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.

Mandal Overview
Mandal (Hindi)	Paderu (पाडेरु)
District	Alluri Sitharama Raju
State / UT	Andhra Pradesh
Railway Station	Gorapur
Total Area	328 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1059
Total Population (2011)	58,983
Density	180/km²
Total Villages	211

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