Indukurupeta

Indukurpeta
Village
Indukurpeta Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 14.4500°N 80.1333°E / 14.4500; 80.1333
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Language
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	524314
Telephone code	+91-8622

Indukurupeta is a village and a mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is located in Indukurupeta mandal.

History

Nellore district formed part of the composite Madras State till 1st October, 1953. On 1st November 1956 when the states were reorganized on a linguistic basis, this district came under the Andhra Pradesh State.

In 1970 Prakasam district was formed from parts of Guntur, Kurnool, and Nellore districts.

Tirupati District formed from a part of old Chittoor district and a part from old Nellore district on 4th April, 2022.

The name of Nellore district has been changed as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore District on 4th June, 2008.

Geography

Indukurupeta is located at 14.4500°N 80.1333°E / 14.4500; 80.1333. It has an average elevation of 4 meters (16 feet). Indukurupeta is located approximately 15km east from district headquarters Nellore. Area of the mandal is 144sq.Km approximately.

Climate and soil

The climate of Indukurupeta is hot and humid in summer and cold in rainy and winter seasons. Summer temperatures range from 25 °C (77 °F) to 45 °C (113 °F). Soils are black cotton and sandy loams. Annually the mandal receives approximately 1,143 millimetres (45.0 in) of rainfall, including 220 millimetres (8.7 in) in the months of August and September.

Panchayats

Indukurupeta comprises 20 panchayats:

1. Devispeta
2. Gangapatnam
3. Indukurpet Bit-II (Kothuru)
4. Indukurpet Bit-I
5. Jangamvanidoruvu
6. Komarika
7. Koruturu
8. Kothuru-Chinthopu
9. Kudithipalem
10. Leburu Bit-I
11. Leburu Bit-II
12. Mudivarthipalem
13. Mypadu
14. Narasapuram
15. Nidimusali
16. Pallipadu
17. Punnur
18. Ramudupalem
19. Ravur
20. Somarajupalli

The mandal revenue office is situated in Kothuru. There are 16 major villages, 64 hamlets and 16,687 households in the mandal. There is rural police station, 30 bed primary health care center, veterinary hospital in mandal headquarters Indukurupeta.

Population

As per 2011 census total population of this mandal is 58543 out of which 29,075 being male and 29468 female. Sex ratio is 1014(females per 1000 males), while sex ratio between 0-6 years age is 937(females per male). Literacy rate is 65.4%. (Male-71.1% and Female-59.7%).

Economy

Most of the people rely on farming, cattle and sheep rearing, agriculture, building & daily labor, street vendors and priests. Since rice and other crops grow abundantly, there are many rice and dal mills in the mandal. Also many marine export companies are present, as there are many fish and prawn ponds in the mandal. Marine products are mainly exported Chennai and thereby to other international destinations.

Tourism

Many famous temples are located in and around Indukurupeta mandal, including Gangapatnam Chamundeswari Ammavaru, Leburu Kunkalamma, Kothuru Saibaba, Lalithamaheswari Ashramam, and Mypadu Shivalayam. Mypadu Beach is also located in this mandal. The mandal hosts several movie theaters and recreational clubs.

Transport

The nearest railway station is in Nellore. APSRTC buses are available from Atmakur bus station in Nellore. Many autos and private vehicles are also available. The nearest airports are in Kadapa, Chennai and Vijayawada.