Nuzvid is a mandal

Mandal

is a town and municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mandal.The town of Mandal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

 and municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in Krishna District

Krishna district

Krishna District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is named after the Krishna River, the third longest river that flows within India, flows through the district and joins Bay of Bengal here in this district. It has a population of 4,529,009 of which 32.08% is urban as 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...

. It is 50 km from Vijayawada

Vijayawada

Vijayawada 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...

 and 35 km from Eluru. This place is well connected by bus and rail. Nuzvid is well known for its mango

Mango

The mango is a fleshy stone fruit belonging to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The mango is native to India from where it spread all over the world. It is also the most cultivated fruit of the tropical world. While...

s, which are exported world wide.

Nuzvid is a historical fort town in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. It was founded by late Meka Basavarayudu, the chieftain of Rani Rudrama Devi of Orugallu dynasty. The original name of this place said to be "NOOJELAVEEDU".

There was a story behind the establishment of this place. One day the chieftain came to this place with his DOGS for hunting. While he was looking around for the hunt, suddenly he found to his surprise that, his DOGS were being chased by RABBITS! After having witnessed the bravery of the rabits, he realised the power in this soil and has decided to build his fort over here. The
"KUKKALA GETU" was built depicting this story. There is a famous and ancient temple called "KOTA MAHA LAKSHMI" temple in the FORT CAMPUS (Near PG Center). The legend has it that "KOTA MAHA LAKSHMI" used to guard the FORT from evil forces and enemies. People used to hear the clinking of anklets of Goddess KOTA MAHA LAKSHMI, during night as she guarded the fort grounds.

The town is famous for Rajahs (Kings), Dasara festival, Chedugudu/Kabaddi (rural sports), basketball and variety of mangoes. Nuzvid Chinna Rasalu (a type of small mango) and Pedda Rasalu (large mangos) are world famous. Each Pedda Rasam mango weighs as much as 3 kg and they are very sweet and tasty.

The first film studio of Tollywood Sobhanachala Studio was established at Chennai

Chennai

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...

 by a native of Nuzvid.

The first English-Telugu

Telugu 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...

 dictionary was prepared by Sankaranarayana with the financial help of Nuzvid Rajahs.

In Andhra history, the first mutiny was held by Nuzvidians against French colonials. Senior Citizens of Nuzvidu used to say that this place used to have "BURUJU"s with heavily artillery guarding the security. One of such places was "BODIGATTU". People used to listen the heavy sounds of artillery those days from the place now called "DAMADAMAALA THOTHA". Nuzvid soil cultivated rich history, culture and heritage.

The famous Nuzvidians 'Dharma Appa Rao' was well known for his magnanimity and charitable nature. Several academic organizations are established on his name.

Late Sri M. R. Appa Rao was popular political personality in AP state as he held several important positions such as Prohibition Minister in First AP Cabinet, twice he become Vice Chancellor of Andhra University

Andhra University

Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...

, MP of Rajya Sabha etc. His outstanding academic contribution towards establishing SRR ZP High School, DAR College and PG Centre is worth remembering by all Nuzvidians. He was part of the history of Philanthropic Nuzvid.

Nuzvidians have spread all over the world. Every year Nuzvidians get together at Washington D.C to attend Nuzividolla Mahasabha.

Some famous Nuzividians in the US are Director of Photography J Rao, Sr. Oracle Consultant Rajeev, Highly-ranked Cardiologist Karan, highly coveted IT specialist Chinna Babu and Radhika, award-winning writer Kimeera.

