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- LGD code
- 589378
- Pincode
- 521324
- Post office
- Bantumilli
- Population
- 1,413
- Households
- 352
- Literacy rate
- 51.8%
- Sex ratio
- 996 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 789
- Distance to district centre
- 49 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 83 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 331 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhimavaram Town · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Seethanapalli · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chandala compares
By population, Chandala ranks #10 of 15 villages in Kruthivennu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.8%
−7.8% vs mandal average
- Chandala
- 51.8%
- Kruthivennu mandal
- 59.6%
- Krishna district
- 66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
996
−7 vs mandal average
- Chandala
- 996
- Kruthivennu mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Chandala
- 4.0
- Kruthivennu mandal
- 3.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chandala at a glance
Chandala is a village of 1,413 people in 352 households (Census 2011) in Kruthivennu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 15 villages in Kruthivennu mandal. Literacy is 52%, 8 points below the mandal average of 60% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. It lies 49 km from the Krishna district centre, 9 km from Losarigutlapadu, the nearest town, 21 km from Bhimavaram Town railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521324, served by Bantumilli post office; the LGD village code is 589378. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Seethanapalli, 5 km away. The village votes in Pedana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kagitha Krishnaprasad. The population is estimated at 1,539 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chandala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 21
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHIMAVARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- GARISEPUDI
- Total area (ha)
- 288
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 92.65
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Chandala
- LGD code
- 589378
- Pincode
- 521324
- Post office
- Bantumilli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,413
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,539
- Households
- 352
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 996
- Literacy rate
- 51.8%
- Coordinates
- 16.38685°N, 81.41876°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Machilipatnam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pedana
- Member of Parliament
- Vallabhaneni Balashowry
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kagitha Krishnaprasad
- Block / Mandal
- Kruthivennu
Getting there
How to reach Chandala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati83 kmcapital
- Hyderabad331 km
- Chennai388 km
- Bengaluru560 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhimavaram Town21 km
- Bus stopLakshmipuram ( Krishna ) Bus Stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Seethanapalli5 km
- ATM / bankATM3 km
- Petrol pumpHP2 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Instuite19 km
- Police stationBhimavaram two town police station20 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chandala
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕TempleTemple2.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 521324
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- NidamarruKruthivennu mandal6,613 pop
- PedatummidiBantumilli mandal6,112 pop
- ChorampudiBantumilli mandal5,935 pop
- LaxmipuramKruthivennu mandal5,471 pop
- China PandrakaKruthivennu mandal5,448 pop
- MulaparruBantumilli mandal5,380 pop
- ArthamuruBantumilli mandal4,080 pop
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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