Gurazala

Coordinates: 16°35′N 79°34′E / 16.58°N 79.57°E / 16.58; 79.57
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Gurazala
Municipality (Gurazala-Jangamaheswarapuram)
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522415
Area code+91–8649
Vehicle registrationAP

Gurazala is a town in

Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal, Gurazala Assembly constituency and Gurazala revenue division.It was formed as a municipality combining panchayats of Gurazala and (J.M.Puram) Jangamaheswarapuram in 2020 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The town has a history over 900+ years in the historical palnadu times (11th century) and served as the headquarters/capital of the region during 11th century.[3][4]

History

The battle of Palnadu took place between Gurazala and Macherla between 1176 AD – 1182 AD at Karampudi (Yuddabhoomi). Gurazala is capital of Palnadu kingdom. This is one of the historical places in Andhra pradesh.[5]

Geography

Gurazala is situated at 16°35′N 79°34′E / 16.58°N 79.57°E / 16.58; 79.57. It is spread over an area of 4,341 ha (10,730 acres).[1]

Governance

Gurazala nagar panchayat is the municipal body of the town.[6]

Governance
Department Incharge
Legislative Gurazala MLA, Gurazala Municipality Chairman
Executive Gurazala RDO, Gurazala MRO
Judiciary Hon'ble Gurazala Court Judge, Addl.District Court Complex.
Police Sub Division Gurazala DSP
Health PHC,UHC Gurazala

Notable people

  • Palnati Bramhanaidu
    , Minister of Palnadu Kingdom and a great social reformer of medieval india.
  • Kavuri Venkaiah, a
    freedom fighter, started training institutes for teachers and free education for many poor people around the Palnadu area.[8][9]

Education

The village had 25 schools in 2018–2019, including one each of

Mandal Parishad schools.[10] Jagarlamudi Zilla Parishad High School is a district council funded school, which provides secondary education in the village.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 204. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 5, 232–233. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "New Gurazala revenue division created". The Hindu. Gurazala (Guntur District). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ISBN 0-19-815456-9
  6. ^ "nagar Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 103. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ISBN 978-0-226-34055-5
    . Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ^ The Atheist, Volume 8
  9. ^ N G, Ranga (1976). Distinguished Acquaintances (v2 ed.). Desi Book Distributors. p. 118. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  10. ^ "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "List of High Schools" (PDF). Sakshi Education. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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