Gollaprolu
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Gollaprolu is a Municipality north-east of Pithapuram
in the East Godavari
district of Andhra Pradesh
in south India
, about 130 km south of Vishakhapatnam and is on the rail line between Madras and
Calcutta. The nearest town (25 km) is Kakinada
, the nearest train stop (16 km) is Samarlakota (also called Samalkot), the nearest air strip (45 miles) is Rajahmundhry and the nearest airport (100 miles) is Visakhapatnam (Vizag).
Gollaprolu is a municipality and mandal
headquarters. It got its first mandal parishad seat when it was introduced in 1987 under the then chief minister N.T.Rama Rao. Dr.Hemanadha Rao Koppula was elected as the first Mandal president. He served his term from 1987 to 1992. Though a headquarters, it did not have its own mandal office building until 2005, then it was built by the then mandal parishat president Sri Mogali Subrahmanyam (Chitti Babu).
The Mandal
of Gollaprolu had a population of 81,752 in 2005, and 102,170 in 2007. Gollaprolu itself has more than 31,000 voters.
The region is cyclone
-prone, and the people are mostly landless agricultural workers. The villagers are known for growing one of the most sought after varieties of hot pepper and is famous for the production of onions, ground nuts, cotton and rice.
-medium coeducational education for about 400 students with ages 6 to 10. English medium education is currently provided by a few private schools.
The Z.P.B.H high school was built by Sri Shate Peraji Lumbaji in the early 1950s.
Madhuri Vidyala is also providing English medium school up to the 10th class.
It is a very famous school throughout the surrounding villages.
-Howrah railway line between Samalkot and Tuni
Railway stations. Trains through the station include:
The nearest main stations are Pithapuram
Railway Station (4 km) and Annavaram
Railway Station (19 km).
Gollaprolu is the local station for about 150,000 people in Gollaprolu and the 27 nearby villages.
The nearest airports to Gollaprolu are Visakhapatnam Airport (120 km), Rajahmundry Airport(55 km) and Vijayawada Airport(200 km).
Pithapuram
For famous Playback singer see Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram is a town and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh....
in the East Godavari
East Godavari
East Godavari District is a district situated on the northeast of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Its district headquarters is Kakinada. It is the second richest district in the whole country...
district 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...
in south India
India
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, about 130 km south of Vishakhapatnam and is on the rail line between Madras and
Calcutta. The nearest town (25 km) is Kakinada
Kakinada
Kakinada is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad. It is also the headquarters of East Godavari district. It is nicknamed "Fertilizer City" , "Pensioner's Paradise" and "Second Madras"...
, the nearest train stop (16 km) is Samarlakota (also called Samalkot), the nearest air strip (45 miles) is Rajahmundhry and the nearest airport (100 miles) is Visakhapatnam (Vizag).
Gollaprolu is a municipality and mandal
Subdivisions of India
The Administrative divisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision The Administrative divisions of India are Indian...
headquarters. It got its first mandal parishad seat when it was introduced in 1987 under the then chief minister N.T.Rama Rao. Dr.Hemanadha Rao Koppula was elected as the first Mandal president. He served his term from 1987 to 1992. Though a headquarters, it did not have its own mandal office building until 2005, then it was built by the then mandal parishat president Sri Mogali Subrahmanyam (Chitti Babu).
The Mandal
Subdivisions of India
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of Gollaprolu had a population of 81,752 in 2005, and 102,170 in 2007. Gollaprolu itself has more than 31,000 voters.
The region is cyclone
Cyclone
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This is usually characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth. Most large-scale...
-prone, and the people are mostly landless agricultural workers. The villagers are known for growing one of the most sought after varieties of hot pepper and is famous for the production of onions, ground nuts, cotton and rice.
The village school
The village school was founded in 1954, built on land donated by philanthropist Mrs. Subhadra Gavarasana and is named "Dr. Malireddi Venkataraju Memorial Prathamika Paathasaala," in memory of her father. It provides TeluguTelugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
-medium coeducational education for about 400 students with ages 6 to 10. English medium education is currently provided by a few private schools.
The High School
There are two high schools in this town: Z.P.B.H school and the Girls high school.The Z.P.B.H high school was built by Sri Shate Peraji Lumbaji in the early 1950s.
Madhuri Vidyala is also providing English medium school up to the 10th class.
It is a very famous school throughout the surrounding villages.
Important Industries in Gollaprolu
- Rice mills
- Jinning mills
- Groundnut mills (satyanarayana seeds&PPR partners)
Famous Temples
- Shivalayam
- Vishnalayam
- Saibaba temple
- Durgadevi temple
- Venkateswara Swamy temple
- Nookalamma temples{4}
Famous Streets
- Gopaladasu Vari Veedhi
- Ranga Cheruvu Veedhi
- Madepalli vari veedhi
- Papayya chavidi veedhi
- Gandhi Nagar
- Sivalaym Veedhi
- Mogali vari Veedhi
- Pedda Veedhi
- Karanam Gari Thota, the site of the M. P. Primary School
- Pallapu Veedhi
- Kothapeta Veedhi
- Nandhirai Veedhi
- Mantralavari Veedhi
- Raparti vari Veedhi
- Gudi Veedhi
- Parla vari Veedhi
- E.B.C.Colany
- Devi Nagar (late. Sri Ramu Mogali. Asst.Director G.G.H.. S|O Padmaraju)
- Chemist Gari Veedhi
Hospitals
- Bhaskara Rao Hospital (famous throughout this district)
- Kokilavani Hospital
- Umadevi Hospital (famous gynaecologist throughout the district)
- Governament Hospital
- Redla Padmaraju Hospital
- Veerabhadra Rao Clinc, (Mohan Rao Hospital)
Transport
Gollaprolu railway station (station code GLP) is on the ChennaiChennai
Chennai , 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...
-Howrah railway line between Samalkot and Tuni
Tuni
Tuni is a town and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Tuni is a Major commercial marketing centre for more than forty surrounding villages in the east Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh....
Railway stations. Trains through the station include:
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Passenger - VijayawadaVijayawadaVijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
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Passenger - Bokaro-Aleppy Express
- Kakinada-Vizag Passenger
- Machilipatnam-Vizag Passenger
The nearest main stations are Pithapuram
Pithapuram
For famous Playback singer see Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram is a town and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh....
Railway Station (4 km) and Annavaram
Annavaram
Annavaram village is situated on the banks of the Pampa River in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Etymology:Anna means whatever you say or you desire and varam means boon, hence whatever you desire will be given as boon by the deity.-Temple:The most distinctive feature of...
Railway Station (19 km).
Gollaprolu is the local station for about 150,000 people in Gollaprolu and the 27 nearby villages.
The nearest airports to Gollaprolu are Visakhapatnam Airport (120 km), Rajahmundry Airport(55 km) and Vijayawada Airport(200 km).
Panchayats
There are 11 panchayats in Gollaprolu mandal.- ChandurthiChandurthiChandurthi is a historical village and panchayat in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India.There are 18 villages in this mandal.The present ZPTC is P...
(village and panchayat) - Chebrolu (village and panchayat)
- China Jaggampeta (village and panchayat)
- Durgada (village and panchayat)
- Gollaprolu ( Municipality and mandal headquarters)
- K.Mallavaram (village and panchayat)
- Kodavali (village and panchayat)
- P.Mallavaram (village and panchayat)
- Tatiparthi (village and panchayat)
- Vannepudi (village and panchayat)
- Vijayanagaram (village and panchayat)
External links
- Map of East Godavari showing Gollaprolu