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Andra

Mentada mandal
Pincode 535273
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Vinayaka Chavithi

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

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Temple in Mentada mandal

The principal temple recorded for Mentada mandal is Hanuman Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Andra 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 Septembertoday
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 →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Araku
PC 01 · ST
→VS
Salur
AC 013 · ST
→
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LGD code
582709
Pincode
535273
Post office
Mentada
Population
1,876
Households
494
Literacy rate
36.7%
Sex ratio
1091 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,099
Distance to district centre
22 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Amaravati
340 km
Distance to Hyderabad
511 km
Nearest railway station
Maradam Halt · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Bheemavaram · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Andra compares

By population, Andra ranks #9 of 37 villages in Mentada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.7%
−4.5% vs mandal average
Andra
36.7%
Mentada mandal
41.2%
Vizianagaram district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,091
+74 vs mandal average
Andra
1,091
Mentada mandal
1,017
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
Andra
3.8
Mentada mandal
4.0

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

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Andra at a glance

Andra is a village of 1,876 people in 494 households (Census 2011) in Mentada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 9th-largest of 37 villages in Mentada mandal. Literacy is 37%, 5 points below the mandal average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,091 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 19 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 13 km from Maradam Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535273, served by Mentada post office; the LGD village code is 582709. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bheemavaram, 10 km away. The village votes in Salur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gummidi Sandhyarani. The population is estimated at 2,043 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Andra · this village1,87637%—
Vankasomidi · Mentada4957%1.2 km SE
Nikkalavalasa · Mentada24213%2.2 km W
Lakshmipuram · Badangi95744%2.5 km E
Gajamguddivalasa · Mentada22611%2.6 km NE
Mirthivalasa · Mentada1763%3.3 km NW
Mirthivalasa · Pachipenta63938%3.3 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Andra

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
4
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
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
VIZIANAGARAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
ANDRA
Total area (ha)
615
Irrigated area (ha)
59.1
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Andra

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 — Andra

LGD code
582709
Pincode
535273
Post office
Mentada
Population (Census 2011)
1,876
Population (projected 2026)
2,043
Households
494
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1091
Literacy rate
36.7%
Coordinates
18.34491°N, 83.20565°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Araku
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Salur
Member of Parliament
Gumma Thanuja Rani
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gummidi Sandhyarani
Block / Mandal
Mentada
Getting there

How to reach Andra

Mandal centre
Mentada · ≈ 7.2 km
≈ 15 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Vizianagaram · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 53 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,962 people
Ramabhadrapuram · ≈ 19 km
≈ 38 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati340 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad511 km
  • Chennai664 km
  • Kolkata714 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMaradam Halt13 km
  • Bus stopAndra Bus Stop<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bheemavaram10 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank18 km
  • Petrol pumpRamabhadrapuram Petrol Bunk17 km
  • CollegeRaja college ground30 km
  • Police stationRamabhadrapuram Police station18 km
Nearest to the village
Bus stop
Andra Bus Stopunder 1 km
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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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