| Malavanitippa | |
| Native Name: | మాలవానితిప్ప |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Latd: | 16.455163 |
| Latns: | N |
| Longd: | 81.424808 |
| Longew: | E |
| Coordinates Display: | inline,title |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Coastal Andhra |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | West Godavari |
| Parts Type: | Mandal |
| Parts: | Kalla |
| Government Type: | Gram Panchayat |
| Governing Body: | Malavanitippa Panchayat |
| Leader Title1: | Sarpanch |
| Leader Name1: | Sagiraju Subbaraju |
| Leader Title2: | MLA |
| Leader Name2: | Raghu Rama Krishna Raju |
| Leader Title4: | MP |
| Leader Name4: | Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.41 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 10 |
| Population Total: | 1291 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 534236 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91-8816 |
| Registration Plate: | AP 37 |
Malavanitippa (మాలవానితిప్ప), is a small village in the West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[3] As of 2011 India census, this panchayat had a population of 1291: males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%, while 8% of the total population was under 6 years of age.
Malavanitippa located at latitude 16.45 and longitude 81.42 and at an elevation of 10 meters above the sea level. The topography of Malavanitippa is flat. This village is situated at the tail-end point of one of the canals originating from the west side of the Dowleswaram Barrage. Malavanitippa shares its border with Anandapuram, Iskulanka and, S. C. Bose colony (Military colony) villages. The general soil type is black soil.
The climate in this village is mainly tropical evergreen and moist deciduous type with moderate to high levels of humidity. Annual temperatures range between 19 and 41 °C (66 and 105 °F).[4] From June through September, the south-west monsoon brings in heavy rains, although considerable rain also falls during the northeast monsoon (from mid-October to mid-December). During the winter (November to February), the village receives light rain with pleasant atmosphere. Generally the winter temperatures are lies between 19 °C and 28 °C. The summer season in this village generally extends from March to June. The summer temperatures are extremely high due to high moist levels. The temperature generally ranges between 29 °C and 41 °C.
Aquaculture is the major economic source of Malavanitippa. Good access of both the fresh water from river canal and back-waters from the sea facilitated to farm large varieties of Fish and Shrimp in this village. Most commonly cultivated fish varieties in this region are Rohu, Catla, Pangasius, etc. On the other hand, cultivation of Asian Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon), vannamei (Whiteleg shrimp) and Scampi varieties also played a major role to boost the economy of this region.
Most of the people in Malavanitippa mainly practices Hinduism and the next dominant religion is Christianity. Reflecting the religious integrity of the village, temples of goddess Paralamma (పర్లమ్మ తల్లి) and Lord Sri Sitarama Swamy and two churches are situated in the middle of the village. Dussehra celebrations at Paralamma temple are noticeable, which involves Durga Puja, Theppotsavam; other festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali are also celebrated in every year with great devotion. Villagers also celebrate another blissful festival Makar Sankranti with union of families, friends, relatives followed by fun activities. Especially, a traditional cockfight during the Sankranthi festival is the biggest attraction of the village, people comes from nearby villages and towns to witness the rooster fight.
The clothing includes, traditional men wearing Dhoti/Lungi and women wearing Sari and Shalwar kameez. Western clothing is also predominant in the village.
Malavanitippa is well connected by road from Bhimavaram-Juvvalapalem road via Jakkaram or Pallipalem. Most convenient road way to reach Malavanitippa is from Bhimavaram via Jakkaram village and the distance is 20 km. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) operates daily bus service from Bhimavaram bus station on specific timings. A number of Auto rickshaws run frequently throughout the day from Bhimavaram old bus station.
The nearest railway station is Bhimavaram Town railway station (station code: BVRT), 19 km from the Malavanitippa village and takes approximately 40 minutes to travel.
Vijayawada Airport is nearest domestic airport, situated on Chennai - Kolkata National Highway 5 about 93 km from Malavanitippa. Rajahmundry Airport is another easily accessible domestic airport (107 km Approx).
Until mid-90's, Mogadindi drain Waterway was the only route for the transportation of civilians and goods to Malavanitippa from Bhimavaram by Launch (boat). After the improvement of roads, this waterway is remaining unutilized.
Malavanitippa Gram panchayat is the civic governing body of the village. It serves as a major panchayat with 8 wards including nearby Gogutippa village and comes under Undi constituency, currently representing by MLA Raghu Rama Krishna Raju. Over the years, villagers unanonymously select the Sarpanch without going for elections, which shows the friendly relationship among the villagers. The present Sarpanch of the Malavanitippa panchayat is Sagiraju Subbaraju.