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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vedurupaka
| native_name = somina
| native_name_lang = [[Telugu language]]
| nickname = ''Bamboohut, Land of gods.''{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}
| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.894|N|82.024|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name2 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[East Godavari]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1698
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| governing_body = Vedurupaka Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 17,585<ref name="Census">[http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=28&distcd=14&tslcode=038 ''National Population Register'']</ref>
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 533 345
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-08857
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| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Urban planning|Planning]] agency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Vedurupaka Grama Panchayat
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'''Vedurupaka'''<ref name="Vedurupaka History">{{cite web
|url=http://www.srivijayadurgapeetam.in/2012/09/about-vedurupaka-and-guruji.html
|title=Vedurupaka History}}</ref> is a village in [[Rayavaram, East Godavari|Rayavaram]] mandal, [[East Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] state, India.

==Geography==
The Tulyabhaga river flows by Vedurupaka. [[William Wilson Hunter]] described it as one of the seven<ref>[[William Wilson Hunter]], ''The Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 5, Trubner and Company, London, 1885, p.123. [https://books.google.com/books?id=s3MTAAAAYAAJ&dq=tulyabhaga%20river&pg=PR5#v=onepage&q=tulyabhaga%20river&f=false]</ref> [[estuaries]] of the mighty [[Godavari River]].

==Culture==
One of the main attractions is Vijaya Durga Peetham, a place of worship of the Hindu goddess [[Durga]].<ref name="Vedurupaka History"/> The village festival of Poleramma Jathara or Sambaram takes place each May; it is a 2-day carnival of religious fervour and traditional dances. This event was supervised by the late Sri Murthineedi Venkayya Garu for 40 years. {{citation needed|date=November 2012}} Another festival is Dasara.

The village's [[Hindu]] temples were built by the king of [[Peddapuram]] Thimma gaja pathi maharaja in 1700 AD.<ref name="Vedurupaka History" />

==Education==
The first school in Vedurupaka was established by the [[Canadian Baptist Mission]],<ref name="Statistical">''Statistical appendix of Madras State'', Superintendent, Government Press, Madras, 1935, pp.207, 405. [https://books.google.com/books?id=GGLAqjk7DZEC&q=vedurupaka+canadian+baptist&dq=vedurupaka+canadian+baptist&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjDi_j73ePLAhUh56YKHR_hC-8Q6AEIGzAA]</ref> one of the early [[Christian mission]] initiatives. It was later gifted to the [[Government]]. This village has three Government Primary Schools along with SPPR Zilla Parishath High School.

Brahmin Student financial support trust originated in this village. D Satya Prasad, Brahmanaseva trust, Vedurupaka, Rayavaram Mandalam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://brahmanasevatrust.com/|title=Welcome to Brahmana Seva Trust|website=brahmanasevatrust.com|access-date=2019-09-22}}</ref>
==Notables==

*[[Sri]] Vijaya Durga Peethathipati, a [[Vedic]] [[Exegete]],<ref>[http://www.srivijayadurgapeetam.in/2012/09/about-vedurupaka-and-guruji.html ''About Vedurupaka and Guruji'']</ref>
*[[The Reverend|Reverend]] [[Professor]] G. Babu Rao, the first graduate of Vedurupaka, who taught<ref>''The Story of Serampore and its College'', published by the Council of Serampore College, Serampore, 2006. [http://www.seramporecollege.org/theology/publications/]</ref> [[Old Testament]]<ref name="Victor">[[H. S. Wilson]], ''The Church on the Move: A Quest to Affirm the Biblical Faith - Essays in honour of [[Victor Premasagar|P. Victor Premasagar]]'', CLS, Chennai, 1988. [https://books.google.com/books/about/Church_on_the_Move.html?id=hMJIygAACAAJ&redir_esc=y]</ref> at the country's first<ref>''Seven oldest universities in India: All you need to know''. INDIATODAY.IN NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 21, 2015.[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/oldest-universities/1/479257.html]</ref> University, the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]], [[Serampore]], [[West Bengal]].
*Katcha George Victor, Ex-Member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]<ref>[http://donboscoindia.com/english/centerfile_ms.php?proid=5&newsid=3838&newsidlist=,3838,3837,3836,3818,3813,3812,3806,3803,3801,3799,&pno=22 Don Bosco News]</ref>
*[[G. Satyamurthy]],<ref>''Telugu writer Satyamurthy passes away'', Indian Express, Chennai, 14 December 2015.[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/telugu-writer-satyamurthy-passes-away/]</ref> teacher and member of the [[United Teachers Federation]] who later became a Film Writer, Director and Lyricist
*Gara Chitti Babu<ref>[http://electoralsearch.in/index.jsp##resultArea ''Electoral search'']</ref> of the [[United Teachers Federation]],
*[[Chandu (film director)|S. Chandra Sekhar Reddy]] - [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] film director,
*[[Vasu Varma]] - [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] film director,
*[[Devi Sri Prasad]] (Music Director)
*[[Gandham Sagar]] (playback singer, T.V. host)

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in East Godavari district]]

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