Duggirala

Duggirala
Village
Kommamuru canal head sluice at Duggirala
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Duggirala Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°19′38″N80°37′41″E / 16.3271°N 80.6280°E / 16.3271; 80.6280
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Mandal	Duggirala
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Duggirala gram panchayat
Area [1]
• Total	805 ha (1,989 acres)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	11,098
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522330
Area code	+91–8644
Vehicle registration	AP

Duggirala is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Duggirala mandal in Tenali revenue division. ^[3] It is one of the major turmeric trading centres in the country. ^[4]

History

The Chola dynasty has its presence in the area during 12th century AD, based on the inscriptions on the temple of Kesavaswami in the village. ^[5]

Geography

Duggirala is located at 16°19′38″N80°37′41″E / 16.3271°N 80.6280°E / 16.3271; 80.6280 . It is spread over an area of 805 ha (1,990 acres). ^[1] A canal from Sitanagaram (Tadepalle) passes through the village, which draws water from the Krishna River and forms a part of Western Delta system. It also houses the headlocks of Kommamuru and Nizampatnam canals. ^[6]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] census of India, the village had a population of 11,098 with 3,128 households. The total population constitute 5,505 males, 5,593 females and 1,053 children (age group of 0–6 years). With 7,709 literates, the average literacy rate is 76.75%. There are 4,860 employees and 6,238 non-employees. The working population constitute 3,932 main and 928 marginal workers. ^[2]

Government and politics

Duggirala gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. ^[7] The village is also the headquarters for Executive Engineer of Krishna Western Delta system. ^[6] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. ^[8]

Duggirala is a part of Mangalagiri assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh. ^[9] The present MLA of the constituency is Alla Ramakrishna Reddy of YSR Congress Party. ^[10]

Economy

Agricultural fields at Duggirala

Agriculture

Duggirala Agriculture Marketyard in the village is used for trading and exporting of agricultural commodities. ^[11] The major crops cultivated include paddy, turmeric etc. ^{[12] [13]} Duggirala Turmeric Yard is the largest yard in the state, handling more than 30,000 bags of turmeric. ^[14] It produces 10% of the total turmeric produced in the country and is exported to countries like Russia, United States, UK and Japan. ^[15]

Industries

CCL Products (India) Limited has an instant coffee manufacturing plant at Duggirala. ^[16] CCL Products (India) Limited, a listed public company limited by shares was founded in the year 1994 with the vision of creating only the finest and the richest coffee in the world.

Transport

A street road in Duggirala

Local transport include, city bus services operated by APSRTC from Tenali bus station to Mangalagiri and Vijayawada. Tenali–Mangalagiri road passes through Duggirala. ^[17] Rural roads connects the village with Chintalapudi, Emani, K.R.Konduru, Manchikalapudi, Morampudi, Namburu, Penumuli and Pedapalem. ^[18]

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 15 schools. These schools include 6 private and 9 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools. ^[19] Zilla Parishad High School in the village is the oldest school. It was established in the year 1912 and was then known as Sir George V Government Memorial Boarding School. ^[20]

See also

• List of villages in Guntur district

References

1. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 396. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
2. "Population". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India . Retrieved 9 May 2019.
3. "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 626–627. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
4. "Turmeric price set to rise in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
5. A Manual of the Kistna District, in the Presidency of Madras: Compiled for the Government of Madras. Lawrence Asylum Press. 1883. p. 213. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
6. A Manual of the Kistna District, in the Presidency of Madras: Compiled for the Government of Madras. Lawrence Asylum Press. 1883. p. 263. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
7. Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1 January 1990). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. p. 34. ISBN   9788170992271.
8. "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority . Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh. 30 December 2014. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
9. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
10. "Member's Report". Andhra Pradesh Legislature Assembly. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
11. "Turmeric trading begins at Duggirala". The Hindu . Guntur. 17 June 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2016.^{[ dead link ]}
12. "Helen causes extensive damage to crops". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 25 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
13. "New turmeric variants to flood Telangana farms". The Hindu. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
14. India, The Hans (12 May 2017). "Duggirala turmeric yard receives a record quantity of 30,000 bags". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
15. Samdani, MN (10 December 2011). "Turmeric farmers get a raw deal". Times of India. Tenali. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
16. "About us". CCL Products (India) Limited. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
17. "Existing State Highways" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Road Development Corporation. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
18. "Computerization of PR-Engineering Dept". predmis.ap.nic.in. Panchayati Raj Engineering Department, Andhra Pradesh. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
19. "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
20. "High school at Duggirala decked up for centenary fete". The Hindu. Duggirala (Guntur District). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2016.