Cheepurupalli
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Cheepuru-palli or Chipuru-palle[also known Chipurupalli or Cheepurupally] is a rural town and Mandal in the Vizianagaram district
of Andhra Pradesh
, India
.
Chipurupalli is the commercial center for the 4 mandals and their respective villages. It is the main railway station center for 8 mandals in vizianagaram and srikakulam district.
, Merakamudidam
, Gurla
mandals.
List of Members of Legislative Assembly:
Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Geography
Chipurupalle has an average elevation of 87 meters (285.4 feet). Cheepurupalli is one of the most developed town in vizianagaram district.Chipurupalli is the commercial center for the 4 mandals and their respective villages. It is the main railway station center for 8 mandals in vizianagaram and srikakulam district.
Education
Chipurupalli is one of the most developed towns of Vizianagaram District in education. It has separate government Hi-schools for boys and girls and has five government elementary schools within the city. It has one Govt. Degree College, one Govt. Intermediate College and many private colleges and schools.One B.Ed College also available beside STATE BANK OF INDIA. Saint Theressa Institute of Technology is one Engineering College in Chipurupalli and at a distance of 6km from Chipurupalli center. It also has MBA, MCA and polytechnic courses.Demography
Cheepurupalli mandal has 58,000 population in 2001. Males consists of 29,036 and females 28,964 of the population. The average literacy rate is 52%, less than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 63% and that of females 41%. Changed to Municipality in 2003 and later re changed to Major Panchayat by some political conflicts. In Chipurupalli town, Anjaneyapuram, G.Agraharam and Vangapillipeta considered as rural areas and remaining Chipurupalli town area is urban area according to 2011 census.Features
- Cheepurupalli Railway station is located on Howrah-ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
mainline in Waltair division of East Coast RailwayEast Coast RailwayThe East Coast Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones of Indian Railways came into existence from 1 April 2003.The geographical jurisdiction of this railway zone extends over three states encompressing almost all parts of Orissa along with parts of Srikakulam, Vizainagaram and Visakhapatnam...
, Indian RailwaysIndian RailwaysIndian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. - Rural Electrification Cooperative Society provides the electricity in this region.
- It houses the Ferro Manganese plant, which provides a source of employment for the residents.
- Andhra BankAndhra BankAndhra Bank was registered on 20 November 1923 and commenced business on 28 November 1923 with a paid up capital of Rs 1.00 lakh and an authorised capital of Rs 10.00 lakhs. The Bank crossed many milestones and the Bank's Total Business as on 30.06.2008 stood at Rs.83,256 Crores with a Clientele...
and State Bank of IndiaState Bank of IndiaThe State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
and also other banks has branches at Cheepurupalli. - There are post officePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
s at Cheepurupalli and MettapalliMettapalliMettapalli or Mettapalle is a village panchayat in Cheepurupalli mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located about 29 kilometers from Vizianagaram city.-Institutions:* There is Zilla Parishad High School in the village....
. - Gurajada Apparao, a famous historical poet studied his education in Chipurupalli for about 10 years.
- Kaspa Street is one of the oldest and historical streets in Chipurupalli. Gurajada Apparao lived in this street.
- The major streets in Chipurupalli are Anjaneyapuram, Kaspa Street, Kotta Gavidi Street, G.Agraharam, Kotta Agraharam etc.
- Lecturer's colony and Vijay Colony are the streets with graduates.
- District level and State level competitions are held in Chipurupalli.
Temples
- There are many temples in Chipurupalli.
- One of the famous temples is Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi temple.
- There are two siva temples.
- There are venkateswara, santoshi matha, kota durga, santhana lakshmi, anjaneya, sai baba etc temples are there.
- Utsavas for Sri kanaka Mahalakshmi temple are held in every year in the months of february or march.
Assembly constituency
Cheepurupalli is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. It consists of Cheepurupalli, GarividiGarividi
Garividi is a village and a Mandal in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Sriramnagar is a census town in this mandal.-Demography:...
