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- LGD code
- 593190
- Pincode
- 516454
- Post office
- Simhadripuram
- Population
- 847
- Households
- 252
- Literacy rate
- 67.2%
- Sex ratio
- 993 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 502
- Distance to district centre
- 46 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Amaravati
- 336 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 195 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mangapatnam · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital, Kovaramguttapalli · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Duddekunta compares
By population, Duddekunta ranks #10 of 20 villages in Simhadripuram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.2%
+1.9% vs mandal average
- Duddekunta
- 67.2%
- Simhadripuram mandal
- 65.3%
- Y.S.R. district
- 59.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
−16 vs mandal average
- Duddekunta
- 993
- Simhadripuram mandal
- 1,009
Household size
people per home
3.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Duddekunta
- 3.4
- Simhadripuram mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Duddekunta at a glance
Duddekunta is a village of 847 people in 252 households (Census 2011) in Simhadripuram mandal, Y.S.R. district, Andhra Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 20 villages in Simhadripuram mandal. Literacy is 67%, 2 points above the mandal average of 65% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Y.S.R. district centre, 31 km from Kalamalla, the nearest town, 14 km from Mangapatnam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 516454, served by Simhadripuram post office; the LGD village code is 593190. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital, Kovaramguttapalli, 6 km away. The village votes in Pulivendla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ys Jagan Mohan Reddy. The population is estimated at 999 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duddekunta · this village | 847 | 67% | — |
| Sunkesula · Simhadripuram | 659 | 78% | 3.5 km N |
| Lomada · Simhadripuram | 2,106 | 62% | 3.6 km SE |
| Ravulakolanu · Simhadripuram | 730 | 65% | 3.8 km E |
| Kasanur · Simhadripuram | 6,197 | 70% | 4 km W |
| Nandyalampalle · Simhadripuram | 605 | 62% | 5.1 km NW |
| Agraharam · Simhadripuram | 813 | 64% | 5.4 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Duddekunta
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PULIVENDLA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 101
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DUDDEKUNTA
- Total area (ha)
- 971
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 90
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Duddekunta
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Duddekunta
- LGD code
- 593190
- Pincode
- 516454
- Post office
- Simhadripuram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 847
- Population (projected 2026)
- 999
- Households
- 252
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 67.2%
- Coordinates
- 14.62263°N, 78.20036°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kadapa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pulivendla
- Member of Parliament
- Y. S. Avinash Reddy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ys Jagan Mohan Reddy
- Block / Mandal
- Simhadripuram
Getting there
How to reach Duddekunta
Distance to cities · straight line
- Amaravati336 kmcapital
- Bengaluru195 km
- Chennai282 km
- Hyderabad309 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMangapatnam14 km
- Bus stopSimhadripuram Bus Stop8 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital, Kovaramguttapalli6 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil10 km
- CollegeGovernment Polytechnic Simhadripuram6 km
- Police stationVemula Police Station31 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Duddekunta
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Shiridi Saibaba TempleTemple4.4 km ↗
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View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)