Famous Personalities

1. Late Sri S V Ranga Rao Famous Telugu Cinema Actor
2. Late Sri Kotagiri Hanumantha Rao 4 times M.L.A
3. Late Sri Dasari Nagabhushana Rao Ex MP Rajyasabha, CPI National Secretry
4. Smt. Dr. Bobbili Jhansi Rani First Lady Chairperson elected and Popular Doctor
5. Sri Chalasani Prasada Rao Famous Communist Leader.
6. Sri Paladugu Venkat Rao, MLC, Ex. Minister
7. Sri Meka Pratap Appa Rao Ex MLA
8. Sri Madala Venkateswara Rao
9. Sri Akula Kantharayudu - Long-term Panchayat President
10. Sri Chinnam Rama kotaiah M.L.A
11. 'Bro. Bandi Isaac, Founder. Love in Action Fellowship. www.lafindia.org
12. Dr. Pamujula Mallikarjuna Rao Senior Homeopathic Doctor with 60 Yrs of Practice.
13. Late Dr. M L Narasimhacharyulu Famous Doctor First Eye Specialist in Nuzvid Region.
14. Late Dr. Potluri Venkataratnam Famous General Medical Practitioner.
15. Dr. Tiruvuru Madhusudhan Rao Famous Ayurvedic Doctor.
16. Late Dr. Sastri Famous Ayurvedic Doctor.
17. Dr. Shankara Rao Famous Doctor and Retd. Surgeon - Guntur General Hostpital.
18. Late Sri Chivukula Satyanarayana Sastry - Famous Ayurvedic Doctor and Aashtana Vaidya of Vuyyuru Zamindars
19. Late Sri MVL (Maddali Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao) Famous Telugu Movie writer and producer(Mutyala muggu)
20. Smt Varanasi Nagalakshmi, prominent poetess and story-writer in Telugu
21. Sri Mudunuru Venkateswara Rao Famous Teacher and Radio Annaiah in AAKAASAVANI's Balanandam Programs.
22. Late Sri Yerroju Madhavacharyulu First Principal of D A R College
23. Late Sri Vidvan Kunapuli Subrahmanyam Principal of D A R College,SRRZP High School Head Master
24. Sri Rebba Satayanaraya SRRZP High School Head Master, Principal of D A R College
25. Sri Vishnu Sharma Famous Teacher - President's Best Teacher Award Winner
26. Late Sri P.G.Dikshitulu- Eminent Lawyer
27. Sri Chivukula Venkata Subbavadhani Famous Sanskrit Pandit
28. Late Sri Vydyula Narayanacharyulu Famous Tatvavetta and Gandhian
29. Sri Dr. Prodduturu Prabhakar M.Sc, MS (UK), Ph.D (UK), Marine Chemist and Petroleum Geo-scientist
30. Dr. Krishna Prasad
    Krishna Prasad
    Krishna Prasad ,was a Fijian politician of Indian descent, who held the Nadi Open Constituency in the House of Representatives for the Fiji Labour Party in the parliamentary election of 2001...
    
     Famous surgeon.
31. Sri Perla Someswara Rao Famous Business Personality
32. Late Sri Miryala Rama Rao Famous Business Personality
33. Sri Kotagiri Gopala Rao/Venkateswara Rao Famous Telugu Movie Editors
34. Sri Bobbili Kondala Rao Famous Cultural & Sports Activist.
35. Sri Seva Partha Sarathi Founder of Sri Sarathi Inst. of Engg. & Tech. and SEVA Trust; A successful entrepreneur(railway springs manufacturing).
36. Sri Ramakrishna
    Ramakrishna
    Ramakrishna , born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay , was a famous mystic of 19th-century India. His religious school of thought led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda – both were influential figures in the Bengali Renaissance as well as the Hindu...
    
     Famous Hindi Pandit
37. Smt Kommani.Vijaya,Telugu mahila Prisident,Nuzvid town
38. sri Yarlagadda Vijay Chandu , director of yarlagadda chairatbale trust
39. Sri D.V.R Joga Rao - Famous in growing for Teak Plantation

Geography

Nuzvid is located at 16.78°N 80.85°E. It has an average elevation of 88 metres (288 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Nuzvid had a population of 50,338. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nuzvid has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63%. In Nuzvid, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational facilities

Nuzvid is an educational centre for the surrounding areas. SRRZP High School (Sri Raja Rangarayappa Zilla Parishad High School) - 1893—which is more than 110 years old, is one of the oldest schools in Andhra Pradesh and lot of celebrities studied in this school. This school Centenary celebrations were held in 1993.The P.G.Centre was established in 1977 by Andhra University When Dr.M.R.AppaRao was the Vice-Chancellor. Other prominent educational institutions are:

1. Acharya Nagarjuna University P.G.Centre
2. Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies(I.I.I.T, Nuzvid)
3. Sarathi Engineering College.
4. D.A.R. College
5. ZP Boys High School
6. ZP Girls High School
7. St. Ann's English Medium School
8. ST.Thomas School.
9. Seventh Day Adventist(SDA)English Medium High School
10. Nirmala Convent
11. Bethesda Integrated International School (BIS)http://www.bisedu.org/
12. St. Jones English Medium High School
13. Kumar English Medium Public School
14. Creative Public School
15. Shantinikethan
16. Vivekananda Convent
17. St Marys English Medium School
18. Sri Siddhartha Talent E.M. High School
19. Sri Sarathi Public School
20. Oxford Convent

Tourist attractions

Nuzvid Veenahttp://www.nuzvid.net/?page_id=2, Sitar, Tanpura
Each Nuzvid Veena is painstakingly crafted by a highly skilled Master Craftsmen with at least 25 years experience. Each veena will vary slightly in the instrument decorations on the body as these are not mass produced but individually hand crafted.In the world third place.

