Paderu Mandal - Alluri Sitharama Raju, Andhra Pradesh
Paderu 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. Paderu is the main town for most villages within the mandal. The nearest railway station is situated at Gorapur, while the nearest airport is Jeypore Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 74.7 km.
The total area of the mandal is 328 km², including 326.58 km² rural area and 1.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1059 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Paderu Mandal
Paderu Mandal has a total of 211 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 | 14 Mile Stone | Rural | Paderu |
| 2 | Allivara | Rural | Vanthadapalli |
| 3 | Aluguru | Rural | Ayinada |
| 4 | Ampuru | Rural | Guttulaputtu |
| 5 | Antilova | Rural | Devapuram |
| 6 | Arjapuram | Rural | Devapuram |
| 7 | Arlada | Rural | Salugu |
| 8 | Ayinada | Rural | Ayinada |
| 9 | Baddigummi | Rural | Paderu |
| 10 | Badimela | Rural | Badimela |
| 11 | Balamalu | Rural | Ayinada |
| 12 | Bandalu | Rural | Paderu |
| 13 | Bandapolam | Rural | Vanugupalli |
| 14 | Bangarumetta | Rural | Vanugupalli |
| 15 | Bantrothuputtu | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 16 | Baridiputtu | Rural | Gondili |
| 17 | Barisingi | Rural | Barisingi |
| 18 | Barluputtu | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 19 | Bidarigaruvu | Rural | Salugu |
| 20 | Birimisala | Rural | Vanugupalli |
| 21 | Boddaputtu | Rural | Gondili |
| 22 | Boddaputtu | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 23 | Boddimamidi | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 24 | Bodichettu | Rural | Paderu |
| 25 | Bokkellu | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 26 | Bonjangi | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 27 | Buradapadu | Rural | Salugu |
| 28 | Burugu Chetru | Rural | Salugu |
| 29 | Chakirevu | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 30 | Chantada | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 31 | Cheedikudda | Rural | Vanugupalli |
| 32 | Cheedimetta | Rural | Salugu |
| 33 | Cheedimetta | Rural | Guttulaputtu |
| 34 | Cheekupanasa | Rural | Ayinada |
| 35 | Cheemalapalle | Rural | Ayinada |
| 36 | Chilakalagondi | Rural | Salugu |
| 37 | Chintada | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 38 | Chintagondi | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 39 | Chintala Veedhi | Rural | Chinthalaveedhi |
| 40 | Chodepalle | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 41 | Dabbagaruvu | Rural | Salugu |
| 42 | Dabbapadu | Rural | Devapuram |
| 43 | Dabbaputtu | Rural | Guttulaputtu |
| 44 | Dalimputtu | Rural | Gabbangi |
| 45 | Dallapalle | Rural | Salugu |
| 46 | Darapalle | Rural | Ayinada |
| 47 | Degalaveedhi | Rural | Dokuluru |
| 48 | Devapuram | Rural | Devapuram |
| 49 | Devarapalle | Rural | Gabbangi |
| 50 | Digasampalu | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 51 | Digumodaputtu | Rural | Kujjali |
| 52 | Doddipalle | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 53 | Dokuluru | Rural | Dokuluru |
| 54 | Donela | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 55 | Dummaputtu | Rural | Dokuluru |
| 56 | Edulapalem | Rural | Salugu |
| 57 | Eegasampalu | Rural | Kujjali |
| 58 | Gabbangi | Rural | Gabbangi |
| 59 | Gadabavalasa @ Y.Kusarlapalem | Rural | Ayinada |
| 60 | Gaddibanda | Rural | Vanugupalli |
| 61 | Gaddibandalu | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 62 | Gadivalasa | Rural | Barisingi |
| 63 | Galipadu | Rural | Modapalli |
| 64 | Ganjigedda | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 65 | Gathapanuku | Rural | Ayinada |
| 66 | Goddalipadu | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 67 | Godugula | Rural | Paderu |
| 68 | Gondeli | Rural | Gondili |
| 69 | Gonduru | Rural | Gonduvuru |
| 70 | Goonagummi | Rural | Ayinada |
| 71 | Gudivada (Ct) | Rural | Paderu |
