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	==History==		==History==
	As per Gazettee No. 939 of 26 January 2022, the old Guntur District, formed in 1904, was split into three districts – [[Guntur district\|Guntur]], [[Palnadu district\|Palnadu]] and [[Bapatla district\|Bapatla]]. <ref>{{cite web\| url = https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/history/\| title= Palnadu District\| publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 31 August 2023}}</ref>		As per Gazettee No. 939 of 26 January 2022, the old Guntur District, formed in 1904, was split into three districts – [[Guntur district\|Guntur]], [[Palnadu district\|Palnadu]] and [[Bapatla district\|Bapatla]].<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/history/\| title= Palnadu District\| publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 31 August 2023}}</ref>

	== Governance ==		== Governance ==
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	== Transport ==		== Transport ==
	The ~~[[Piduguralla]]railway~~ station is situated on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. The railway line is an electrified as single line and new railway track (nadikudi-srikalahasti)is in under construction. In first phase of nadikudi-Srikalahasti 46Km From New Piduguralla Junction to [[Savalyapuram]] was completed. Electrification proposal is also under process.		The Pidugurallarailway station is situated on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. The railway line is an electrified as single line and new railway track (nadikudi-srikalahasti)is in under construction. In first phase of nadikudi-Srikalahasti 46Km From New Piduguralla Junction to [[Savalyapuram]] was completed. Electrification proposal is also under process.

	State highway 2 (now NH 167A) passes through [[Piduguralla]]. It is connected the state capital Hyderabad from Guntur, Vijayawada, Amaravati, Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Chennai, Bengaluru. it has good bus facility for [[Hyderabad]], [[Chennai]], [[Bengaluru]],[[Tirupati]], [[Nellore]], [[Guntur]], [[Amaravati]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Tenali]], [[Narasaraopet]], [[Macherla]], [[Repalle]], [[Sattenapalle]] and [[Ongole]].		State highway 2 (now NH 167A) passes through Piduguralla. It is connected the state capital Hyderabad from Guntur, Vijayawada, Amaravati, Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Chennai, Bengaluru. it has good bus facility for [[Hyderabad]], [[Chennai]], [[Bengaluru]],[[Tirupati]], [[Nellore]], [[Guntur]], [[Amaravati]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Tenali]], [[Narasaraopet]], [[Macherla]], [[Repalle]], [[Sattenapalle]] and [[Ongole]].

	==Education==		==Education==

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	\| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web\|title=Census 2011\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=629434\|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India\|access-date=24 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015 \|url=https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf \|website=Directorate of Economics & Statistics \|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh \|access-date=26 April 2019 \|pages=43 \|format=PDF \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714020914/https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf \|archive-date=14 July 2019 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		\| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web\|title=Census 2011\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=629434\|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India\|access-date=24 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015 \|url=https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf \|website=Directorate of Economics & Statistics \|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh \|access-date=26 April 2019 \|pages=43 \|format=PDF \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714020914/https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf \|archive-date=14 July 2019 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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	'''Piduguralla''' is a town in [[Palnadu district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the 12 [[municipalities]] in the district. The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under [[Gurazala revenue division]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=New Gurazala revenue division created\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece\|access-date=17 January 2015\|work=The Hindu\|date=1 July 2013 \|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref> The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are abundant reserves of limestone.<ref name="limestone">{{cite news\|author1 = P. Samuel Jonathan\|title = Lime City\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pcb-pushes-for-closure-of-113-lime-kiln-units-at-piduguralla/article2652087.ece\|access-date = 12 February 2015\|date = 23 November 2011\|location = Piduguralla (Guntur District)}}</ref>		'''Piduguralla''' is a town in [[Palnadu district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the 12 municipalities in the district. The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under [[Gurazala revenue division]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=New Gurazala revenue division created\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece\|access-date=17 January 2015\|work=The Hindu\|date=1 July 2013 \|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref> The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are abundant reserves of limestone.<ref name="limestone">{{cite news\|author1 = P. Samuel Jonathan\|title = Lime City\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pcb-pushes-for-closure-of-113-lime-kiln-units-at-piduguralla/article2652087.ece\|access-date = 12 February 2015\|date = 23 November 2011\|location = Piduguralla (Guntur District)}}</ref>

			==History==
			As per Gazettee No. 939 of 26 January 2022, the old Guntur District, formed in 1904, was split into three districts – [[Guntur district\|Guntur]], [[Palnadu district\|Palnadu]] and [[Bapatla district\|Bapatla]]. <ref>{{cite web\| url = https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/history/\| title= Palnadu District\| publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh\| access-date = 31 August 2023}}</ref>

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	== Economy ==		== Economy ==

