Kuchipudi, Krishna district

Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi
Village
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	Kuchipudi Location in Andhra Pradesh, India Kuchipudi Kuchipudi (India)
	Coordinates: 16°15′25″N80°54′45″E / 16.2570°N 80.9126°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Area
• Total	2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,941
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	521135
Telephone code	+91–08671

Last updated April 06, 2024

Kuchipudi is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also known as Kuchelapuram or Kuchilapuri.^[2] It is the origin of the eponymous dance form Kuchipudi, one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It is one of the villages in the Movva mandal to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.^[3]

Geography

This place is the border of Krishna district and Guntur district. Kollur is towards west of the village. It is located in Movva mandal of Machilipatnam revenue division.^[4]^[5]

Education

Sri Siddhendra Yogi Kala Pitham in the village is one of the eight schools under Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, renowned for the dance form of Kuchipudi.^[6]

History

Siddhendra Yogi Kala Peetham, one of the eight schools of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University is situated in Kuchipudi. The Kuchipudi dance was evolved by Siddhendra Yogi.^[7]

Transport

Machilipatnam is the nearest town to Kuchipudi, 24 kilometres (15 mi) away.

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References

1 2 "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,244. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
↑ "Kuchipudi Village – Dance Village of Andhra Pradesh". 2 March 2017.
↑ "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Nation. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
↑ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
↑ "Administrative Setup". Official website of Krishna district. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
↑ "Siddhendra Yogi kala Pitham". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
↑ "teluguuniversity.ac.in » Siddhendra Yogi Kala Pitham". teluguuniversity.ac.in. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

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[census-1] 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,244. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

[2] "Kuchipudi Village – Dance Village of Andhra Pradesh". 2 March 2017.

[3] "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Nation. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

[4] "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[5] "Administrative Setup". Official website of Krishna district. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

[Siddhendra-Yogi-kala-Pitham-6] "Siddhendra Yogi kala Pitham". Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[7] "teluguuniversity.ac.in » Siddhendra Yogi Kala Pitham". teluguuniversity.ac.in. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

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