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Mogalthuru
Mogalthuru (India)
Coordinates: 16°25′00″N81°36′00″E / 16.4167°N 81.6000°E / 16.4167; 81.6000
CountryIndia
State Andhra Pradesh
District West Godavari
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
534281
Telephone code08814
Vehicle registration AP
Nearest city Palakollu

Mogalthuru is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a princely estate during the British rule. [1]

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Geography

Mogalthuru is located at 16°25′00″N81°36′00″E / 16.4167°N 81.6000°E / 16.4167; 81.6000 . [2] It has an average elevation of 1 meter (6 feet). NH 214A passes through the village.

History

Mogalturru is known for the ancient Kalidindi Zamindari clan and a mud fort connected to the ancient Vishnukundina dynasty. The Zamindari territory expands to West Godavari and parts of Krishna District. The biggest of the ten forts which has survived the ravages of time is the Mogalthuru Fort in which the family of the erstwhile kingdom still lives. Mogalthuru Old Name was KETAKIPURAM.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, Mogalthuru had a population of 24,189. The total population constituted of, 12,089 males, and 12,100 females with a sex ratio of 1,001 females per 1,000 males. 2,347 children were in the age group of 0–6 years, with the sex ratio of 987. The average literacy rate stood at 75.02%. [3]

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References

  1. "Mandal wise list of villages in West Godavari district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. Falling Rain Genomics.Mogalturru
  3. "Mogalthur Population Census" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.

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