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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 583079
- Pincode
- 535183
- Post office
- Kothavalasa
- Population
- 1,290
- Households
- 338
- Literacy rate
- 57.1%
- Sex ratio
- 972 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 477
- Distance to district centre
- 45 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 307 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 498 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kottavalasa Junction · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ashwini Health Centre · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Denderu compares
By population, Denderu ranks #15 of 26 villages in Kothavalasa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.1%
+1.2% vs mandal average
- Denderu
- 57.1%
- Kothavalasa mandal
- 55.9%
- Vizianagaram district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
−59 vs mandal average
- Denderu
- 972
- Kothavalasa mandal
- 1,031
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Denderu
- 3.8
- Kothavalasa mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Denderu at a glance
Denderu is a village of 1,290 people in 338 households (Census 2011) in Kothavalasa mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 15th-largest of 26 villages in Kothavalasa mandal. Literacy is 57%, 1 points above the mandal average of 56% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 9 km from Balighattam, the nearest town, 4 km from Kottavalasa Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535183, served by Kothavalasa post office; the LGD village code is 583079. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ashwini Health Centre, 4 km away. The village votes in Srungavarapukota assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kolla Lalitha Kumari. The population is estimated at 1,405 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Denderu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denderu · this village | 1,290 | 57% | — |
| Ganisettipalem · Kothavalasa | 1,142 | 52% | 0.8 km NE |
| Gulivindada · Kothavalasa | 1,243 | 51% | 1.1 km N |
| Elluppi · Sabbavaram | 1,118 | 55% | 2.6 km W |
| Cheepuruvalasa · Kothavalasa | 3,181 | 56% | 3.2 km N |
| Mindivalasa Ramachandrapuram · Kothavalasa | 3,957 | 55% | 3.2 km NE |
| Boduvalasa · Sabbavaram | 1,723 | 59% | 3.2 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Denderu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- VISAKHAPATNAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DENDERU
- Total area (ha)
- 419
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Denderu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Denderu
- LGD code
- 583079
- Pincode
- 535183
- Post office
- Kothavalasa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,290
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,405
- Households
- 338
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 972
- Literacy rate
- 57.1%
- Coordinates
- 17.86242°N, 83.16149°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Visakhapatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srungavarapukota
- Member of Parliament
- Mathukumilli Bharat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kolla Lalitha Kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Kothavalasa
Getting there
How to reach Denderu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati307 kmcapital
- Hyderabad498 km
- Chennai615 km
- Kolkata754 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKottavalasa Junction4 km
- Bus stopDesapatrunipalem3 km
- Hospital / PHCAshwini Health Centre4 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank3 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum4 km
- CollegeSKML junior college gotivada sabbavaram9 km
- Police stationKothavalsa Police Station5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Denderu
5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Denderu
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Vidya vikasSchool3.9 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 535183
- Veerabhadra PuramKothavalasa mandal6,310 pop
- Mindivalasa RamachandrapuramKothavalasa mandal3,957 pop
- CheepuruvalasaKothavalasa mandal3,181 pop
- KallepalleLakkavarapukota mandal2,928 pop
- RelliKothavalasa mandal2,418 pop
- ArdhannapalemKothavalasa mandal2,390 pop
- BalighattamKothavalasa mandal2,054 pop
- KummapalleVepada mandal1,967 pop
- DevadaKothavalasa mandal1,751 pop
Villages near Denderu
Other villages in Kothavalasa mandal
View all 27 →- Chintalapalem
- Veerabhadra Puram
- Mindivalasa Ramachandrapuram
- Cheepuruvalasa
- Kantakapalle
- Relli
- Ardhannapalem
- Balighattam
- Katakapalle
- Devada
- Ramalingapuram
- Santhapalem
- Uttarapalle
- Musiram
- Gulivindada
- Nimmalapalem
- Dathi
- Ganisettipalem
- Cheedivalasa
- Chinaraopalle
- Chinnipalem
- Sundarayyapeta
- Rayapurajupeta
- Pedaraopalle
- Narapam
- Kothavalasa (Ct)
- Tummikapalle (Ct)
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)