Gurazala

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Gurazala
Municipality (Gurazala-Jangamaheswarapuram)
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Gurazala
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°35′N79°34′E / 16.58°N 79.57°E / 16.58; 79.57
CountryIndia
State Andhra Pradesh
District Palnadu
Revenue division Gurazala
Assembly constituency Gurazala
Mandal Gurazala
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
  Type Municipality
  BodyGurazalaNagar Panchayat
   Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh Kasu Mahesh Reddy
Area
[1]
  Total4,341 ha (10,727 acres)
Population
 (2022) [2]
  Total31,500*(estd.)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522415
Area code +91–8649
Vehicle registration AP

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 panchayats 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]

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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°35′N79°34′E / 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]

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  11. "List of High Schools" (PDF). Sakshi Education. Retrieved 5 May 2016.