	The major agriculture produce includes, ~~[[Paddy (unmilled rice)\|~~paddy]], [[cotton]], [[chillies]] etc. and hence, the town has many rice and cotton mills. There are many [[Limestone]] ~~[[Kilns]]~~ as well.<ref name=limestone /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Brief about Municipality\|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/PIDUGURALLA/\|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration\|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>		The major agriculture produce includes, paddy, [[cotton]], chillies etc. and hence, the town has many rice and cotton mills. There are many [[Limestone]] kilns as well.<ref name=limestone /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Brief about Municipality\|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/PIDUGURALLA/\|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration\|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>
	Piduguralla has companies like T&D Group Pvt Ltd under which it has T&D Minerals and T&D Future Kids		Piduguralla has companies like T&D Group Pvt Ltd under which it has T&D Minerals and T&D Future Kids

	~~'''~~== Transport ==~~'''~~		== Transport ==
	The [[Piduguralla]]railway station is situated on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. The railway line is an electrified as single line and new railway track (nadikudi-srikalahasti)is in under construction,In first phase of nadikudi-Srikalahasti 46Km From ~~[['''~~New Piduguralla Junction~~''']]~~ to [[Savalyapuram]] was completed.Electrification proposal is also under process.		The [[Piduguralla]]railway station is situated on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. The railway line is an electrified as single line and new railway track (nadikudi-srikalahasti)is in under construction. In first phase of nadikudi-Srikalahasti 46Km From New Piduguralla Junction to [[Savalyapuram]] was completed. Electrification proposal is also under process.

	~~'''~~State highway 2 ~~Now [[NH167A]]'''~~ passes through [[Piduguralla]]. It is connected the ~~joint~~ state capital Hyderabad from Guntur, Vijayawada, Amaravati ~~And ongole~~, Nellore, Tirupati,Chennai, Bengaluru. it has good bus facility for [[Hyderabad]],[[Chennai]],[[Bengaluru]],[[Tirupati]],[[Nellore]],[[Guntur]],[[Amaravati]],[[Vijayawada]], [[Tenali]], [[Narasaraopet]], [[Macherla]], [[Repalle]], [[~~Sattenapalli~~]] and [[Ongole]].		State highway 2 (now NH 167A) passes through [[Piduguralla]]. It is connected the state capital Hyderabad from Guntur, Vijayawada, Amaravati, Ongole, Nellore, Tirupati, Chennai, Bengaluru. it has good bus facility for [[Hyderabad]], [[Chennai]], [[Bengaluru]],[[Tirupati]], [[Nellore]], [[Guntur]], [[Amaravati]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Tenali]], [[Narasaraopet]], [[Macherla]], [[Repalle]], [[Sattenapalle]] and [[Ongole]].

	==Education==		==Education==
	The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<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> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.		The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<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> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

			== See also ==
			* [[:Category:Villages in Palnadu district\|Villages in Palnadu district]]

	== References ==		== References ==

Kamal Guha: Guntur -> Palnadu

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	'''Piduguralla''' is a town in [[Palnadu district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the 12 municipalities in the district. The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under [[Gurazala revenue division]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=New Gurazala revenue division created\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece\|access-date=17 January 2015\|work=The Hindu\|date=1 July 2013 \|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref> The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are abundant reserves of limestone.<ref name="limestone">{{cite news\|author1 = P. Samuel Jonathan\|title = Lime City\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pcb-pushes-for-closure-of-113-lime-kiln-units-at-piduguralla/article2652087.ece\|access-date = 12 February 2015\|date = 23 November 2011\|location = Piduguralla (Guntur District)}}</ref>		'''Piduguralla''' is a town in [[Palnadu district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the 12 [[municipalities]] in the district. The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under [[Gurazala revenue division]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=New Gurazala revenue division created\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece\|access-date=17 January 2015\|work=The Hindu\|date=1 July 2013 \|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref> The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are abundant reserves of limestone.<ref name="limestone">{{cite news\|author1 = P. Samuel Jonathan\|title = Lime City\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pcb-pushes-for-closure-of-113-lime-kiln-units-at-piduguralla/article2652087.ece\|access-date = 12 February 2015\|date = 23 November 2011\|location = Piduguralla (Guntur District)}}</ref>

