Amruthalur

Amruthalur
Village
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Amruthalur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°07′3.68″N80°39′35.5″E / 16.1176889°N 80.659861°E / 16.1176889; 80.659861
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Mandal	Amruthalur
Wards	14
Government [1]
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Amruthalur Gram Panchayat
Area [2]
• Total	1,499 ha (3,704 acres)
Population  (2011) [3]
• Total	6,524
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522325
Area code	+91–8644
Vehicle registration	AP 07, 39

Amruthalur is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Amruthaluru mandal in Tenali revenue division. ^[4] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. ^[5]

Geography

Amruthalur is situated to the southwest of the mandal headquarters, Amruthalur, ^[4] at 16°07′3.68″N80°39′35.5″E / 16.1176889°N 80.659861°E / 16.1176889; 80.659861 . It is spread over an area of 1,499 ha (3,700 acres). ^[2]

History,Government and politics

Earlier Amruthalur was ruled by Katragadda Zamindari predominantly by Rao Sahib Katragadda Pedha Achaiah(1848-1890) followed by his elder son Katragadda Sriramullu(1873-1906) followed by his only son Katragadda Varadarajullu(1896-1960) till the zamindari system was abolished. Katragadda Varadarajullu built school in his own land in inturu(ఇంటూరు), Amruthalur mandal even Mahatma Gandhi visited this school in inturu which was later taken control by government and named it as Katragadda zilla parishad high school, drinking water wells were built by him for welfare of people, He donated his own land for people to use for graveyard purposes in 4 villages as there are no graveyards in Inturu, Rambhotlapallem, Tummalapalem surrounding areas. Katragadda Varadarajullu has also given his own 26 acres of agricultural land for 99 years lease to vinayashram through his relative Jagarlamudi Kuppuswamy Chowdary in 1933.

Later Amruthalur used to be an assembly constituency and Saranu Ramaswamy chowdary was elected member of legislative assembly

Amruthalur Gram Panchayat is the local self-government of the village. ^[1] There are 14 wards, each represented by an elected ward member. ^[6] The present sarpanch is vacant, elected by the ward members. ^[7] The village is administered by the Amruthalur Mandal Parishad at the intermediate level of panchayat raj institutions. ^[4]

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 9 schools. These include one private and 8 Zilla/Mandal Parishad. ^[8]

See also

• List of villages in Guntur district

References

1. "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 456. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
3. "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 746–747. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
5. "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority . Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh. 30 December 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
6. "Local Body Elected Members of Amruthalur". Area Profiler. Ministry of Panchayati Raj . Retrieved 3 June 2019.
7. Mathew, George; Sciences, Institute of Social (1995). Status of Panchayati Raj in the States of India, 1994. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 19, 78. ISBN   9788170225539.
8. "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.