Skip to main content
Tuesday, 15 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Anumula mandal·Nalgonda

Palem

Anumula mandal
Pincode 508377
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upHartalika TeejTodayGreetingVinayaka ChavithiTodayGreetingRishi PanchamiTodayGreetingTelangana calendar →
Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

Palem observes Vinayaka Chavithi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Telangana.

14 Sept

Temple in Anumula mandal

The principal temple recorded for Anumula mandal is VenugopalaSwamy Temple, Begumpeta. No temple of this dedication is on record within Palem itself.

Vinayaka Chavithi in Telangana

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 →

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
JH
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jilla Hari babu
Contact: 98****5621
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Palem can update it.
LGD code
577423
Pincode
508377
Post office
Halia
Population
1,113
Households
290
Literacy rate
47%
Sex ratio
1061 ♀/1000♂
Workers
676
Census 2011 · in context

How Palem compares

By population, Palem ranks #10 of 20 villages in Anumula mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.0%
−10.4% vs mandal average
Palem
47.0%
Anumula mandal
57.4%
Nalgonda district
57.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,061
+64 vs mandal average
Palem
1,061
Anumula mandal
997
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Palem
3.8
Anumula mandal
3.9

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

Advertisement

Palem at a glance

Palem is a village of 1,113 people in 290 households (Census 2011) in Anumula mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana, the 10th-largest of 20 villages in Anumula mandal. Literacy is 47%, 10 points below the mandal average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,061 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 508377, served by Halia post office; the LGD village code is 577423. The sarpanch is Jilla Hari babu. The population is estimated at 1,312 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Palem

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palem

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
15
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MIRYALAGUDA
Distance to nearest town (km)
27
Distance to district HQ (km)
41
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PALEM
Total area (ha)
634
Irrigated area (ha)
121
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Palem

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Palem

LGD code
577423
Pincode
508377
Post office
Halia
Population (Census 2011)
1,113
Population (projected 2026)
1,312
Households
290
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1061
Literacy rate
47.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bhongir
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alair
Member of Parliament
Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Jilla Hari babu
Block / Mandal
Anumula
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 508377

All villages in 508377 →
Same name, different place

Other villages named Palem

Looking for a different Palem? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Palem

Other villages in Anumula mandal

View all 26
Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement