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- LGD code
- 589707
- Pincode
- 521133
- Post office
- Ghantasala
- Population
- 1,573
- Households
- 483
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 755
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 50 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 295 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhattiprolu · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gantasala Government Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Devarakota compares
By population, Devarakota ranks #7 of 21 villages in Ghantasala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.6%
−5.3% vs mandal average
- Devarakota
- 62.6%
- Ghantasala mandal
- 67.9%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
−28 vs mandal average
- Devarakota
- 959
- Ghantasala mandal
- 987
Household size
people per home
3.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Devarakota
- 3.3
- Ghantasala mandal
- 3.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Devarakota at a glance
Devarakota is a village of 1,573 people in 483 households (Census 2011) in Ghantasala mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 7th-largest of 21 villages in Ghantasala mandal. Literacy is 63%, 5 points below the mandal average of 68% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Krishna district centre, 4 km from Challapalle, the nearest town, 17 km from Bhattiprolu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521133, served by Ghantasala post office; the LGD village code is 589707. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gantasala Government Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Avanigadda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buddhaprasad Mandali. The population is estimated at 1,713 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Devarakota
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- MACHILIPATNAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DEVARAKOTA
- Total area (ha)
- 324
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 210.43
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Devarakota
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Key facts — Devarakota
- LGD code
- 589707
- Pincode
- 521133
- Post office
- Ghantasala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,573
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,713
- Households
- 483
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Coordinates
- 16.15542°N, 80.94162°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Avanigadda
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Buddhaprasad Mandali
- Block / Mandal
- Ghantasala
Getting there
How to reach Devarakota
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati50 kmcapital
- Hyderabad295 km
- Chennai349 km
- Bengaluru505 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhattiprolu17 km
- Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Challapalli5 km
- Hospital / PHCGantasala Government Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
- CollegeMANDALI VENKATA KRISHNA RO B ED D ED COLLAGE14 km
- Police stationPamarru Police Station19 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Devarakota
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521133
Villages near Devarakota
Other villages in Ghantasala mandal
View all 20 →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, 2026-09-08
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)