Rayalaseema records 39% rain deficit as monsoon set to exit AP
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Ithapudi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Kajuluru mandal is Temple Sri Shirdi Sai. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ithapudi 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, Ithapudi ranks #14 of 20 villages in Kajuluru mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ithapudi is a village of 2,014 people in 619 households (Census 2011) in Kajuluru mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 20 villages in Kajuluru mandal. Literacy is 64%, 2 points above the mandal average of 62% and the sex ratio is 933 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Kakinada district centre, 3 km from Kajuluru, the nearest town, 9 km from Velangi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 533262, served by Draksharamam post office; the LGD village code is 587624. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Pekeru, 6 km away. The village votes in Ramachandrapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vasamsetti Subash. The population is estimated at 2,193 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ithapudi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithapudi · this village | 2,014 | 64% | — |
| Tipparaju Palem · Kajuluru | — | — | 1.1 km N |
| Tanumalla · Kajuluru | 741 | 67% | 1.7 km W |
| Duggudurru · Kajuluru | 4,158 | 62% | 2.3 km SE |
| Cheduvada · Kajuluru | 1,600 | 64% | 2.6 km NE |
| Tarlampudi · Kajuluru | 1,641 | 57% | 2.7 km NW |
| Kajuluru · Kajuluru | 12,117 | 58% | 2.9 km E |
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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