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Devarapalem

Chimakurthy mandal
Pincode 523253
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Festival

Ganesh Nimajjanam

Devarapalem observes Ganesh Nimajjanam on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, along with the rest of Andhra Pradesh.

23 Sept

Temple in Chimakurthy mandal

The principal temple recorded for Chimakurthy mandal is Sri Krishna Devaraya Kapu Satram. No temple of this dedication is on record within Devarapalem itself.

Ganesh Nimajjanam 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.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
591069
Pincode
523253
Post office
Uppalapadu (P)
Population
3,408
Households
820
Literacy rate
42.2%
Sex ratio
970 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,911
Distance to district centre
25 km
Distance to mandal centre
11 km
Distance to Amaravati
135 km
Distance to Hyderabad
238 km
Nearest railway station
Ongole · 34 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ganesh Clinic · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Devarapalem compares

By population, Devarapalem ranks #6 of 23 villages in Chimakurthy mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.2%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Devarapalem
42.2%
Chimakurthy mandal
47.4%
Prakasam district
56.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
Same as the mandal average
Devarapalem
970
Chimakurthy mandal
970
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Devarapalem
4.2
Chimakurthy mandal
4.2

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

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Devarapalem at a glance

Devarapalem is a village of 3,408 people in 820 households (Census 2011) in Chimakurthy mandal, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 23 villages in Chimakurthy mandal. Literacy is 42%, 5 points below the mandal average of 47% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Prakasam district centre, 18 km from Darsi, the nearest town, 34 km from Ongole railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 523253, served by Uppalapadu (P) post office; the LGD village code is 591069. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ganesh Clinic, 6 km away. The village votes in Santhanuthalapadu assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Bn. The population is estimated at 4,018 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Devarapalem

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Devarapalem · this village3,40842%
Nippatlapadu · Chimakurthy2,79836%3.4 km S
China Uyyalawada · Darsi45430%3.6 km W
Boddikura Padu · Thallur7,02842%3.7 km NW
Thripura Sundari Puram · Darsi97252%4.9 km W
Uppala Padu · Podili2,99146%5.6 km S
Pedauyyalawada · Darsi77629%6 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Devarapalem

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
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
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ONGOLE
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DEVARAPALEM
Total area (ha)
1,061
Irrigated area (ha)
302.3
Forest area (ha)
75

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 — Devarapalem

LGD code
591069
Pincode
523253
Post office
Uppalapadu (P)
Population (Census 2011)
3,408
Population (projected 2026)
4,018
Households
820
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
970
Literacy rate
42.2%
Coordinates
15.63186°N, 79.76915°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bapatla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Santhanuthalapadu
Member of Parliament
Krishna Prasad Tenneti
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vijay Kumar Bn
Block / Mandal
Chimakurthy
Getting there

How to reach Devarapalem

Mandal centre
Chimakurthy · ≈ 11 km
≈ 23 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Prakasam · ≈ 25 km
≈ 52 min by car · 1 h 1 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 33,418 people
Darsi · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 44 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Amaravati135 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad238 km
  • Chennai289 km
  • Bengaluru377 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationOngole34 km
  • Bus stopChimakurthy Bypass Bus Stop10 km
  • Hospital / PHCGanesh Clinic6 km
  • ATM / bankAPGB15 km
  • Petrol pumpEssar3 km
  • CollegeBVSR engineering college13 km
  • Police stationDarsi police station18 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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