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| | other_name = Mogalturru
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| | settlement_type = [[Village]]
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| | pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
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| | coordinates = {{coord|16.4167|N|81.6000|E|display=inline,title}}
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| | subdivision_type = Country
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| | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
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| | subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
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| | subdivision_name2 = [[West Godavari district|West Godavari]]
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| | demographics_type1 = [[Language]]
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| | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
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| | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| | postal_code = 534281
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| | area_code = 08814
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| '''Mogalthur''' (also written as '''Mogalturru''') is a village in the [[Mogalthur mandal]] in the [[West Godavari district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It was a princely state during the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandal wise list of villages in West Godavari district|url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/westgodavari.pdf|website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=8 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208134347/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/westgodavari.pdf|archivedate=8 February 2015|format=PDF}}</ref>
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| ==History==
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| Mogalturru is best known for the ancient Kalidindi Zamindari clan and a mud fort connected to the ancient Vishnukundina dynasty. The Zamindari territory expands to West Godavari and parts of Krishna District. The biggest of the ten forts which has survived the ravages of time is the Mogalturru Fort in which the family of the erstwhile kingdom still lives.
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| [[Rajahmundry|Rajahmundry district]] was formed in 1823 and in 1859 bifurcated into [[Godavari District]] and [[Krishna district]]. In 1925, Godavari district was split into [[East Godavari district]] and [[West Godavari district]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://rmc.ap.gov.in/about/rajahmundry_history | title=Rajamahendravaram History | work= Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://chapter.intach.org/godavari-chapters/history.html | title= History of East Godavari chapter |publisher= INTACH East Godavari chapter| access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref>
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| The reorganisation of the districts in 2022 increased the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh from 13 to 26.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/040422/cm-jagan-mohan-reddy-inaugurates-13-new-districts.html | title= 13 new districts inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh; Full list here | work= Published on: April 4, 2022 |publisher= Deccan Chronicle| access-date = 20 December 2023}}</ref>
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| ==Geography==
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| Mogalturru is located at {{coord|16.4167|N|81.6000|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Mogalturru.html Falling Rain Genomics.Mogalturru]</ref> It has an average elevation of 1 meter (6 feet). [[NH 214A]] passes through the village.
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| == Demographics ==
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| {{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], Mogalturru had a population of 24,189. The total population constituted of, 12,089 males, and 12,100 females with a sex ratio of 1,001 females per 1,000 males. 2,347 children were in the age group of 0–6 years, with the sex ratio of 987. The average literacy rate stood at 75.02%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/588756-mogalthur-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Mogalthur Population Census|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>
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| == Notable people ==
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| * [[Krishnam Raju]], actor, politician, former cabinet minister for Defence and for External Affairs, Member of Mogalthur Royal Family.
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| * [[Prabhas]], actor, Member of Mogalthur Royal Family.
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| * [[Chiranjeevi]], actor, former cabinet minister for State-Tourism, ex-president of Praja Rajyam Party
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| * [[Pawan Kalyan]], actor, president of Jana Sena Party
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| * [[Naga Babu]], artist
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| * [[Ram Charan]], actor
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| ==See also==
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| * [[West Godavari district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in West Godavari district]]
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| ==References==
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| {{West Godavari district}}
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| [[Category:Villages in West Godavari district]]
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| [[Category:Mandal headquarters in West Godavari district]]
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