Gurazala | |
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Municipality (Gurazala-Jangamaheswarapuram) | |
Coordinates: 16°35′N79°34′E / 16.58°N 79.57°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Palnadu |
Revenue division | Gurazala |
Assembly constituency | Gurazala |
Mandal | Gurazala |
Incorporated (town) | 25-01-2020 |
Seat | Gurazala Nagar Panchayat |
MajorAreas | Srirampuram, Jangamaheswarapuram, kattela Adithi Center, Old Lakshmi Talkies Center, The iconic Palanati Bramhanaidu Statue Center/Macherla-Guntur-Karempudi Junction Road |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | GurazalaNagar Panchayat |
• Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh | Kasu Mahesh Reddy |
Area | |
• Total | 4,341 ha (10,727 acres) |
Population (2022) [2] | |
• Total | 31,500*(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]
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]
Gurazala is situated at 16°35′N79°34′E / 16.58°N 79.57°E . It is spread over an area of 4,341 ha (10,730 acres). [1]
Gurazala nagar panchayat is the municipal body of the town. [6]
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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