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Devunikollam

Denkada mandal
Pincode 535006
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Devunikollam

  • Bamarambika mallikarjuna temple · 0.4 km
  • Pydithallama Temple · 0.5 km
  • Asirithalli Temple · 0.5 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Denkada mandal

The principal temple recorded for Denkada mandal is Sri Venkateswara Devastanam;Sri Umamaheswara Devalayam. No temple of this dedication is on record within Devunikollam 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.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
583205
Pincode
535006
Post office
Denkada
Population
1,428
Households
362
Literacy rate
51.8%
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000♂
Workers
661
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to mandal centre
6 km
Distance to Amaravati
350 km
Distance to Hyderabad
535 km
Nearest railway station
Nellimarla · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Devunikollam compares

By population, Devunikollam ranks #13 of 27 villages in Denkada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.8%
+3.7% vs mandal average
Devunikollam
51.8%
Denkada mandal
48.1%
Vizianagaram district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
Same as the mandal average
Devunikollam
1,000
Denkada mandal
1,000
Household size
people per home
3.9
Same as the mandal average
Devunikollam
3.9
Denkada mandal
3.9

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

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Devunikollam at a glance

Devunikollam is a village of 1,428 people in 362 households (Census 2011) in Denkada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 13th-largest of 27 villages in Denkada mandal. Literacy is 52%, 4 points above the mandal average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 24 km from Jami, the nearest town, 7 km from Nellimarla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535006, served by Denkada post office; the LGD village code is 583205. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Nellimarla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lokam Naga Madhavi. The population is estimated at 1,555 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: D.Kollam

Nearby villages compared

Compare side by side →
villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Devunikollam · this village1,42852%
Munginapalle · Denkada43923%1 km S
Chollangipeta · Denkada1,32147%2 km SE
Neelamrajupeta · Nellimarla25148%2.3 km N
Atmaramuni Agraharam · Nellimarla1,24446%2.5 km NE
Jaggarajupeta · Gajuwaka3.4 km N
Dannanapeta · Nellimarla1,11542%3.4 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Devunikollam

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
15
Power hours (winter)
18
Primary school
4
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
VIZIANAGARAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
10
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DEVUNIKOLLAM
Total area (ha)
433
Irrigated area (ha)
25.58
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Devunikollam

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Devunikollam

LGD code
583205
Pincode
535006
Post office
Denkada
Population (Census 2011)
1,428
Population (projected 2026)
1,555
Households
362
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1000
Literacy rate
51.8%
Coordinates
18.12514°N, 83.47950°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Vizianagaram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Nellimarla
Member of Parliament
Appalanaidu Kalisetti
Member of Legislative Assembly
Lokam Naga Madhavi
Block / Mandal
Denkada
Getting there

How to reach Devunikollam

Mandal centre
Denkada · ≈ 5.9 km
≈ 12 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Vizianagaram · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,732 people
Jami · ≈ 24 km
≈ 50 min by car · 59 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati350 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad535 km
  • Chennai658 km
  • Kolkata710 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNellimarla7 km
  • Bus stopNellimarla X Roads Bus Stop5 km
  • Hospital / PHCClinic<1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India6 km
  • Petrol pumpHP5 km
  • Collegedipolama college7 km
  • Police stationDenkada Police Station6 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Clinicunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Devunikollam

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

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Devunikollam

2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 535006

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Villages near Devunikollam

Other villages in Denkada mandal

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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)
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