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Cherkumilli

Kruthivennu mandal
Pincode 521324
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Cherkumilli

  • Sri Venkateswara swami temple · 4.5 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Kruthivennu mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kruthivennu mandal is Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Cherkumilli 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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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
589382
Pincode
521324
Post office
Bantumilli
Population
1,174
Households
347
Literacy rate
62.4%
Sex ratio
1049 ♀/1000♂
Workers
552
Distance to district centre
37 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Amaravati
72 km
Distance to Hyderabad
321 km
Nearest railway station
Kaikaluru · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Seethanapalli · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Cherkumilli compares

By population, Cherkumilli ranks #12 of 15 villages in Kruthivennu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.4%
+2.8% vs mandal average
Cherkumilli
62.4%
Kruthivennu mandal
59.6%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
+46 vs mandal average
Cherkumilli
1,049
Kruthivennu mandal
1,003
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Cherkumilli
3.4
Kruthivennu mandal
3.5

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

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Cherkumilli at a glance

Cherkumilli is a village of 1,174 people in 347 households (Census 2011) in Kruthivennu mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 15 villages in Kruthivennu mandal. Literacy is 62%, 3 points above the mandal average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Krishna district centre, 14 km from Kalidindi, the nearest town, 22 km from Kaikaluru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521324, served by Bantumilli post office; the LGD village code is 589382. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Seethanapalli, 7 km away. The village votes in Pedana assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kagitha Krishnaprasad. The population is estimated at 1,278 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Cherukumilli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Cherkumilli · this village1,17462%
Endapalle · Kruthivennu1,07463%1.5 km E
Endapalle · Chintalapudi4,80358%1.5 km E
Pendurru · Bantumilli2,57962%1.9 km NW
Munipeda · Kruthivennu1,42267%2.3 km NE
Chorampudi · Bantumilli5,93560%3.6 km NW
China Pandraka · Kruthivennu5,44861%3.9 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Cherkumilli

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
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
0
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
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
PEDANA
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHERKUMILLI
Total area (ha)
674
Irrigated area (ha)
484.31
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Cherkumilli

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 — Cherkumilli

LGD code
589382
Pincode
521324
Post office
Bantumilli
Population (Census 2011)
1,174
Population (projected 2026)
1,278
Households
347
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1049
Literacy rate
62.4%
Coordinates
16.37709°N, 81.30971°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 Cherkumilli

Mandal centre
Kruthivennu · ≈ 7.8 km
≈ 16 min by car · 19 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 17 min by car · 1 h 31 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,059 people
Kalidindi · ≈ 14 km
≈ 29 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati72 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad321 km
  • Chennai383 km
  • Bengaluru550 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKaikaluru22 km
  • Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Bantumilli4 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Seethanapalli7 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank Of India14 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
  • CollegeMahatma Gandhi Instuite27 km
  • Police stationChilakalapudi Police Station27 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Cherkumilli

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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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