| 72 | Gulimiddhachatru | Rural | Salugu |
| 73 | Gulli | Rural | Ayinada |
| 74 | Gullipalle | Rural | Ayinada |
| 75 | Gunjigedda | Rural | Paderu |
| 76 | Gurragaruvu | Rural | Modapalli |
| 77 | Gurrampanuku | Rural | Gonduvuru |
| 78 | Gurupalle | Rural | Kadeli |
| 79 | Guttulaputtu | Rural | Guttulaputtu |
| 80 | Hanumanthapuram | Rural | Devapuram |
| 81 | Iradapalle | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 82 | Isakagaruvu | Rural | Badimela |
| 83 | Isakagaruvu | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 84 | Iskali | Rural | Kujjali |
| 85 | Jallipalle | Rural | Munchingiputtu |
| 86 | Jangadapalle | Rural | Ayinada |
| 87 | Jarragaruvu | Rural | Paderu |
| 88 | Jeedipagada | Rural | Vanugupalli |
| 89 | Jeelugupadu | Rural | Devapuram |
| 90 | Jodimamidi | Rural | Kujjali |
| 91 | Joduru | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 92 | Kadeli | Rural | Kadeli |
| 93 | Kakki | Rural | Salugu |
| 94 | Kallalabayalu | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 95 | Kandrangipadu | Rural | Salugu |
| 96 | Kandulapalem | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 97 | Kangedda | Rural | Devapuram |
| 98 | Kappalagondi | Rural | Salugu |
| 99 | Kapparamajji | Rural | Salugu |
| 100 | Karakaputtu | Rural | Gonduvuru |
| 101 | Karakaputtu | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 102 | Karibanda | Rural | Paderu |
| 103 | Karya Bandu | Rural | Paderu |
| 104 | Kavirai | Rural | Munchingiputtu |
| 105 | Kinchuru | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 106 | Kindangi | Rural | Kindangi |
| 107 | Kodulolangipadu | Rural | Ayinada |
| 108 | Kollambo | Rural | Badimela |
| 109 | Kondajeelugu | Rural | Ayinada |
| 110 | Kondamamidi | Rural | Ayinada |
| 111 | Kotha Valasapadu | Rural | Devapuram |
| 112 | Kothabu | Rural | Barisingi |
| 113 | Kothapalle | Rural | Munchingiputtu |
| 114 | Kothapolam | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 115 | Kothavalasa | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 116 | Kothavooru | Rural | Barisingi |
| 117 | Kothuru | Rural | Guttulaputtu |
| 118 | Kujjali | Rural | Kujjali |
| 119 | Kummaripalem | Rural | Paderu |
| 120 | Kummariputtu | Rural | Chinthalaveedhi |
| 121 | Kummarithumu | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 122 | Kusarlapalem | Rural | Ayinada |
| 123 | Ladaputtu | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 124 | Lagisapalle | Rural | Lagisipalli |
| 125 | Lampeli | Rural | Gondili |
| 126 | Lingaputtu | Rural | Gondili |
| 127 | Lolangipadu | Rural | Salugu |
| 128 | Madigabanda | Rural | Paderu |
| 129 | Malakapolam | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 130 | Malapadu | Rural | Minumuluru |
| 131 | Mandiputtu | Rural | Dokuluru |
| 132 | Minumuluru | Rural | Minumuluru |
| 133 | Mittalapadu | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 134 | Modapalle | Rural | Modapalli |
| 135 | Mulagalapalem | Rural | Devapuram |
| 136 | Munchingi Puttu | Rural | Munchingiputtu |
| 137 | Nandigaruvu | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 138 | Nereduvalasa | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 139 | Nereduvalasa | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 140 | Obarthi | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 141 | Ontipaka | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 142 | Ontiveedhulu | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 143 | Onuru | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 144 | Palamanichilaka | Rural | Gonduvuru |
| 145 | Pamurelli | Rural | Guttulaputtu |
| 146 | Panasapalle | Rural | Gabbangi |
| 147 | Panasaputtu | Rural | Ayinada |
| 148 | Pandigunta | Rural | Devapuram |
| 149 | Pathapaderu | Rural | Paderu |
| 150 | Pedapolam | Rural | Ayinada |
| 151 | Pidugumamidi | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 152 | Piduguputtu | Rural | Salugu |
