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Jayathi

Mentada mandal
Pincode 535581
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temple in Mentada mandal

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

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
582710
Pincode
535581
Post office
Challapeta
Population
2,585
Households
658
Literacy rate
40.4%
Sex ratio
1056 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,537
Distance to district centre
19 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Amaravati
344 km
Distance to Hyderabad
515 km
Nearest railway station
Maradam Halt · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lakshmi Clinic · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Jayathi compares

By population, Jayathi ranks #7 of 37 villages in Mentada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
40.4%
−0.8% vs mandal average
Jayathi
40.4%
Mentada mandal
41.2%
Vizianagaram district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,056
+39 vs mandal average
Jayathi
1,056
Mentada mandal
1,017
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Jayathi
3.9
Mentada mandal
4.0

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

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Jayathi at a glance

Jayathi is a village of 2,585 people in 658 households (Census 2011) in Mentada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 7th-largest of 37 villages in Mentada mandal. Literacy is 40%, about the same as the mandal average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,056 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 17 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 9 km from Maradam Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535581, served by Challapeta post office; the LGD village code is 582710. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lakshmi Clinic, 12 km away. The village votes in Salur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gummidi Sandhyarani. The population is estimated at 2,815 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jayathi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Jayathi · this village2,58540%
Amarayavalasa · Mentada60143%1.3 km SE
Ippalavalasa · Mentada1,75542%1.5 km N
Chintalavalasa · Mentada49143%1.8 km N
Khailam · Mentada80441%1.8 km E
Lakshmipuram · Badangi95744%2.2 km W
Pittada · Mentada1,89644%2.8 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jayathi

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
3
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
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
VIZIANAGARAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
36
Distance to district HQ (km)
36
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
JAYATHI
Total area (ha)
855
Irrigated area (ha)
317.7
Forest area (ha)
158.7

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

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

Key facts — Jayathi

LGD code
582710
Pincode
535581
Post office
Challapeta
Population (Census 2011)
2,585
Population (projected 2026)
2,815
Households
658
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1056
Literacy rate
40.4%
Coordinates
18.34835°N, 83.25004°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 Jayathi

Mandal centre
Mentada · ≈ 2.9 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Vizianagaram · ≈ 19 km
≈ 38 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,962 people
Ramabhadrapuram · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati344 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad515 km
  • Chennai667 km
  • Kolkata710 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMaradam Halt9 km
  • Bus stopPittada Bus Stop3 km
  • Hospital / PHCLakshmi Clinic12 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank16 km
  • Petrol pumpRamabhadrapuram Petrol Bunk15 km
  • CollegeRaja college ground27 km
  • Police stationRamabhadrapuram Police station16 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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