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Devarapalle

Ranastalam mandal
Pincode 532407
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

Devarapalle observes Vinayaka Chavithi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

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Temple in Ranastalam mandal

The principal temple recorded for Ranastalam mandal is Bamarambika mallikarjuna temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Devarapalle itself.

Vinayaka Chavithi in Andhra Pradesh

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.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
581636
Pincode
532407
Post office
J.R.Puram
Population
1,141
Households
292
Literacy rate
41.5%
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000♂
Workers
567
Distance to district centre
124 km
Distance to mandal centre
72 km
Distance to Amaravati
304 km
Distance to Hyderabad
475 km
Nearest railway station
Araku Valley · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Maa Super Speciality Dental Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Devarapalle compares

By population, Devarapalle ranks #30 of 55 villages in Ranastalam mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.5%
−4.6% vs mandal average
Devarapalle
41.5%
Ranastalam mandal
46.1%
Srikakulam district
55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
+37 vs mandal average
Devarapalle
998
Ranastalam mandal
961
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Devarapalle
3.9
Ranastalam mandal
4.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Devarapalle at a glance

Devarapalle is a village of 1,141 people in 292 households (Census 2011) in Ranastalam mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 30th-largest of 55 villages in Ranastalam mandal. Literacy is 42%, 5 points below the mandal average of 46% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. It lies 124 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 30 km from Srungavarapukota, the nearest town, 9 km from Araku Valley railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532407, served by J.R.Puram post office; the LGD village code is 581636. The nearest hospital or health centre is Maa Super Speciality Dental Hospital, 11 km away. The village votes in Nellimarla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lokam Naga Madhavi. The population is estimated at 1,345 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Devarapalli

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Devarapalle · this village1,14142%
Devarapalle · Araku Valley68133%0 km N
Bamsuguda · Araku Valley16734%0.8 km S
Baski · Araku Valley1,08343%1.6 km NE
Kondayyapadu · Hukumpeta731%1.8 km S
Vachanarangini · Hukumpeta11113%2.1 km SE
Piripodaru · Araku Valley4144%2.2 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Devarapalle

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
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
No
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
SRIKAKULAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
37
Distance to district HQ (km)
37
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
VELPURAI
Total area (ha)
254
Irrigated area (ha)
78.35
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Devarapalle

LGD code
581636
Pincode
532407
Post office
J.R.Puram
Population (Census 2011)
1,141
Population (projected 2026)
1,345
Households
292
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
998
Literacy rate
41.5%
Coordinates
18.22333°N, 82.88281°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Vizianagaram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nellimarla
Member of Parliament
Appalanaidu Kalisetti
Member of Legislative Assembly
Lokam Naga Madhavi
Block / Mandal
Ranastalam
Getting there

How to reach Devarapalle

Mandal centre
Ranastalam · ≈ 72 km
≈ 2 h 28 min by car · 2 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Srikakulam · ≈ 124 km
≈ 4 h 14 min by car · 5 h 1 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 28,304 people
Srungavarapukota · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 1 min by car · 1 h 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati304 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad475 km
  • Chennai636 km
  • Kolkata748 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationAraku Valley9 km
  • Bus stopVengada Bus Stop7 km
  • Hospital / PHCMaa Super Speciality Dental Hospital11 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank28 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil30 km
  • CollegeSKML junior college gotivada sabbavaram53 km
  • Police stationS Kota Police Station30 km
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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)
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