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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
- 582716
- Pincode
- 535270
- Post office
- Gajapathinagaram
- Population
- 598
- Households
- 144
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Sex ratio
- 993 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 361
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 349 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 523 km
- Nearest railway station
- Maradam Halt · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Lakshmi Clinic · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Rabanda compares
By population, Rabanda ranks #23 of 37 villages in Mentada mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.3%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Rabanda
- 43.3%
- Mentada mandal
- 41.2%
- Vizianagaram district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
−24 vs mandal average
- Rabanda
- 993
- Mentada mandal
- 1,017
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Rabanda
- 4.2
- Mentada mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rabanda at a glance
Rabanda is a village of 598 people in 144 households (Census 2011) in Mentada mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 37 villages in Mentada mandal. Literacy is 43%, 2 points above the mandal average of 41% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 18 km from Ramabhadrapuram, the nearest town, 1 km from Maradam Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 535270, served by Gajapathinagaram post office; the LGD village code is 582716. The nearest hospital or health centre is Lakshmi Clinic, 6 km away. The village votes in Salur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gummidi Sandhyarani. The population is estimated at 651 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rabanda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabanda · this village | 598 | 43% | — |
| Bhudevipeta · Gajapathinagaram | 526 | 48% | 1.3 km S |
| Bangarammapeta · Gajapathinagaram | 912 | 40% | 1.7 km SW |
| Kompangi · Mentada | 1,339 | 43% | 2.4 km W |
| Pathabaggam · Gajapathinagaram | 1,857 | 35% | 2.9 km SW |
| Manapuram · Seethampeta | 357 | 44% | 3.1 km NE |
| Pedamanapuram · Dattirajeru | 3,885 | 51% | 3.1 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rabanda
- 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
- 1
- 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
- No
- 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)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RABANDA
- Total area (ha)
- 144
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 45.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Rabanda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Rabanda
- LGD code
- 582716
- Pincode
- 535270
- Post office
- Gajapathinagaram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 598
- Population (projected 2026)
- 651
- Households
- 144
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 43.3%
- Coordinates
- 18.33842°N, 83.32389°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Araku
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Salur
- Member of Parliament
- Gumma Thanuja Rani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gummidi Sandhyarani
- Block / Mandal
- Mentada
- Nearest railway station
- Maradam Halt (1.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Rabanda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati349 kmcapital
- Hyderabad523 km
- Chennai670 km
- Kolkata705 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMaradam Halt1 km
- Bus stopMarupalli Bus Stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCLakshmi Clinic6 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank17 km
- Petrol pumpRamabhadrapuram Petrol Bunk17 km
- CollegeCentral Tribal Univarsity of Andhra Pradesh23 km
- Police stationRamabhadrapuram Police station17 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Maradam Halt1.2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Rabanda
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Hanuman TempleTemple4.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Rabanda
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 535270
- PuritipentaGajapathinagaram mandal8,039 pop
- MarupalleGajapathinagaram mandal4,607 pop
- GangachollapentaGajapathinagaram mandal2,647 pop
- MutcherlaGajapathinagaram mandal2,252 pop
- KenguvaGajapathinagaram mandal2,243 pop
- JinnamGajapathinagaram mandal2,178 pop
- KonisaGajapathinagaram mandal1,974 pop
- MadhupadaGajapathinagaram mandal1,936 pop
- MulakalagumadamGajapathinagaram mandal1,921 pop
Villages near Rabanda
Other villages in Mentada mandal
View all 36 →- Mentada
- Pedamedapalle
- Poram
- Gurlatammaraju Peta
- Kuntinavalasa
- Jakkuva
- Jayathi
- Pittada
- Andra
- Challapeta
- Lothugedda
- Ippalavalasa
- Badevalasa
- Aguru
- Kompangi
- Kondalingalavalasa
- Iddanavalasa
- Pedachamalapalle
- Khailam
- Uddangi
- Meesalapeta
- Amarayavalasa
- Chintalavalasa
- Vonija
- Kuneru
- Butchirajupeta
- Gurramma Valasa
- Chinamedapalle
- Nikkalavalasa
- Gajamguddivalasa
- Mirthivalasa
- Thimuruvalasa
- Puligummi
- Vankasomidi
- Poramlova
- Seelavalasa
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)