Crops over 45,000 hectares damaged due to heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh
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Iddanavalasa observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Mentada mandal is Hanuman Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Iddanavalasa itself.
Devi Navaratri with a different alankaram each day, most publicly at Vijayawada Kanaka Durga. Vijayadashami carries the Jammi leaf exchange and Aksharabhyasam for children.
The regional form observed across Andhra Pradesh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Iddanavalasa ranks #17 of 37 villages in Mentada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Iddanavalasa is a village of 1,000 people in 247 households (Census 2011) in Mentada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 17th-largest of 37 villages in Mentada mandal. Literacy is 47%, 6 points above the mandal average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,004 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 17 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 4 km from Maradam Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535580, served by Pedamanapuram post office; the LGD village code is 582719. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lakshmi Clinic, 8 km away. The village votes in Salur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gummidi Sandhyarani. The population is estimated at 1,089 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Iddanavalasa →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iddanavalasa · this village | 1,000 | 47% | — |
| Mallampeta · Badangi | 1,012 | 47% | 1.2 km NW |
| Challapeta · Mentada | 1,789 | 51% | 1.2 km NW |
| Kompangi · Mentada | 1,339 | 43% | 1.3 km NE |
| Bangarammapeta · Gajapathinagaram | 912 | 40% | 2.3 km SE |
| Salipeta · Gajapathinagaram | 649 | 53% | 2.5 km SW |
| Khailam · Mentada | 804 | 41% | 2.8 km W |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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