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Peddapuram
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Peddapuram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°05′N82°08′E / 17.08°N 82.13°E / 17.08; 82.13
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kakinada
Government
 •  MLA Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
Area
[1]
 • Total
41.13 km2 (15.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total
49,477
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle Registration AP05 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019) [3]

Peddapuram is a town in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh in South India. [4] The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. [5]

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Peddapuram is known for its milk based sweet called PalaKova. The town is also popular in manufacturing the Silk Sarees and other Handloom varieties.

Geography

Peddapuram is located at 17°05′N82°08′E / 17.08°N 82.13°E / 17.08; 82.13 . [6] It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet). It's located next to Kakinada.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 49,477. The total population constitute, 24,334 males, 25,143 females and 4,912 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 76.14% with 33,930 literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%. [7]

History

In olden days it was referred as Kimmuru by natives and a Paragana within the Rajamundry Sarkar of Mughal empire's Deccan subah. [8] By the time of 1785 the Peddapuram Estate extended from Totapalli to Nagaram encompassing villages and towns. During the British rule, Sri Raya Jagapati was chosen to take over the estate in 1802. After Sri Raya Jagapati's death, the three wives, Lakshmi Narasayyamma, Bucchi Seetayyamma and Bucchi Bangaramma, ruled the estate in succession. Raya Jagapati's widow Bucchi Seetayyamma, ruled from 1828-1835. She founded two trusts for the poor, one in Peddapuram and another in Kattipudi in East Godavari. Peddapuram was ruled by Sri Raja Vatsavayi Jagapati Raja Bahadur Dynasty. Vatsavai Dynasty Kings ruled Peddapuram, Tuni, Kottam Estate.

You can find some ancient caves with the supposed footprints of Bhima (Pandavas). For more details on the history of Pandavula Metta visit the link: [9] test

Civic administration

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Portico of an old house in Peddapuram town

Peddapuram municipality was established in 1915 and became the second oldest municipality after Bheemunipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Initially the British appointed Sri V. K. Anantakrishna Ayyar followed by Sri Abhinava Patnayak and Sri Pingali Krishnarao. Sri Goli Pedda Kondayya was the first one direct elected as Chairman of the municipality.

Peddapuram revenue division (or Peddapuram division) is an administrative division in the Kakinada district of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 2 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 11 mandals under its administration. Peddapuram Town is the Divisional Headquarters.

Transportation

Peddapuram town is located on Rajahmundry-Kakinada ADB road. APSRTC Bus Services are available to Vijayawada and Hyderabad Cities. The nearest railway station to Peddapuram is Samalkot railway station which is 5km away. The nearest airport to the town is Rajahmundry Airport which is 35km away.

Education

The first school was established here in Peddapuram [10] in 1891 [11] by the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society [11] which also had boarding facilities. Among the eminent personalities who studied in this school include Archbishop Marampudi Joji and M. Victor Paul.

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. [12] [13] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

There is an Agricultural Research Station which does research on ragi and tapioca and is affiliated to Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University. Sri Muppana Veerraju High School is one of the oldest school which is imparting elementary and high school education to many students without any profit motive. S.R.V.B.S.J.B. M.R. College has completed 50 years; it celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 4 February 2018 by its old students association, considered a very prestigious college, was established in 1967 by Sri S.B.P.B.K.Satyanarayana Rao, then Zilla Parishad chairman as the founder president in memory of Maharani of Peddapuram Samsthanam Peddapuram Kings Srimati Raja Vatsavayi Bucchi Sitayamma Jagapati Bahadur.

In order to provide good quality modern education to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas, without regard to their family socio-economic conditions, the Government of India established Navodaya Vidyalayas, on an average, one in each district of the country during the seventh Five Year Plan period and Peddapuram was selected to establish Navodaya Vidyalaya. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.

Colleges located in Peddapuram Rural :

NameYear FoundedCourse
Aditya Engineering College 2004 [14] Engineering
Pragati Engineering College2001 [15] Engineering
St. Mary's College of Pharmacy2007 [16] Pharmacy

IDA Peddapuram

Peddapuram is one of the Industrial Development Area (IDA) in Kakinada District of AP and has lot of popular industries established in the town and its rural surroundings. Both Peddapuram and Samalkot (Samarlakota) municipalities and the corresponding rural areas comes under IDA PEDDAPURAM.

Some Popular Industries located in IDA Peddapuram :

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