Crops over 45,000 hectares damaged due to heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh
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Pulakurthy observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.
The principal temple recorded for Kodumur mandal is Sri Lakshmi Madha Swamy Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pulakurthy 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, Pulakurthy ranks #2 of 10 villages in Kodumur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pulakurthy is a village of 9,926 people in 1,901 households (Census 2011) in Kodumur mandal, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, the 2nd-largest of 10 villages in Kodumur mandal. Literacy is 34%, 13 points below the mandal average of 48% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Kurnool district centre, 9 km from C.Belagal, the nearest town, 30 km from Ulindakonda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 518462, served by Belagal post office; the LGD village code is 594039. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sangamitra Hospitals, 9 km away. The village votes in Kodumur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Boggula Dastagiri. The population is estimated at 10,809 in 2026, up 9% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kallaparri →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulakurthy · this village | 9,926 | 34% | — |
| Pedda Nelatur · Gonegandla | 5,832 | 36% | 4.1 km W |
| Burandoddi · C.Belagal | 5,542 | 38% | 4.8 km NW |
| Brahmanadoddi · C.Belagal | 3,458 | 33% | 5.9 km NE |
| Vemugodu · Gonegandla | 5,480 | 46% | 6.1 km S |
| Thippanur · Gonegandla | 3,566 | 38% | 7.3 km S |
| Varkur · Kodumur | 5,378 | 41% | 7.3 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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