Araku Valley Mandal - Alluri Sitharama Raju, Andhra Pradesh

Araku Valley is an administrative mandal in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Araku Valley is the main town for most villages within the mandal. The nearest railway station is situated at Shimiliaguda, while the nearest airport is Jeypore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 59.0 km.

The total area of the mandal is 264 km², including 262.44 km² rural area and 1.62 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1061 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Araku Valley Mandal

Araku Valley Mandal has a total of 172 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Mandal, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adaru	Rural	Lotheru
2	Addumanda	Rural	Lotheru
3	Amalaguda	Rural	Gannela
4	Antiparthi	Rural	Lotheru
5	Bairuguda	Rural	Baski
6	Baliyaguda	Rural	Bondam
7	Baliyaguda	Unmapped	Not applicable
8	Bamsuguda	Rural	Baski
9	Bandapanuvalasa	Rural	Baski
10	Baski	Rural	Baski
11	Battivalasa	Rural	Madala
12	Beddaguda	Rural	Sunkarametta
13	Beddaguda	Unmapped	Not applicable
14	Bishnuguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
15	Boduguda	Rural	Madagada
16	Bondaguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
17	Bondam	Rural	Bondam
18	Bonduguda	Rural	Baski
19	Bonduguda	Unmapped	Not applicable
20	Borrachinta	Rural	Lotheru
21	Borrakaluvalasa	Rural	Lotheru
22	Borriguda	Rural	Madala
23	Bosubeda	Rural	Madagada
24	Boyiguda	Rural	Sunkarametta
25	Chandrapoda	Rural	Iragai
26	Cheedivalasa	Rural	Gannela
27	Chellubadi	Rural	Gannela
28	Chendrapodaru	Rural	Iragai
29	Chinagangagudi	Rural	Sunkarametta
30	Chinalabudu	Rural	Chinalabudu
31	Chittamgondi	Rural	Chinalabudu
32	Chompi	Rural	Chompi
33	Dabuguda	Rural	Madala
34	Daburangini	Rural	Sunkarametta
35	Dalapatiguda	Rural	Madagada
36	Danasalavalasa	Rural	Lotheru
37	Danirangini	Rural	Madagada
38	Dappuguda	Rural	Gannela
39	Davadaguda	Rural	Sunkarametta
40	Dellipadu	Rural	Iragai
41	Devarapalle	Rural	Baski
42	Dhoburangini	Rural	Baski
43	Dingriputtu	Rural	Madagada
44	Dolliguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
45	Domalajoru	Rural	Madala
46	Doraguda	Rural	Madagada
47	Duddikonda	Rural	Lotheru
48	Dumbriguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
49	Dungiyaputtu	Rural	Baski
50	Gadyaguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
51	Gandametta	Rural	Sunkarametta
52	Gangasanivalasa	Rural	Lotheru
53	Ganjayavalasa	Rural	Pedalabudu
54	Gannela	Rural	Gannela
55	Garudaguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
56	Gatapadu	Rural	Iragai
57	Gattanaguda	Rural	Madagada
58	Gattaraguda	Rural	Kothabhalluguda
59	Gatuguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
60	Girliguda	Rural	Baski
61	Gojara	Rural	Gannela
62	Gondiguda	Rural	Chinalabudu
63	Gugguda	Rural	Baski
64	Hattaguda	Rural	Madagada
65	Iragai	Rural	Iragai
66	Jaginivalasa	Rural	Baski
67	Janamguda	Rural	Kothabhalluguda
68	Janamguda	Unmapped	Not applicable
69	Jarimanuguda	Rural	Iragai
70	Jarlangi	Rural	Iragai
71	Kaguvalasa	Rural	Gannela
72	Kaguvalasa	Rural	Pedalabudu
73	Kajjuruguda	Rural	Iragai
74	Kamalabanda	Rural	Gannela
75	Kamalatota	Rural	Gannela
76	Kandulaguddi	Rural	Gannela
77	Kantabamsuguda (Ct)	Rural	Pedalabudu
78	Kappalagondi	Rural	Siragam
79	Karakavalasa	Rural	Bondam
80	Kentubade	Rural	Gannela
81	Kikkatiguda	Rural	Lotheru
82	Kinnamguda	Rural	Sunkarametta
83	Kodipunjuvalasa	Rural	Siragam
84	Koliyaguda	Rural	Bondam
85	Korraguda	Rural	Kothabhalluguda
86	Korraguda	Rural	Baski
87	Korraguda	Rural	Baski
88	Kosiguda	Rural	Gannela
89	Kothaballuguda	Rural	Kothabhalluguda
90	Kothavalasa	Rural	Chompi
91	Kottavalasa	Rural	Bondam
92	Kottavalasa	Rural	Gannela
93	Kundiguda	Rural	Baski
94	Kuruseela	Rural	Gannela
95	Kusumguda	Rural	Madagada
96	Lamtampadu	Rural	Siragam
97	Landiguda	Rural	Lotheru
98	Leddangi	Rural	Lotheru
