Karlakunta is a tiny village in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 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...

, located in the Guntur District

Guntur district

Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...

 in the mandal of Narasaraopet

Narasaraopet

Narasaraopet or Narasaraopeta is a town in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 95,002 at the time of the 2001 Census. The name comes from Narasa Rao, a wealthy landlord who owned much of the surrounding areas...

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Geography

Karlakunta is located near the main route from Hyderabad-Addanki highway near Santhagudipadu, which is about two kilometeres away from the main highway, 55 kilometres (34.2 mi) from Guntur

Guntur

Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...

, the administrative capital of its district, and 205 kilometres (127.4 mi) from Hyderabad, the capital city of its state. Karlkunta is surrounded by villages like Santhagudipadu, Rompicherla

Rompicherla

Rompicherla is a major village and mandal in Guntur District, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The villages under this mandalam are Gogulapadu, Atchaiah Palem, Konakanchivari Palem, Machavaram, Karlakunta, Vipparla, Vipparla Reddi Palem, Kothapalli, Marrichettu Palem, Gudipadu, Ramireddy...

, Thungapadu, Buchibapannapalem and Muppala.

Demography and economy

Karlakunta has a population of 4000 and the main castes in this village are Kammas and reddys.

The literacy rate is closed to 30% and the current generation is only equipped with the primary education. The main livelihood of the inhabitants is farming and cultivation of rice and other commercial crops like daal. All the farmers in this village are small and marginal farmers. There are about only 40 to 50 people who work outside in cities like Hyderabad, Narasaraopet

Narasaraopet

Narasaraopet or Narasaraopeta is a town in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It had a population of 95,002 at the time of the 2001 Census. The name comes from Narasa Rao, a wealthy landlord who owned much of the surrounding areas...

, Pune

Pune

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, Mumbai

Mumbai

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 and other areas outside the village. Karlakunta is facing basic challenges like lack of proper roads, transportation, dispensary

Dispensary

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 and lack of awareness about the basic information on agriculture cultivation.

This village is very loyal to the TDP-Telugu Desham party since its inception under the leadership of Dr. Kodela Siva Prasada Rao in choosing the political leaders. Karlakunta has still got the Panchayat process to deal with the local issues under the guidance of elder people in the village. They all come together for all the occasions like any major festivals like Ganesh celebrations and other activities. Karlkunta is a very ritualistic village in which there are about 10 small temples like shivs, rama, Ganesh, Sai

Sai

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and other Gramdevatas.

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