranastalam | 1,301 | 45% | 2.1 km E |
| Sancham · Ranastalam | 3,375 | 42% | 2.4 km S |
| Tirupati Palem · Ranastalam | 1,118 | 33% | 2.9 km SE |
| Boppadam · Sarubujjili | 446 | 52% | 3.6 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Implement Singapore’s Best Practices in one AP District: Naidu (via Deccan Chronicle). Read the full story at the source.
Andhra Pradesh Bags Major AMCA Fighter Jet Testing Facility (via defence.newsd.in). Read the full story at the source.
APCRDA Seeks Farmers’ Cooperation for Developing the Capital in Amaravati (via Deccan Chronicle). Read the full story at the source.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobNo photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.