Kappalabandham is a village in the Khammam district

Khammam district

Khammam District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 2,565,412 of which 19.81% were urban as of 2001 census. Khammam town is the district headquarters. The present name of Khammam is derived from the old name Kammamet. Later it was called Khammam Mettu and subsequently...

, in the state of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is located 3 km from its local Mandal

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 at Kalluru

Kalluru

-About:Kalluru or Kallur is a mandal in the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at between Khammam and Sathupalli. Kalluru is connected by national highway and it is 50 kilometers from Khammam.-Economy:...

.

Demographics

There are approximately 400 households in the village and surrounding area, and the village is dominated by the Reddy

Reddy

Reddy is a social group or caste of India, predominantly inhabiting Andhra Pradesh. They are enlisted as a forward caste by the government. Traditionally, they are a high-caste community of nobility, warriors and cultivators. According to academics, they were a warrior caste in the remote past and...

 caste

Caste

Caste is an elaborate and complex social system that combines elements of endogamy, occupation, culture, social class, tribal affiliation and political power. It should not be confused with race or social class, e.g. members of different castes in one society may belong to the same race, as in India...

, a powerful caste in the state.

Culture

The village is home to two temples

Hindu temple

A Mandir, Devalayam, Devasthanam, or a Hindu temple is a place of worship for followers of Hinduism...

, the Bhakthha Anjaneeya Swami temple and the Ankamma Thalli temple.

In April every year, the village celebrates a number of festivals, including Ankamma, Thirupathamma, Vinayaka Chavithi

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi , also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is the Hindu festival of Ganesha also called Vinayagar in Tamil Nadu, the son of Shiva and Parvati, who is believed to bestow his presence on earth for all his devotees in the duration of this festival...

, and Sri Ramanavami.

Climate

The climate of the Kappalabandham area is tropical

Tropics

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, with hot summers and moderate winters, and is dry throughout the year. Annual mean daily maximum temperature is 38°C, while minimum is 27.7°C.

The year is effectively split into four seasons with the cooler months being January and February. The hottest months of March to July overlap with the Southwest Monsoon

Monsoon

Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...

, which extends from June to September, while the Northeast Monsoon occupies the months of October to December.