Nuzvid is also famous for its estates(Homes or offices of Kings). There are approximately 12 estates in Nuzvid. It's also worth visiting to see the famous Kukkala Gate http://www.nuzvid.net/(Dogs Gate) and Gurrala Gate(Horse Gate).

Hanuman Temple, Saraswati Temple, Ayyappa Temples are located 5 km away from Nuzvid. Hanuman Temple is also famous with the name Adavi Anjaneya Swami Temple. There are only two Saraswati temples located in Andhra Pradesh. The other Saraswati temple is in Basara, one of the largest towns in Andhra Pradesh.

Integrated B. Tech First year classes were started in Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies , also known as Andhra Pradesh - Indian Institute of Information Technologies , is an institute in Andhra Pradesh, India. The school was created by the Government of India, under the auspices of the then Chief Minister Sri. Rajashekar Reddy and...

http://www.rgukt.in/rgukt/aboutUs.html from 4-September-2008. Now Nuzvid is famous for not only for mangoes but also in studies of Information Technology.Two students in the year 2008 created a record in getting the seat in RGUKT. They are from same school, i.e. St.Ann's E.M High school, which is a private one. They are Battula Prasanth (569) and Mogadatti Rajeev (549).

Sports

The basketball court in DAR College is well-known, hosting an annual tournament and producing several national and international basketball players.this tournament has been running since 31years,in the olden days those who learn basketball got jobs in public sectors.

During Dussehra festival, Chedugudu Poteelu (a Kabaddi championship) will be held in SRRZP High School.

Villages in mandal

The following is the list of villages in this mandal

Mandal

is a town and municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mandal.The town of Mandal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

.

1. Agiripalli
   Agiripalli
   Agiripally or Aagiripalli is a village of 25,000 people in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Lord Shobanadeeswara temple is in this village.-Facilities:...
   
   
2. 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...
   
   
3. Bathulavarigudem
4. Boravancha
   Boravancha
   Borvancha is a place in the Nuzvid mandal, in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India.-References:*http://projects.cgg.gov.in/dsemis/School.do?&count=1&schlcode=0623086&mgtcode=1...
   
   
5. Chinna Ravicherla
6. Devaragunta
7. Digavalli
8. Enamadala
9. Gogulampadu
   Gogulampadu
   Gogulampadu is a village near Nuzvid in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. it is distance 10~12 kilometres from Nuzvid....
   
   
10. Goduguvarigudem
11. Gollapalli
    Gollapalli
    Gollapalli is a village in Nuzvid, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has a population of about 7500 people, who are primarily engaged in agriculture. The main crops are mango and paddi...
    
    
12. Gopavaram
    Gopavaram
    Gopavaram is a village and a mandal in West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-References:...
    
    
13. Hanumanthunigudem
    Hanumanthunigudem
    Hanumanthuni Gudem is a small village in Nuzvid mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 7 km away from Nuzvid and 18 km far from Vissanna Peta, on the way to Thiruvuru. The village has nearly 2000 voters.It is agriculture based village and most of the people relies in mango...
    
    
14. Jangamgudem
    Jangamgudem
    Jangamgudem is a village in Nuzvid mandal in Krishna District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The village has about 1000 inhabitants.Tukkuluru, Devaragunta, and Hareshchandrapuram are nearby villages. Chowdaries and other scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and other Backward Class residents...
    
    
15. Kalaturu
16. Marribandam
17. Meerjapuram
18. Mokhasa Narasannapalem
19. Morsapudi
20. Mukkellapadu
    Mukkellapadu
    Mukkollapadu or Mukkollupadu is a small village in Nuzvid mandal of krishna district in Andhra pradesh.The village is surrounded by mango gardens and other farms, including paddy and cotton.Kalagara venkateswar rao is the current president of the village....
    
