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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 588684
- Pincode
- 534123
- Post office
- Atchanta
- Population
- 2,946
- Households
- 833
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Sex ratio
- 947 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,504
- Distance to district centre
- 27 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 55 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 123 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 361 km
- Nearest railway station
- Palakollu · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Achanta Government Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Deva compares
By population, Deva ranks #9 of 14 villages in Penugonda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.4%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Deva
- 70.4%
- Penugonda mandal
- 70.3%
- West Godavari district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
947
−43 vs mandal average
- Deva
- 947
- Penugonda mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Deva
- 3.5
- Penugonda mandal
- 3.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Deva at a glance
Deva is a village of 2,946 people in 833 households (Census 2011) in Penugonda mandal, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, the 9th-largest of 14 villages in Penugonda mandal. Literacy is 70%, about the same as the mandal average of 70% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the West Godavari district centre, 4 km from Achanta, the nearest town, 15 km from Palakollu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534123, served by Atchanta post office; the LGD village code is 588684. The nearest hospital or health centre is Achanta Government Hospital, 4 km away. The population is estimated at 3,208 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Deva →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deva · this village | 2,946 | 70% | — |
| Tamarada · Penugonda | 1,823 | 66% | 1.1 km N |
| Munamarru · Penugonda | 1,204 | 71% | 1.8 km NW |
| Kothalaparru · Penugonda | 2,327 | 70% | 2 km W |
| Achanta · Achanta | 19,507 | 70% | 3.6 km SE |
| Chinamallam · Penugonda | 3,341 | 69% | 4 km E |
| Pandithavilluru · Poduru | 5,597 | 69% | 4.7 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Deva
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 6
- 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
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- TANUKU
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 98
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DEVA
- Total area (ha)
- 380
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 297.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Deva
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Deva
- LGD code
- 588684
- Pincode
- 534123
- Post office
- Atchanta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,946
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,208
- Households
- 833
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 947
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Coordinates
- 16.63348°N, 81.79156°E
- Block / Mandal
- Penugonda
Getting there
How to reach Deva
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati123 kmcapital
- Hyderabad361 km
- Chennai427 km
- Bengaluru608 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPalakollu15 km
- Bus stopAchanta Bus Stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCAchanta Government Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India SBI5 km
- Petrol pumpHP4 km
- CollegePragati College Ground18 km
- Police stationpolice station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Deva
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 534123
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Other villages named Deva
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Villages near Deva
Other villages in Penugonda mandal
View all 13 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)