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 forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the mandal was 264 km², including 262.44 km² of rural area and 1.62 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 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
According to the 2011 Census, Araku Valley Mandal had a total population of 56,674 people living in 12,407 households. The population comprised 27,492 males and 29,182 females, with an average population density of 215 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| 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 |
Araku Valley Mandal had 26,433 literate people and 7,224 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 497 and 51,876 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| 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.