Chemudu

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Chemudu v • d • e Andhra Pradesh • India
Chemudu
District(s)	Vizianagaram
Coordinates	18.37° N 83.13° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 151 m (495 ft)

Coordinates: 18.37° N 83.13° E

Chemudu is a village in Makkuva mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

[edit] Geography

Chemudu is located at 18.37N 83.13E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 151 meters (498 feet).

[edit] Zamindari

Vyricharla Suryanarayana Raju (1838-1891), Raja of Kurupam, purchased the Zamindari of Chemudu.

Vyricharla Narayana Gajapathi Raju (1900-1957) Zamindar of Chemudu was Member of Legislative Assembly of Madras. He married Rani Chandramani Devi, daughter of the Zamindar of Bissamcuttack.

Rani Chandramani Devi (1906-1957)^[2] was born in Bissamcuttack of Koraput district (presently in Rayagada district) in Orissa as the eldest daughter of the Bissamcuttack Zamindar. She donated her Lakshmi Vilas Palace in China Waltair, Visakhapatnam to establish a hospital for children with polio and other orthopedic problems. It is named after her as 'Rani Chandramani Devi Hospital'. She also donated the Leprosy Home Building to Prema Samajam and her Ambica Bagh Palace on Waltair Main Road for the construction of a temple.

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