world.wikisort.org - India

Search / Calendar

Gurazala is a town in Palnadu district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal , Gurazala Assembly constituency and Gurazala revenue division. It was formed as a municipality combining two Panchayat's of Gurazala-Jangamaheswarapuram in 2020 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The town has a history over 800+ years in the historical palnadu times(11th century) and served as the headquarters/capital of the region during that time.[3][4]

Gurazala
Municipality (Gurazala-Jangamaheswarapuram)
Gurazala
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16.58°N 79.57°E / 16.58; 79.57
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPalnadu
Revenue divisionGurazala
Assembly constituencyGurazala
MandalGurazala
Incorporated (town)25-01-2020
SeatGurazala Nagar Panchayat
MajorAreasSrirampuram, Jangamaheswarapuram, kattela Adithi Center, Old Lakshmi Talkies Center, The iconic Palanati Bramhanaidu Statue Center/Macherla-Guntur-Karempudi Junction Road
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyGurazalaNagar Panchayat
 • Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra PradeshKasu Mahesh Reddy
Area
[1]
 • Total4,341 ha (10,727 acres)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total31,500*(estd.)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522415
Area code+91–8649
Vehicle registrationAP

History


The battle of Palnadu took place between Gurazala and Macherla between 1176 AD – 1182 AD at Karampudi (Yuddabhoomi). Gurazala is capital of palnadu kingdom. This is one of the historical places in Andhra pradesh. [5]


Geography


Gurazala is situated at 16.58°N 79.57°E / 16.58; 79.57. It is spread over an area of 4,341 ha (10,730 acres).[1]


Governance


Gurazala nagar panchayat is the municipal body of the town.[6]


Notable people



Education


The village had 25 schools in 2018–2019, including one each of government, model, KGBV and state welfare residential schools; 11 private and 10 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools.[10] Jagarlamudi Zilla Parishad High School is a district council funded school, which provides secondary education in the village.[11]



References


  1. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 204. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 232–233. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. "New Gurazala revenue division created". The Hindu. Gurazala (Guntur District). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. Roghair, G.H., The Epic of Palnadu, 1982, Clarendon Press; ISBN 0-19-815456-9
  6. "nagar Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. Alf Hiltebeitel (2009). Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits. University of Chicago Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-226-34055-5. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. The Atheist, Volume 8
  9. N G, Ranga (1976). Distinguished Acquaintances (v2 ed.). Desi Book Distributors. p. 118. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  10. "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. "List of High Schools" (PDF). Sakshi Education. Retrieved 5 May 2016.


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии