Gollaprolu

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Gollaprolu is a village north-east of Pithapuram in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in south India, about about 130km north of Vishakhapatnam.^[1] The Mandal of Gollaprolu had a population of 71752 in 2005.^[2]

The region is cyclone-prone, and the people are mostly landless agricultural workers.^[3] The villagers are known for growing one of the most sought after varieties of hot pepper.^[1]

Contents 1 The village school 2 Transport 3 Politics 4 Panchayats 5 References 6 External links

[edit] The village school

The village school was founded in 1986, built on land donated by philanthropist Mrs. Subhadra Gavarasana and is named "Dr. Malireddi Venkataraju Memorial Prathamika Paathasaala," in memory of her father.^[1] It provides Telugu-medium coeducational education for about 400 students with ages 6 to 12.^[3]

[edit] Transport

Gollaprolu railway station (station code GLP) is on the Chennai-Howrah and Samalkot-Tuni Railway line. Trains through the station include:^[4]

• Simhadri Express
• Visakhapatnam-Rajahmundry Passenger
• Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam Passenger
• Vijayawada-Rayagada Passenger
• Tirumala Express (passes through without stopping)

The nearest main stations are Pithapuram Railway Station (6 km) and Annavaram Railway Station (19 km).

Gollaprolu is the local station for about 150,000 people in Gollaprolu and the 27 nearby villages.^[5]

The nearest airports to Gollaprolu are Visakhapatnam Airport (130 km) and Vijayawada Airport.

[edit] Politics

The results of the 2006 elections were as follows:^[6]

Detailed Result Sheet of MPTC Elections

MPTC	Turnout	Elected Candidate	Party
Gollaprolu-1	80%	Krishnamurthy Jyothula	INC
Gollaprolu-2	76%	Ganta Appala Swamy	INC
Gollaprolu-3	42%	Randhi Krishna	INC
Gollaprolu-4	72%	Relangi Ravendra babu	TDP
Gollaprolu-5	67%	Mogali Venkateswara Rao	TDP
Gollaprolu-6	65%	Kasa Nookaratnam	TDP
Gollaprolu-7	62%	Varadanapu Veerraju	INC

[edit] Panchayats

There are 11 panchayats in Gollaprolu mandal.^[7]

• Chebrolu (village and panchayat)
• Chendurthi (village and panchayat)
• China Jaggampeta (village and panchayat)
• Durgada (village and panchayat)
• Gollaprolu (panchayat and mandal headquarters)
• K.Mallavaram (village and panchayat)
• Kodavali (village and panchayat)
• P.Mallavaram (village and panchayat)
• Tatiparthi (village and panchayat)
• Vannepudi (village and panchayat)
• Vijayanagaram (village and panchayat)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Radhika Malpani. School In Gollaprolu. ILP Projects. Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
2. ^ National Informatics Centre (2005). Item NO. XI. Sampoorna Grameena Rozgar Yojana. East Godavari District. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
3. ^ ^{a b} Dr. MVR Prathamika Patasala, Gollaprolu. Asha for Education (2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.
4. ^ Online Highways LLC (2004). Gollaprolu Railway Station. www.india9.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
5. ^ G. Satyanarayana (2004). Andhra Pradesh - Readers' Mail - Train halt. The Hindu. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
6. ^ AP State Commission (July 2006). PROFORMA VIII(a) - Detailed Result Sheet of MPTC Elections - (Constituency-wise) (.xls). Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
7. ^ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier

[edit] External links

• map of East Godavari showing Gollaprolu
• Dr. Satyanarayana Gavarasana (2000). A report on Dr. M. V. R. Memorial MPP Elementary School Day Function held on February 5, 2000. ECO Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.