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Raiwada

Devarapalli mandal
Pincode 531030
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

Raiwada observes Vinayaka Chavithi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

14 Sept

Temples near Raiwada

  • Sri Polamamba Talli · 1.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Devarapalli mandal

The principal temple recorded for Devarapalli mandal is Sri Polamamba Talli. No temple of this dedication is on record within Raiwada itself.

Vinayaka Chavithi 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.

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 →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
585960
Pincode
531030
Post office
Devarapalli (Visakhapatnam)
Population
1,676
Households
411
Literacy rate
32.3%
Sex ratio
1034 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,035
Distance to district centre
43 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Amaravati
299 km
Distance to Hyderabad
482 km
Nearest railway station
Lakkavarapukota · 17 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Raiwada compares

By population, Raiwada ranks #13 of 43 villages in Devarapalli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
32.3%
−16.0% vs mandal average
Raiwada
32.3%
Devarapalli mandal
48.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,034
+38 vs mandal average
Raiwada
1,034
Devarapalli mandal
996
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
Raiwada
4.1
Devarapalli mandal
3.9

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

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Raiwada at a glance

Raiwada is a village of 1,676 people in 411 households (Census 2011) in Devarapalli mandal, Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, the 13th-largest of 43 villages in Devarapalli mandal. Literacy is 32%, 16 points below the mandal average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,034 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Anakapalli district centre, 20 km from Srungavarapukota, the nearest town, 17 km from Lakkavarapukota railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 531030, served by Devarapalli (Visakhapatnam) post office; the LGD village code is 585960. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, bank. The village votes in Madugula assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy. The population is estimated at 1,825 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Raiwada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Raiwada · this village1,67632%
Bethapudi · Devarapalli37869%0.4 km S
Chinasompuram · Devarapalli12058%1.7 km NE
Sampura · Chandua18669%1.7 km NE
Devarapalle · Devarapalli9,39753%1.8 km SW
Nagayyapeta · Devarapalli1,50648%2 km E
Kasipuram · Devarapalli1,97555%2.8 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Raiwada

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)
15
Power hours (winter)
24
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
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
VISAKHAPATNAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
50
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
RAIWADA
Total area (ha)
316
Irrigated area (ha)
19.52
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Raiwada

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 — Raiwada

LGD code
585960
Pincode
531030
Post office
Devarapalli (Visakhapatnam)
Population (Census 2011)
1,676
Population (projected 2026)
1,825
Households
411
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1034
Literacy rate
32.3%
Coordinates
18.00490°N, 82.98746°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Anakapalle
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Madugula
Member of Parliament
C. M. Ramesh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy
Block / Mandal
Devarapalli
Getting there

How to reach Raiwada

Mandal centre
Devarapalli · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Anakapalli · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 28 min by car · 1 h 45 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 28,304 people
Srungavarapukota · ≈ 20 km
≈ 41 min by car · 49 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati299 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad482 km
  • Chennai620 km
  • Kolkata756 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationLakkavarapukota17 km
  • Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Devarapalli2 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital1 km
  • ATM / bankAndhra Pradesh Grameena Bank2 km
  • Petrol pumpNayara15 km
  • CollegeSKML junior college gotivada sabbavaram26 km
  • Police stationS Kota Police Station20 km
Nearest to the village
Bus stop
APSRTC Bus Station , Devarapalli1.7 km
Health centre
Government Hospital1.5 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • Primary health centre
  • Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Raiwada

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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