| 153 | Pilliputtu | Rural | Gondili |
| 154 | Poolabanda | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 155 | Pothampalem | Rural | Ayinada |
| 156 | Pothurajumetta | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 157 | Pulusumamidi | Rural | Devapuram |
| 158 | Putikagaruvu | Rural | Ayinada |
| 159 | Puttarajupadu | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 160 | Raigedda | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 161 | Raipalem | Rural | Ayinada |
| 162 | Rakota | Rural | Ayinada |
| 163 | Ranambadi | Rural | Vanthadapalli |
| 164 | Rangasingipadu | Rural | Vanthadapalli |
| 165 | Rellabanda | Rural | Ayinada |
| 166 | Sakiputtu | Rural | Badimela |
| 167 | Saldigedda | Rural | Minumuluru |
| 168 | Salugu | Rural | Salugu |
| 169 | Sangodi | Rural | Minumuluru |
| 170 | Santhaganduva | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 171 | Sappiputtu | Rural | Vanthadapalli |
| 172 | Sariapalle | Rural | Ayinada |
| 173 | Seekaipadu | Rural | Ayinada |
| 174 | Seekupanasa | Rural | Ayinada |
| 175 | Seribayalu | Rural | Kindangi |
| 176 | Sindugula | Rural | Iradapalli |
| 177 | Solamulu | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 178 | Sukuruputtu | Rural | Gonduvuru |
| 179 | Sundruputtu | Rural | Paderu |
| 180 | Tagavulamamidi Garuvu | Rural | Ayinada |
| 181 | Talarisingi | Rural | Chinthalaveedhi |
| 182 | Tamarapalle | Rural | Vanugupalli |
| 183 | Taragam | Rural | Devapuram |
| 184 | Thotagunnalu | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 185 | Thotalagondi | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 186 | Thumpada | Rural | Thumpada |
| 187 | Tiyyagedda | Rural | Paderu |
| 188 | Tiyyagedda | Unmapped | Not applicable |
| 189 | Tummalapalem | Rural | Devapuram |
| 190 | Turumamidi | Rural | Kujjali |
| 191 | Ubbediputtu | Rural | Chinthalaveedhi |
| 192 | Valasamamidi | Rural | Devapuram |
| 193 | Vallai | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 194 | Vallapuram | Rural | Dokuluru |
| 195 | Vanagarai | Rural | Vanthadapalli |
| 196 | Vanchadagondi | Rural | Gondili |
| 197 | Vanjangi | Rural | Vanajangi |
| 198 | Vanjaparthi | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 199 | Vanji Bathi | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 200 | Vankachinta | Rural | Paderu |
| 201 | Vankachinta | Rural | Modapalli |
| 202 | Vanthadapalle | Rural | Vanthadapalli |
| 203 | Vanthalagummi | Rural | Guttulaputtu |
| 204 | Vanthalamamidi | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 205 | Vanthalamamidi @ Gadilametta | Rural | Ayinada |
| 206 | Vantipaka | Rural | Vanthalamamidi |
| 207 | Vanugupalle | Rural | Vanugupalli |
| 208 | Varthanapalle | Rural | Kadeli |
| 209 | Varukaru | Rural | Paderu |
| 210 | Vurugonda | Rural | Kinchuru |
| 211 | Yegumodaputtu | Rural | Kujjali |
Population of Paderu Mandal
As per the Census 2011, Paderu Mandal has a total population of 58,983 people, consisting of 28,644 males and 30,339 females. There are 14,689 households in the mandal with an average population density of 180 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 58,983 | 50,196 | 8,787 |
| Male Population | 28,644 | 24,125 | 4,519 |
| Female Population | 30,339 | 26,071 | 4,268 |
| Total Households | 14,689 | 12,650 | 2,039 |
| Population Density | 180 / km² | 154 / km² | 8,787 / km² |
Beyond these basic counts, the mandal has 31,274 literate people and 6,870 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 563 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 48,694 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) | 6,870 | 5,986 | 884 |
| Literate Population | 31,274 | 24,828 | 6,446 |
| Illiterate Population | 27,709 | 25,368 | 2,341 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 563 | 358 | 205 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 48,694 | 44,594 | 4,100 |
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.