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Khailam

Mentada mandal
Pincode 535580
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

Khailam observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

23 Sept

Temple in Mentada mandal

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

Ganesh Nimajjanam 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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
582721
Pincode
535580
Post office
Pedamanapuram
Population
804
Households
189
Literacy rate
41.2%
Sex ratio
1094 ♀/1000♂
Workers
439
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Amaravati
345 km
Distance to Hyderabad
517 km
Nearest railway station
Maradam Halt · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Lakshmi Clinic · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khailam compares

By population, Khailam ranks #19 of 37 villages in Mentada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.2%
Same as the mandal average
Khailam
41.2%
Mentada mandal
41.2%
Vizianagaram district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,094
+77 vs mandal average
Khailam
1,094
Mentada mandal
1,017
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
Khailam
4.3
Mentada mandal
4.0

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

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Khailam at a glance

Khailam is a village of 804 people in 189 households (Census 2011) in Mentada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 19th-largest of 37 villages in Mentada mandal. Literacy is 41%, about the same as the mandal average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,094 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 17 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 7 km from Maradam Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535580, served by Pedamanapuram post office; the LGD village code is 582721. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lakshmi Clinic, 10 km away. The village votes in Salur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gummidi Sandhyarani. The population is estimated at 876 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kailam

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khailam · this village80441%
Amarayavalasa · Mentada60143%0.6 km W
Mallampeta · Badangi1,01247%1.7 km E
Challapeta · Mentada1,78951%1.7 km E
Jayathi · Mentada2,58540%1.8 km W
Jakkuva · Mentada2,78833%2.8 km N
Iddanavalasa · Mentada1,00047%2.8 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khailam

Treated tap water
No
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
1
Middle school
0
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
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
VIZIANAGARAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
42
Distance to district HQ (km)
42
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KHAILAM
Total area (ha)
234
Irrigated area (ha)
143.3
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Khailam

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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 — Khailam

LGD code
582721
Pincode
535580
Post office
Pedamanapuram
Population (Census 2011)
804
Population (projected 2026)
876
Households
189
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1094
Literacy rate
41.2%
Coordinates
18.34314°N, 83.26655°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 Khailam

Mandal centre
Mentada · ≈ 2.6 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Vizianagaram · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,962 people
Ramabhadrapuram · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati345 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad517 km
  • Chennai667 km
  • Kolkata709 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMaradam Halt7 km
  • Bus stopJakkuva Bus Stop3 km
  • Hospital / PHCLakshmi Clinic10 km
  • ATM / bankUnion Bank16 km
  • Petrol pumpRamabhadrapuram Petrol Bunk16 km
  • CollegeCentral Tribal Univarsity of Andhra Pradesh26 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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