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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Guntupalli
| native_name = 
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Census Town]]
| image_skyline = Guntupalli census town informatory sign in Telugu, photo taken from National Highway 9, August 2011.jpg
| image_caption = Guntupalli signboard on National Highway 5
| etymology =
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|16.568|N|80.548|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Coastal Andhra]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[NTR district|NTR]]
| established_title =
| established_date =
| established_title1 = Incorporated (town)
| established_date1 =
| founder =
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Mayor-council]]
| governing_body = Guntupalli [[Gram panchayat]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Krishna |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2816_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=18 January 2015|page=16–17,48|format=PDF}}</ref>
| area_note = 
| area_total_km2 = 10.26
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=630448|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
| population_total = 11187
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = 
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 521241
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plate|Vehicle registration]]
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of India#Current codes|AP]]
| blank_name_sec1 = {{nowrap|Official language}}
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| website =
| footnotes =
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
| subdivision_type4 = [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[City]]
| subdivision_name4 = [[Ibrahimpatnam mandal, NTR district|Ibrahimpatnam]]
| subdivision_name5 = [[Vijayawada]]
| subdivision_type6 = [[Metropolitan area|Metro]]
| subdivision_name6 = [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region]]
}}

'''Guntupalli''' is located in western part of [[Vijayawada]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a [[Rural area]] falls under [[Ibrahimpatnam mandal, NTR district|Ibrahimpatnam mandal]] in [[Vijayawada revenue division]] of [[NTR district]]. Guntupalli Railway Wagon Workshop is located here. There is a proposal to merge this village into [[Vijayawada Municipal Corporation]] (VMC) to form a Greater Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the town had a population of 11,187. The total population constitute, 5,573 males and 5,614 females —a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 993 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 521 are boys and 472 are girls —a ratio of 906 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 85.18% with 8,683 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.<ref name=population /><ref>{{cite web|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government|access-date=18 October 2014|page=43|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213923/http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Jainism]] was once practiced and is supported by the Jain remnants at the site.{{sfn|Vyas|1995|p=31}}<ref name="jain">{{cite news |last1=Varma |first1=P. Sujatha |title=Ancient Jain temple cries for attention |language=en |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/ancient-jain-temple-cries-for-attention/article7710156.ece |access-date=3 June 2017}}</ref>

== Transport ==

[[APSRTC]] operates city buses from [[Vijayawada]]. [[Rayanapadu railway station]] is the nearby railway station to the town.<ref name=railway>{{Cite web|title=Wagon Workshop, Guntupalli |publisher=South Central Railway |url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,516,656 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115185622/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C516%2C656 |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The town is located 10 km to the west of [[Vijayawada]] on [[National Highway 65 (India)|NH 65]]. It has the wagon workshop of [[Indian Railways]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oneindia.com/2006/11/30/guntupalli-wagon-workshop-gaining-prominence.html|title='Guntupalli Wagon Workshop gaining prominence'|date=30 November 2006|work=One India|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref>

== Education ==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. Several schools and colleges run by Private, Local government, state government and central government.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
===Citations===
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===Sources===
* {{citation |editor-last=Vyas |editor-first=Dr. R. T. |author-link=R.T. Vyas |url={{Google books|fETebHcHKogC|plainurl=yes}} |title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects |publisher=The Director, Oriental Institute, on behalf of the Registrar, M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara |year=1995 |isbn=81-7017-316-7 }}

[[Category:Census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in NTR district]]

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