    
21. Narsupet
22. Nuzvid
23. Pallerlamudi
    Pallerlamudi
    Pallerlamudi is a panchayat in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.The village includes a primary school and a secondary school, a library, a co-operative dairy, water purification plant and national bank , power sub station....
    
    
24. Pedha Ravicherla
25. Polasanapalle
26. Pothureddipalle
27. Ramannagudem
28. Seetarampuram
29. Simhadripuramu
30. Sunkollu
31. Thukkuluru
32. Vempadu
33. Venkatayapalem
34. Venkatadripuram
    Venkatadripuram
    Venkatadripuram is a small village in Nuzvid mandal. It is nearly 5 kilometers from Nuzvid, On the way of Tiruvuru. The Village has nearly 1000 population and total Voters are 520. This is an Agriculture based village and composed of a lot many small and middle class formers.-History:This Village...
    
    
35. Mittagudem
36. Narasingapalem
37. leelanagar
38. yarrvarigudem
39. kothagudem
    Kothagudem
    Kothagudem is an industrial town in the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, about 270 km from Hyderabad. It is also known as the coal town of South India. Kothagudem and palvancha are the twin industrial towns in the state. Kothagudem is located at . It has an average elevation of...
    
    

Industries

The Kommana brothers, Kommana Venkata Chalapathi Rao, and Kommana Jagan Mohan Rao, established the first Mangalore Tile factory in Nuzvid, Bharat Clay Products, with the help of the Madala family of Chakkapalli, in 1974. This sparked an industrial boom that led to establishment of over 2 dozen such Tile factories, Srinivasa Tiles, Balaji Clay Products, Radhakrisha Tiles, and Raja Tiles, among them, altering Nuzvid's economic landscape forever. The Shatabdi Utsav Committee (1900–2000) of Nuzvid recognised the contribution of these two brothers in their booklet issued on the occasion of the Shatabdi Utsavam on 28/12/1999.

• Sri Srinivasa Tiles http://sstiles.in/index.html
• Sree Balaji Clay Products http://sstiles.in/products_clay_hollow.html
• Coromandel Paintshttp://www.coromandelpaints.com
• Hi-Tech Ceramicshttp://www.hi-techceramics.com
• Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. http://www.nuziveeduseeds.com/
• Mohan Spintex India Limited http://www.alibaba.com/member/in100603796/aboutus.html
• Mulpuri Poultries http://www.mulpuri.net/Home
• Sri Panduranga Industries Ltd http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/02/16/stories/2007021601202100.htm
• Krishna Fruit Products http://www.niir.org/directory/contact/187584/index.html
• Sri Srinivasa Fruit Processing Industryhttp://www.niir.org/directory/contact/62908/index.html
• Ocialis Aqua Feed India Pvt Ltd

• Radhakrishna Tiles
• Raja Tiles

Colleges

• Dharma Appa Rao College (DAR College)
• Dr.M.R.APPA Rao Acharya Nagarjuna University-Nuzvid Campus
• Thatavarti IT & Business School
• Sri Sarathi Institute Of Engineering And Technology (SSIET), Affiliated to JNTU
• Government I.T.I
• Nuzvid Polytechnic College
• Viswa Gitangali Junior College
• School of Nursing, Giffard Memorial Hospital of SDA
• Sri Siddhartha Pharmacy Collegehttp://srisiddhartha.co.in/wpress/sri-siddhartha-pharmacy-college-nuzvid/
• IIIThttp://www.rgukt.in/rgukt/aboutUs.html

Nuzvidians are eagerly waiting for Medical and Dental colleges in Nuzvid.

Schools

• SRR ZPH School
• St Ann's English Medium School
• St.Jones English Medium High School
• St.Mary's High School
• St Thomas High School
• SDA High School
• Sri Siddhartha Talent School
• Sri Sarathi Public School
• Kumar public school
• Bethesda Integrated International School (BIS)
• Oxford Convent
• Raveendra Bharathi Public School
• Nellore Raveendra Bharathi School

Hospitals

• Gifford Memorial Hospital (GMH) - Also called as American Hospital
• Govt.Hospital
• Babu Nursing Home
• Kishore Nursing Home
• Raghava Nursing Home
• srujana Nursing Home
• sailaja Hospital
• Dr Bobbili Jhansi Rani Nursing Home

Movie Theaters

• Apsara dts
• Dwaraka A/C dts
• Tirumala A/c dts
• Satyanarayana dts
• Mini Satyanarayana A/C