Andhra Pradesh: Kovur sugar factory workers to receive Rs 22 crore in pending wages
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Edulakunta observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Pedapadu mandal is Sri Sri Sri Kanakamahalakshmi Devasthanam. No temple of this dedication is on record within Edulakunta itself.
Devi Navaratri with a different alankaram each day, most publicly at Vijayawada Kanaka Durga. Vijayadashami carries the Jammi leaf exchange and Aksharabhyasam for children.
The regional form observed across Andhra Pradesh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Edulakunta ranks #23 of 26 villages in Pedapadu mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Edulakunta is a village of 66 people in 20 households (Census 2011) in Pedapadu mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 26 villages in Pedapadu mandal. Literacy is 62%, 6 points below the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,276 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Eluru district centre, 7 km from Vatluru, the nearest town, 6 km from Vatlur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 534437, served by Pedapadu post office; the LGD village code is 588402. The nearest hospital or health centre is Raghava Nursing Home, 4 km away. The village votes in Denduluru assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chintamaneni Prabhakar. The population is estimated at 72 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Patha Mupparru →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edulakunta · this village | 66 | 62% | — |
| Pedapadu II · Pedapadu | 4,529 | 64% | 2 km S |
| Mupparru · Pedapadu | 4,062 | 64% | 2.3 km NE |
| Ravulakunta · Pedapadu | 0 | — | 2.6 km SW |
| Tallagudem · Pedapadu | 568 | 61% | 2.8 km NE |
| Tallagudem · Yadagirigutta | 568 | — | 2.8 km NE |
| Pedapadu I · Pedapadu | 7,754 | 67% | 3.8 km W |
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.
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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.
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