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Chiruvolu

Mopidevi mandal
Pincode 521125
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Festival

Vinayaka Chavithi

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

14 Sept

Temples near Chiruvolu

  • Anjaneya Swamy Temple · 1.1 km
  • Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Statue · 1.2 km
  • Yadav palam ramalayam · 1.2 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Mopidevi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Mopidevi mandal is Mopidevi Subrahmanyeswara swamy Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chiruvolu 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
589765
Pincode
521125
Post office
Mopidevi
Population
755
Households
242
Literacy rate
53.4%
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000♂
Workers
424
Distance to district centre
28 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Amaravati
58 km
Distance to Hyderabad
299 km
Nearest railway station
Repalle · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Vineel Physiotherapy Clinic · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chiruvolu compares

By population, Chiruvolu ranks #11 of 17 villages in Mopidevi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.4%
−10.9% vs mandal average
Chiruvolu
53.4%
Mopidevi mandal
64.3%
Krishna district
66.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
897
−53 vs mandal average
Chiruvolu
897
Mopidevi mandal
950
Household size
people per home
3.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Chiruvolu
3.1
Mopidevi mandal
3.3

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

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Chiruvolu at a glance

Chiruvolu is a village of 755 people in 242 households (Census 2011) in Mopidevi mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, the 11th-largest of 17 villages in Mopidevi mandal. Literacy is 53%, 11 points below the mandal average of 64% and the sex ratio is 897 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Krishna district centre, 5 km from Avanigadda, the nearest town, 13 km from Repalle railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 521125, served by Mopidevi post office; the LGD village code is 589765. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vineel Physiotherapy Clinic, 5 km away. The village votes in Avanigadda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Buddhaprasad Mandali. The population is estimated at 822 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Merakanapalli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chiruvolu · this village75553%
Mopidevi · Mopidevi7,43870%1 km W
Merakanapalle · Mopidevi98159%2 km E
Nagayatippa · Mopidevi1,64369%2.2 km SW
Mopidevi Lanka · Mopidevi61559%2.2 km SW
North Chiruvolulanka · Mopidevi3,78168%2.6 km SE
Pedaprolu · Mopidevi3,76968%2.8 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chiruvolu

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
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
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
MACHILIPATNAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
34
Distance to district HQ (km)
34
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MERAKANAPALLE
Total area (ha)
83
Irrigated area (ha)
57.46
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Chiruvolu

LGD code
589765
Pincode
521125
Post office
Mopidevi
Population (Census 2011)
755
Population (projected 2026)
822
Households
242
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
897
Literacy rate
53.4%
Coordinates
16.06383°N, 80.93656°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Avanigadda
Member of Parliament
Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Member of Legislative Assembly
Buddhaprasad Mandali
Block / Mandal
Mopidevi
Getting there

How to reach Chiruvolu

Mandal centre
Mopidevi · ≈ 1.0 km
≈ 2 min by car · 2 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Krishna · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 23,737 people
Avanigadda · ≈ 5.4 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati58 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad299 km
  • Chennai339 km
  • Bengaluru498 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRepalle13 km
  • Bus stopAPSRTC Bus Station , Mopidevi1 km
  • Hospital / PHCVineel Physiotherapy Clinic5 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India5 km
  • Petrol pumpHP13 km
  • CollegeMANDALI VENKATA KRISHNA RO B ED D ED COLLAGE5 km
  • Police stationArpet Police Station25 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chiruvolu

1 Church, 7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Chiruvolu

4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 🏫Mandal Parishad Adarsha Elementary School, MopideviSchool<1 km ↗
  • 🎓Zilla Parishad High School, MopideviHigh school1.4 km ↗
  • 🎓MANDALI VENKATA KRISHNA RO B ED D ED COLLAGECollege4.5 km ↗
  • 🏫govt schoolSchool4.6 km ↗
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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, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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