	== Governance ==		== Governance ==

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	'''Piduguralla''' is a town in [[~~Guntur~~ district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the 12 [[municipalities]] in the district. The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under [[Gurazala revenue division]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=New Gurazala revenue division created\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece\|access-date=17 January 2015\|work=The Hindu\|date=1 July 2013 \|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref> The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are abundant reserves of limestone.<ref name="limestone">{{cite news\|author1 = P. Samuel Jonathan\|title = Lime City\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pcb-pushes-for-closure-of-113-lime-kiln-units-at-piduguralla/article2652087.ece\|access-date = 12 February 2015\|date = 23 November 2011\|location = Piduguralla (Guntur District)}}</ref>		'''Piduguralla''' is a town in [[Palnadu district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the 12 municipalities in the district. The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under [[Gurazala revenue division]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=New Gurazala revenue division created\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece\|access-date=17 January 2015\|work=The Hindu\|date=1 July 2013 \|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref> The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are abundant reserves of limestone.<ref name="limestone">{{cite news\|author1 = P. Samuel Jonathan\|title = Lime City\|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pcb-pushes-for-closure-of-113-lime-kiln-units-at-piduguralla/article2652087.ece\|access-date = 12 February 2015\|date = 23 November 2011\|location = Piduguralla (Guntur District)}}</ref>

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	Piduguralla has companies like T&D Group Pvt Ltd under which it has T&D Minerals and T&D Future Kids		Piduguralla has companies like T&D Group Pvt Ltd under which it has T&D Minerals and T&D Future Kids

	== Transport ==		'''== Transport =='''
	The railway station is situated on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. The ~~rail~~ is an electrified, single line and new railway track is in under-construction (nadikudi-~~srikalahasti)~~. State highway 2 passes through Piduguralla. It is connected the joint state capital Hyderabad from Guntur And ongole. it has good bus facility for [[Hyderabad]], [[Guntur]], [[Tenali]], [[Narasaraopet]], [[Macherla]], [[Repalle]], [[Sattenapalli]] and [[Ongole]].		The [[Piduguralla]]railway station is situated on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. The railway line is an electrified as single line and new railway track (nadikudi-srikalahasti)is in under construction,In first phase of nadikudi-Srikalahasti 46Km From [['''New Piduguralla Junction''']] to [[Savalyapuram]] was completed.Electrification proposal is also under process.

			'''State highway 2 Now [[NH167A]]''' passes through [[Piduguralla]]. It is connected the joint state capital Hyderabad from Guntur, Vijayawada, Amaravati And ongole, Nellore, Tirupati,Chennai, Bengaluru. it has good bus facility for [[Hyderabad]],[[Chennai]],[[Bengaluru]],[[Tirupati]],[[Nellore]],[[Guntur]],[[Amaravati]],[[Vijayawada]], [[Tenali]], [[Narasaraopet]], [[Macherla]], [[Repalle]], [[Sattenapalli]] and [[Ongole]].

	==Education==		==Education==

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'''Piduguralla''' is a town in [[Guntur district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the 12 [[municipalities]] in the district. The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under [[Gurazala revenue division]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Gurazala revenue division created|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece|access-date=17 January 2015|work=The Hindu|date=1 July 2013 |location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref> The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are abundant reserves of limestone.<ref name="limestone">{{cite news|author1 = P. Samuel Jonathan|title = Lime City|url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pcb-pushes-for-closure-of-113-lime-kiln-units-at-piduguralla/article2652087.ece|access-date = 12 February 2015|date = 23 November 2011|location = Piduguralla (Guntur District)}}</ref>

== Governance ==

'''Civic administration'''

The Piduguralla municipality was formed on 21 May 2005 and has an extent of {{convert|31.63|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Piduguralla Municipality|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/PIDUGURALLA/index.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department|access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref>

'''Politics'''

Piduguralla is a part of [[Gurazala (Assembly constituency)]] for [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. KASU MAHESH REDDY is the present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency from [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MLA|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|publisher=AP State Portal|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also a part of [[Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)]] which was won by [[LAVU SRI KRISHNA]] of YSR Congress Party.<ref name=mla>{{cite web|title=MP (Lok Sabha)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|publisher=Government of AP|access-date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121175516/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf
|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=23 May 2019|page=22,31|format=PDF}}</ref>

== Economy ==

The major agriculture produce includes, [[Paddy (unmilled rice)|paddy]], [[cotton]], [[chillies]] etc. and hence, the town has many rice and cotton mills. There are many [[Limestone]] [[Kilns]] as well.<ref name=limestone /><ref>{{cite web|title=Brief about Municipality|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/PIDUGURALLA/|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=17 January 2015}}</ref>
Piduguralla has companies like T&D Group Pvt Ltd under which it has T&D Minerals and T&D Future Kids

== Transport ==
The railway station is situated on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. The rail is an electrified, single line and new railway track is in under-construction (nadikudi-srikalahasti). State highway 2 passes through Piduguralla. It is connected the joint state capital Hyderabad from Guntur And ongole. it has good bus facility for [[Hyderabad]], [[Guntur]], [[Tenali]], [[Narasaraopet]], [[Macherla]], [[Repalle]], [[Sattenapalli]] and [[Ongole]].

==Education==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<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> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

== References ==
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[[Category:Towns in Guntur district]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Guntur district]]