Tulluru

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Tulluru is a small Town in Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh with a population of about 8000. It is 4 km from Krishna River.

Contents 1 Location and Codes 2 Distances to nearby cities and towns 3 Cultivation 4 Language and Festivals 5 Educational Institutes 6 Temples 7 Church 8 masjid 9 Nearer Villages 10 References

[edit] Location and Codes

co-ordinates  :- Latitude:16.31'N and Longitude:80.28'E TimeZone  :- IST(UTL +5:30) Postal Code  :- 522237 Telephone Code:- +91(8645) District  :- Guntur State  :- Andhara Pradesh Country  :- India

[edit] Distances to nearby cities and towns

• 30km from Guntur.
• 25km from Vijayawada.
• 18km from Mangalagiri.
• 15km from Amaravathi.

Frequent APSRTC buses are available from all the above mentioned cities.

[edit] Cultivation

Major crops grown around this region include tobacco, chili, and cotton all are cultivated and paddy, vegetables, Lemon, guvva, coconut, banana etc. Irrigation water is provided through the Rayapudi Lift Irrigation and Tulluru Lift Irrigation Projects.

[edit] Language and Festivals

Telugu is the main language of communication in the Town. One of the earliest/purest forms of Telugu language can be noticed in this region. Other languages such as Hindi and English are also used with in the Town to some extent. Indian Culture is vibrant with many festivals (that are being celebrated for thousands of years), here are some of the festivals that are observed in Tulluru to a great detail: Deepavali, Krishna-Ashtami, Rama Navami, Sankranti, Sivaratri, Ugadi, Vijaya Dasami, Vinayaka-Chaviti along with non-hindu festivals like Christmas, Eid ul-Fitr, Muharram, Ramadan.

[edit] Educational Institutes

1. Geetaniketan.
2. Margadarsi(E&T) Public School,Near Tulasi Teatre,Tulluru.
3. MeriMata English Medium School,Assisi Nagar,Tulluru.
4. K.V.R.Z.P High School.
5. Bapuji Govt School.
6. Urdu School.
7. SRVSR & NSGR Intermediate College.
8. SGT & JVB Degree College.

[edit] Temples

Sivalayam, veerabadhra, rama, hanuman, geetamandiram(Lord Krishna), poleramma, Durga, Saibaba, Palanati Veerulu, Venugopal swamy, Ramalayam are well known.

[edit] Church

Tulluru Church is well known.

[edit] masjid

Tulluru Musjid is well known.

[edit] Nearer Villages

1. Ananthavaram (is Famous for Lord VenkateswaraSwamy Hill Temple).
2. Abbarajupalem (Krishna River side Village).
3. Borupalem (Krishna River side Village).
4. Dondapadu.
5. Pichukalapalem.
6. Harischandrapuram (Krishna River side Village).
7. Rayapudi (Krishna River side Village and Famous For Nimbhu,Guvva and More Agricultural Forms).
8. Lingayapalem (Krishna River side Village).
9. Modilingayapalem.
10. Uddandrayunipalem.
11. Velagapudi.
12. Malkapuram
13. Mandadam.
14. Tallayapalem (Krishna River side Village and siva kshetram).
15. Venkatapalem (Krishna River side Village).
16. Sakhamuru.
17. Nelapadu.
18. Kondanarajupalem.
19. Pedaparimi.
20. Inavolu.
21. Vaddamanu.
22. Nekkallu

[edit] References

• The Hindu: Shinde for Guntur on December 11
• The Hindu: Roads, lift irrigation projects will get priority: MLA mentions lift irrigation scheme
• List of colleges in India, including SGT and JVB Degree College, located in Tulluru