, Merakamudidam
Merakamudidam
Mera-kamudi-dam is a village and a Mandal in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Demography:Merakamudidam mandal had a population of 56,703 in 2001, with 28,404 males and 28,299 females...
, Gurla
Gurla
Gurla is a village and a Mandal in Vizianagaram district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.There is a post office at Kota Gandredu.-Demography:...
mandals.
List of Members of Legislative Assembly:
- 1951 - Thaddi Chinna Atchanaidu and Pothula Gunnaiah.
- 1955 - K. Punnaiah and M. Satyanarayana Raju
- 1962 - K. Sanyasappala Naidu
- 1967 - T. Rama Rao
- 1972 - R. Paidapu Naidu
- 1978 - Chigilipalli Shyamala Rao
- 1983 - Tripurana Venkata Ratnam
- 1985 - Kemburi Ramamohan RaoKemburi Ramamohan RaoKemburi Ramamohan Rao M.A. is an Indian parliament member.He was elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from Bobbili constituency in 1989 as a member of Telugu Desam Party.He was born at Purli of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh on 12 October 1949...
- 1989 - Tankala Saraswathamma
- 1994 - Gadde Babu Rao
- 1999 - Gadde Babu Rao
- 2004 - Botcha Satyanarayana
- 2009 - Botcha Satyanarayana
How can it be reached
- Cheepurupalli is connected with railway network.
- It can be reached by a journey of two hours by road from VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
and one hour from VizianagaramVizianagaramVizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...
. - Vishaka Express have stop in Cheepurupalli. The train originates from Bhubaneswar To Hyderabad.
- East CoastExpress have stop in Cheepurupalli. The train originates from Howrah To Hyderabad.
- Prasanthi Express have stop in Cheepurupalli. The train originates from Bhubaneswar To Bangalore.
- Chennai Howrah Mail Express have stop in Cheepurupalli. The train originates from Howrah To Chennai.
- Intercity Express have stop in Cheepurupalli. The train originates from Bhubaneswar to Visakhapatnam.
- Hirakhand Express have stop in Cheepurupalli. The train originates from Bhubaneswar To Koraput.
- Palasa To Vishakapatnam Passenger daily 2 times have stop in Cheepurupalli. The train originates from Palasa To Visakhapatnam.
- It is nearest to GMR Engineering college (Rajam,srikakulam dist) it can reached by bus within half an hour
Revenue Villages and Panchayats
There are 32 revenue villages and 17 village panchayats in Cheepurupalli mandal.- Alajangi (village and panchayat)
- Anjaneyapuram (village)
- Aridivalasa (village)
- Bhoolokapati Varakattu or B. P. Varakattu (village)
- Cheepurupalli (panchayat and mandal headquarters)
- China Nadipalli (village)
- Devarapodilam (village and panchayat)
- Gatchalavalasa (village)
- Gollala Mulagam (village and panchayat)
- Gollala Palem (village and panchayat)
- G.Agraharam or Gulivindada Agraharam (Major Village and 5th MPTC ward and Panchayati of Cheepurupalli)
- Gunidam (village)
- Itakarlapalli (village and panchayat)
- Karakam (village and panchayat)
- Karlam (village and panchayat)
- MettapalliMettapalliMettapalli or Mettapalle is a village panchayat in Cheepurupalli mandal of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located about 29 kilometers from Vizianagaram city.-Institutions:* There is Zilla Parishad High School in the village....
(village and panchayat) - Nimmalavalasa (village and panchayat)
- P. S. Laxmipuram or Purushothama Swamivari Laxmipuram (village)
- Parla (village and panchayat)
- Palavalasa or Pathikaya Palavalasa (village and panchayat)
- Pathikayavalasa (village and panchayat)
- Peda Nadipalli (village and panchayat)
- Peripi (village and panchayat)
- Pothayyavalasa (village)
- Purreyavalasa (village)
- Ramalingapuram (village and panchayat)
- Ravivalasa (village and panchayat)
- Sankupalem (village)
- Sivarampuram (village)
- Sumitrapuram (village)
- Viswanadhapuram (village)
- Viziarampuram (village)