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Ranigam

Sompeta mandal
Pincode 532243
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

Ranigam observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

23 Sept

Temples near Ranigam

  • puchapadu village temple · 4.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Sompeta mandal

The principal temple recorded for Sompeta mandal is Ayyappa Swamy Temple ,Makarajola. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ranigam itself.

Ganesh Nimajjanam 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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
580511
Pincode
532243
Post office
Haripuram
Population
726
Households
196
Literacy rate
50.3%
Sex ratio
1241 ♀/1000♂
Workers
336
Distance to district centre
67 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Amaravati
488 km
Distance to Kolkata
574 km
Nearest railway station
Mandasa Road · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Haripuram · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ranigam compares

By population, Ranigam ranks #24 of 34 villages in Sompeta mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.3%
−6.9% vs mandal average
Ranigam
50.3%
Sompeta mandal
57.2%
Srikakulam district
55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,241
+181 vs mandal average
Ranigam
1,241
Sompeta mandal
1,060
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ranigam
3.7
Sompeta mandal
3.9

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

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Ranigam at a glance

Ranigam is a village of 726 people in 196 households (Census 2011) in Sompeta mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 34 villages in Sompeta mandal. Literacy is 50%, 7 points below the mandal average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,241 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Srikakulam district centre, 49 km from Pathapatnam, the nearest town, 5 km from Mandasa Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532243, served by Haripuram post office; the LGD village code is 580511. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Haripuram, 4 km away. The village votes in Ichchapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashok Bendalam. The population is estimated at 856 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Tallabadra

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ranigam · this village72650%
Ranigam · Purusottampur1,69157%0 km N
Ambugam · Mandasa2,56559%1.2 km SW
Tallabhadra · Sompeta1,56657%1.2 km W
Ananthapuram · Sompeta40858%2 km N
Mamidipalle · Sompeta3,13761%1.9 km E
Loharibanda · Mandasa2,39751%2 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ranigam

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
0
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
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
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ICHCHAPURAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
100
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
16
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
TALLABHADRA
Total area (ha)
130
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Ranigam

LGD code
580511
Pincode
532243
Post office
Haripuram
Population (Census 2011)
726
Population (projected 2026)
856
Households
196
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1241
Literacy rate
50.3%
Coordinates
18.85635°N, 84.53520°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Srikakulam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ichchapuram
Member of Parliament
Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ashok Bendalam
Block / Mandal
Sompeta
Getting there

How to reach Ranigam

Mandal centre
Sompeta · ≈ 3.3 km
≈ 7 min by car · 8 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Srikakulam · ≈ 67 km
≈ 2 h 17 min by car · 2 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,954 people
Pathapatnam · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 40 min by car · 1 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati488 kmcapital
  • Kolkata574 km
  • Hyderabad660 km
  • Chennai787 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMandasa Road5 km
  • Bus stopMamidipalli Junction Bus Stop2 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Haripuram4 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India33 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
  • CollegeBharat institute of engineering and technology51 km
  • Police stationPOLICE STATION47 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Ranigam

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-09-20
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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