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 forms part of the district's rural administration. 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.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the mandal was 328 km², including 326.58 km² of rural area and 1.00 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 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
According to the 2011 Census, Paderu Mandal had a total population of 58,983 people living in 14,689 households. The population comprised 28,644 males and 30,339 females, with an average population density of 180 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| 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 |
Paderu Mandal had 31,274 literate people and 6,870 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 563 and 48,694 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| 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.