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- LGD code
- 592670
- Pincode
- 524129
- Post office
- Pellakur
- Population
- 710
- Households
- 191
- Literacy rate
- 49.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1017 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 332
- Distance to district centre
- 9 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 315 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 92 km
- Nearest railway station
- Doravarichatram · 13 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Pellakuru · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Ardhamala compares
By population, Ardhamala ranks #19 of 28 villages in Pellakur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.2%
−7.0% vs mandal average
- Ardhamala
- 49.2%
- Pellakur mandal
- 56.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,017
+14 vs mandal average
- Ardhamala
- 1,017
- Pellakur mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
3.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Ardhamala
- 3.7
- Pellakur mandal
- 3.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ardhamala at a glance
Ardhamala is a village of 710 people in 191 households (Census 2011) in Pellakur mandal, Tirupati district, Andhra Pradesh, the 19th-largest of 28 villages in Pellakur mandal. Literacy is 49%, 7 points below the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,017 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Tirupati district centre, 37 km from Arambakkam, the nearest town, 13 km from Doravarichatram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 524129, served by Pellakur post office; the LGD village code is 592670. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Pellakuru, 6 km away. The village votes in Sullurpeta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nelavala Vijayasree. The population is estimated at 773 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardhamala · this village | 710 | 49% | — |
| Putteri · Buchinaidu Kandriga | 791 | 69% | 1.5 km E |
| Therripadu · Buchinaidu Kandriga | 43 | 81% | 2.5 km NE |
| Chembedu · Pellakur | 2,502 | 57% | 2.9 km N |
| Punabaka · Pellakur | 1,738 | 49% | 4.1 km NW |
| Nandimala · Pellakur | 667 | 63% | 4.1 km NE |
| Chinnayyagunta · Buchinaidu Kandriga | 600 | 63% | 4.6 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ardhamala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SRIKALAHASTHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 95
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ARDHAMALA
- Total area (ha)
- 619
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.7
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ardhamala
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Key facts — Ardhamala
- LGD code
- 592670
- Pincode
- 524129
- Post office
- Pellakur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 710
- Population (projected 2026)
- 773
- Households
- 191
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1017
- Literacy rate
- 49.2%
- Coordinates
- 13.78546°N, 79.82845°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Tirupati
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sullurpeta
- Member of Parliament
- Maddila Gurumoorthy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nelavala Vijayasree
- Block / Mandal
- Pellakur
Getting there
How to reach Ardhamala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati315 kmcapital
- Chennai92 km
- Bengaluru258 km
- Hyderabad425 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDoravarichatram13 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Srikalahasti14 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Pellakuru6 km
- ATM / bankState Bank14 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
- CollegeSree Kalahasteeswara Institute of Technology16 km
- Police stationSri City Police33 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 524129
- ChembeduPellakur mandal2,502 pop
- SirasanambeduPellakur mandal1,934 pop
- PunabakaPellakur mandal1,738 pop
- PellakurPellakur mandal1,640 pop
- ChintapudiPellakur mandal1,631 pop
- ChillakurPellakur mandal1,578 pop
- JeellapaturPellakur mandal1,358 pop
- ChennappanaidupetaPellakur mandal1,227 pop
- PulluruPellakur mandal1,162 pop
Villages near Ardhamala
Other villages in Pellakur mandal
View all 27 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)