Tarlupadu
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Tarlupadu is a village in Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. It is a Gram Panchayat and also a Mandal Headquarter. The total population of this village is around 5,000. The revenue division is Kandukur and Sub-Division is Podili. It falls into Markapuram Assembly constituency. Previously it used to be under Cumbum Assembly constituency which is been removed in the process of delimitation of Assembly constituencies in 2009. Being a Mandal Headquarter, it hosts all the offices of government bodies like MRO, MEO, MDO, PHC etc.
Tarlupadu | |
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 Veerabrahmendra swamy temple, Tarlpahad | |
  Tarlupadu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°39′25″N 79°13′26″E / 15.657°N 79.224°ECoordinates: 15°39′25″N 79°13′26″E / 15.657°N 79.224°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Mandal | Tarlupadu mandal |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,000 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 523332 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
HistoryEdit
Ongole district was created in 1970 with three revenue divisions of Kurnool, Guntur and Nellore districts. In 1972, it was renamed Prakasam district in memory of Tanguturi Prakasam, freedom fighter, chief Minister of undivided Madras state and the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Presently (2023), it has 38 mandals in 3 revenue divisions.[1][2][3]
EconomyEdit
This Village is mostly a agricultural dependent village. Most of the villagers are into agriculture despite a few grocery stores, Fancy stores, Electric and plumbing stores. Mostly grown crops here are Bengal Gram, Toor Dal, Cotton, Tobacco, Mirchi, Millets. It was known for its trade decades ago. Because of that, it also has been named as 'Chinna Guntur'.
EducationEdit
The village has five schools: ZP High School, Upper Primary School, Elementary School, Urdu School and Missionary High School called Luthern High School.
CultureEdit
The Village has good number of Temples too. There are almost eight temples, two churches and one mosque. The Temples are:
- Sree Rukhmini Satyabhama Sametha Venugopala Swamy Temple
- Sree Veerabhadra Swamy Temple
- Sree Mallikarjuna swamy Temple (Shivalayam)
- Sree Veera Bramhendra Swamy Temple
- Sree Shirdi Sai Baba Temple
- Sree Pattabhi Rama Swamy Temple
- Sree Ankalamma Temple
- Sree Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple
Every year the village hosts many devotional events like Bramhotsavams, Aradhana, Pallaki Seva, Sree Rama Kalyanam, etc. Sree Venugopala Swamy Bramhotsavams will be held for 11 days every year in the months of Feb or March. This is one of the biggest events happen in the village. This temple also has a great history as the 'PRATHISHTA' was done by the JANAMEJAYA MAHARAJU (The great grandson of ARJUNA from Mahabharatha).
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Industrial Profile of Prakasam district" (PDF). District Info. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ "Prakasam District". About District > History. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ↑ "Prakasam district". About District > Administrative Setup > Divisionwise Mandal List. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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