Unguturu | |
|---|---|
  Unguturu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°30′18″N 80°52′54″E / 16.50500°N 80.88167°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Mandal | Unguturu mandal |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,333 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AP 16 |
Unguturu is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
History[edit | edit source]
Krishna district was formed by renaming Machilipatnam district and adding certain taluks of Guntur district in 1859. Krishna district was divided into Krishna and Godavari districts in 1925. During the reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh Krishna district was further divided into Krishna and NTR districts. [2]
Krishna district has 25 mandals spread across three revenue divisions – Machilipatnam revenue division, Gudivada revenue division and Vuyyuru revenue division. [3]
Notable people[edit | edit source]
- Gudavalli Ramabrahmam (1898-1946), social reformer and Telugu film director[4]
- Unguturu Venkata Sitarama Anajaneyulu (1947 - 2011), Founding members and General Manager SV Bhakti Channel (SVBC), Director Doordarsha Kendra Tirupati and President Tirupati Film Society. A noted personality in Tirupati who was the cause of SV Bhakti Channel today.
- Viswanatha Satyanarayana (1895-1976), Telugu author and poet
- Tripuraneni Ramaswamy (1887-1943), lawyer, playwright and reformer active among the Telugu-speaking people
- Tripuraneni Gopichand (1910-1962), Telugu short story writer, novelist, editor, essayist, playwright and film director
- Dr. Tripuraneni Venkateswara Rao (1930?-2007), literary critic, author of Tripuraneni Ramayanam, founder of Spartek Group[5]
- Dr. Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary, founding chairman and managing director of Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), India's international telecommunications corporation; founder of the Center for Telecommunications Management and Studies (CTMS)[6]
- P. S. Ramamohan Rao (born 1934), politician, Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2002 to 2004, former Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh
- Vasuki Sunkavalli, lawyer, model, India's nominee for Miss Universe 2011 (She is from Unguturu, West Godavari District)
- Chinta Visweswara Rao, industrialist, chairman and managing director of Krishnapatnam Port Company[7]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "Krishna district". About District > History. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "Krishna district profile - AP Government - 4 April 2022" (PDF).
- ↑ Ramabrahmam Gudavalli
- ↑ Tripuraneni passes away
- ↑ Dr. T. Hanuman Chowdary
- ↑ Krishnapatnam Port Company