99	Lembaguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
100	Limbaguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
101	Littiguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
102	Loteru Musiriguda	Rural	Lotheru
103	Lotheru	Rural	Lotheru
104	Madaguda	Rural	Madagada
105	Madala	Rural	Madala
106	Majjivalasa	Rural	Madala
107	Mala Singaram	Rural	Chinalabudu
108	Manjuguda	Rural	Madagada
109	Mettapadu	Rural	Iragai
110	Mettapadu	Rural	Lotheru
111	Morriguda	Rural	Madala
112	Mulyagalugu	Rural	Madala
113	Musiriguda	Rural	Madala
114	Musriguda	Rural	Lotheru
115	Nanda	Rural	Iragai
116	Nandiguda	Rural	Madagada
117	Ninnimamidivalasa	Rural	Bondam
118	Novvaguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
119	Padmapuram	Rural	Padmapuram
120	Pakanaguda	Rural	Madagada
121	Panirangini	Rural	Pedalabudu
122	Pappuduvalasa	Rural	Chompi
123	Pathaballuguda	Rural	Kothabhalluguda
124	Peda Labudu	Rural	Pedalabudu
125	Peda Valasa	Rural	Lotheru
126	Pedagangagudi	Rural	Sunkarametta
127	Pedagaruvu	Rural	Sunkarametta
128	Pedageddavalasa	Rural	Lotheru
129	Piribanda	Rural	Sunkarametta
130	Piripodaru	Rural	Baski
131	Pitraguda	Rural	Madagada
132	Pittamarriguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
133	Polamguda	Rural	Gannela
134	Polliguda	Rural	Lotheru
135	Pooluguda	Rural	Gannela
136	Pottangipadu	Rural	Madala
137	Pujaribanda	Rural	Gannela
138	Raktakandi	Rural	Madala
139	Ramakrishnanagar	Rural	Gannela
140	Rampuduvalasa	Rural	Gannela
141	Ranajilleda	Rural	Padmapuram
142	Ranginiguda	Rural	Bondam
143	Ravvalaguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
144	Rega	Rural	Bondam
145	Sabaka	Rural	Gannela
146	Sarabhaguda	Rural	Pedalabudu
147	Sarubedda	Rural	Madala
148	Sarubedda	Unmapped	Not applicable
149	Siragam	Rural	Siragam
150	Sirasaguda	Rural	Lotheru
151	Somelapadu	Rural	Sunkarametta
152	Sukuruguda	Rural	Sunkarametta
153	Sunkarametta	Rural	Sunkarametta
154	Tadaka	Rural	Gannela
155	Tangulabedda	Rural	Madala
156	Tidiguda	Rural	Iragai
157	Todubanda	Rural	Lotheru
158	Tokavalasa	Rural	Siragam
159	Tokavalasa	Unmapped	Not applicable
160	Toradambuvalasa	Rural	Lotheru
161	Totavalasa	Rural	Iragai
162	Totavalasa	Rural	Madala
163	Totavalasa	Rural	Gannela
164	Totavalasa	Rural	Sunkarametta
165	Tudumu	Rural	Chinalabudu
166	Tungagedda	Rural	Madala
167	Urumulu	Rural	Iragai
168	Validipanasa	Rural	Iragai
169	Vanthalaguda	Rural	Lotheru
170	Vanthamuru	Rural	Iragai
171	Varra	Rural	Siragam
172	Yandapallivalasa	Rural	Padmapuram

Population of Araku Valley Mandal

As per the Census 2011, Araku Valley Mandal has a total population of 56,674 people, consisting of 27,492 males and 29,182 females. There are 12,407 households in the mandal with an average population density of 215 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	56,674	49,960	6,714
Male Population	27,492	23,571	3,921
Female Population	29,182	26,389	2,793
Total Households	12,407	10,974	1,433
Population Density	215 / km²	190 / km²	4,144 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the mandal has 26,433 literate people and 7,224 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 497 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 51,876 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	7,224	6,527	697
Literate Population	26,433	21,465	4,968
Illiterate Population	30,241	28,495	1,746
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	497	317	180
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	51,876	47,563	4,313

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Mandal Overview
Mandal (Hindi)	Araku Valley (अरकुव्याली)
District	Alluri Sitharama Raju
State / UT	Andhra Pradesh
Railway Station	Shimiliaguda
Total Area	264 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1061
Total Population (2011)	56,674
Density	215/km²
Total Villages	172

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