Dry weather: Bay system raises hopes for rain in AP
Reported by The New Indian Express.
Devudala observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Regidi Amadalavalasa mandal is Vasavi Kanyakaparameswari Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Devudala itself.
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.
By population, Devudala ranks #21 of 51 villages in Regidi Amadalavalasa mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Devudala is a village of 1,496 people in 346 households (Census 2011) in Regidi Amadalavalasa mandal, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, the 21st-largest of 51 villages in Regidi Amadalavalasa mandal. Literacy is 50%, 3 points above the mandal average of 47% and the sex ratio is 1,165 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Vizianagaram district centre, 22 km from Veeraghattam, the nearest town, 21 km from Ponduru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 532440, served by Palakonda post office; the LGD village code is 580829. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Palakonda, 6 km away. The village votes in Rajam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kondru Murali Mohan. The population is estimated at 1,629 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Davudala →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devudala · this village | 1,496 | 50% | — |
| Gopem Peta · Regidi Amadalavalasa | 560 | 51% | 1.3 km SW |
| Sankili · Regidi Amadalavalasa | 2,986 | 58% | 2.2 km NW |
| Purli · Regidi Amadalavalasa | 1,671 | 46% | 2.2 km NE |
| Komera · Regidi Amadalavalasa | 1,715 | 52% | 2.1 km E |
| Yetivoddupartha · Burja | 70 | 61% | 2.6 km NE |
| Kondala Mamidi Valasa · Regidi Amadalavalasa | 317 | 60% | 2.6 km SW |
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.
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.
Reported by The New Indian Express.
Reported by News On AIR.
Reported by thehawk.in.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobRecent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.
No photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.