Gudur

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Gudur is a town and a municipality in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 History 3 Geography 4 Climate 5 Economy 6 Markets and shopping areas 7 Transport 7.1 Road 7.2 Railway 7.3 Air 8 Language 9 Festivals 10 Famous people 11 Educational Institutes 11.1 High schools 11.2 Intermediate 11.3 Technical Training Institues 11.4 Degree Colleges 11.5 Engineering Colleges 12 Places of Worship 13 Parks 14 HOTEL& LODGE 15 Industries 16 Places near by 17 Media & Entertainment 18 Sports 19 Administration 20 Clubs 21 External links

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Gudur had a population of 69,303. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Gudur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%. In Gudur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] History

The roots of the town started during Chola Dynasty. It is believed that Cholas constructed Alaganatha Swamy temple. Later the town developed around this temple.Satavahanas, Cholas, Pallavas, Telugu Cholas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara kings, Golkonda Nawabs ruled this area.Town is also linked with history of Venkatagiri (Ruled by Yachendra family ) which is close by 42 KM from Gudur.

[edit] Geography

The railroad divides the city into two parts: East town and West town. Main businesses are concentrated in East town. West town is mainly residential area and is relatively new.

There are two small seasonal rivers Pambaleru and ChallaKaluva in the town.

Mica belt around Gudur is considered the 2nd biggest in the country. The mica deposits are located in 1000Sq.km. area covering Gudur, Rapur and Atmakur mandals of the Nellore district. Muscovite, Quartz, Feldspar and Vermiculite type of mica are found around this area.

The eastern part of town is flooded often in rainy season and people are facing hardships, thanks to visionless authorities and uncontrolled swamping of fields by people. Flies and mosquitoes are present around the year especially at Poolathota and East Street.

Gudur is surrounded by lemon trees. So, lemon business has become one of the most successful business in Gudur. Lemons are exported to almost all parts of the Country and also exported to other countries.

Gudur is also surrounded by good agriculture fields and with Acqua Culture (Prawn)exports to different parts of India as well as other countries.

[edit] Climate

Gudur is very hot in summer. The town is quite frequently affected by cyclones and has almost non existent winter. Best Season: October to March. The eastern part of town is flooded often in rainy season with people facing hardships, thanks to visionless authorities and uncontrolled swamping of fields by people. Flies and mosquitoes are present around the year especially at Poolathota and East Street.

[edit] Economy

Gudur is famous for Mica, Lemon, Acqua culture.

• Mica
• Lemon
• Aquaculture
• Agriculture

[edit] Markets and shopping areas

• Lemon Market
• Vegetable Market
• Meat and Fish market
• Live Stock market

[edit] Transport

Gudur is accessible by road and rail road.

[edit] Road

Gudur is located on National Highway 5. It is being upgraded to a four-lane highway. This reduced the travel time to Chennai and Nellore. With in the town the roads are very narrow and maintained poorly. Most of the town is accessible by walk. Bicycles and motor cycles are the preferred mode of personal transportation vehicles. Manual Rikshaws are available for hire round the clock. Autorickshaws are picking up recently but they are mainly serving to the people traveling to villages around the town.

Few private buses provide transportation to the nearby cities/Villages. The public transportation is provided by State Government. State government operated vehicles covers even very remote areas.

[edit] Railway

Gudur is a railway junction, located between Chennai and Vijayawada, Connects Tirupathi.

[edit] Air

Chennai airport is the nearest major domestic/International Airport. There is another small domestic airport located in Renigunta.

[edit] Language

Telugu is the language of the land. Tamil, Hindi, and Urdu can be understood at the railway station as it is a big railway junction and people of all languages travel through this station. Relatively Small chunk of the population can understand or/and speak English.

[edit] Festivals

• Dasara
• Vinayaka Chavithi
• Deepawali
• Bhogi
• Sankranthi
• Kanuma
• Krishnastami

[edit] Famous people

• Late Pelleti Venkata Subba Reddy (Ex.Zilla Board Chairman)
• Late Pelleti Venkataram Reddy (Founder Member of Samskruti Samelanam,Communist Leader)
• Late Pelleti Venkatakrishna Reddy (Ex.M.L.C)
• Late Maram Reddy Ramana Reddy (Honourary Secretary South India Mica Mine Owners Association,Chartered President Lions Club Gudur)
• Gedi Chandra Mohan Reddy
• Late Captain Dr.Sunkara Ramachandra Rao(People's Doctor and First and Last Alderman-Gudur Municipality)
• Late Maniramachandra rao sunkara(Poetess)
• Late Pasupuleti Siddhaiah naidu(First Municipal Chairman)
• Late Enugu Narasa Reddy( Freedom Fighter)
• Dr.Rajmohan Sunkara,Ex. Municipal Vice Chairman and currently Epidemiologist, New York City Department of Health
• Dr. Narasimhulu, ophthalmologist
• Dr. C. R. Reddy (Social work)
• Mr. Lakshminarayana Reddy Devareddy(M.S.Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma, USA)
• Mr. Venkata Subba Reddy.K . Rtd Chemistry Lecturer( SKR Govt College )
• Mr. Mallu Vijay Kumar Reddy, Current Mandal President
• Mr .Chittam Settty Prasad Web designer, (visit) [www.gudurinfo.com].
• Mr.VaridiReddy.Subba Reddy (VSR Residency )

Spiritual Leaders

• Sri Karunamayi Vijayeswari Devi[1]

[edit] Educational Institutes

[edit] High schools

• Zilla Parishad Boys High School
• Zilla Parishad Girls High School
• Chillakuru Seshamma High School
• SMG Girls High School
• GVS Sankaraiah Memorial School ( http://www.srigvsschool.com )
• CAM High School
• Little Angles Public School
• Prospero English Medium School
• GSR Municipal High School
• st mary's E.M high school

[edit] Intermediate

• Layola Junior College
• Simhapuri Junior College
• Karunamayi Junior College
• St. Mary's Junior College for Girls
• drw Junior College for Girls
• Swarnandhra Bharathi Junior College
• ithanjali Junior College
• Yasaswini junior college

[edit] Technical Training Institues

• Government Polytechnic College
• Government Institute of Ceramic Technology
• Industrial Training Institute

[edit] Degree Colleges

• SV Arts and Science Degree College
• SKR Govt College
• Swarnandhra Bharathi Degree College
• DRW College for Women
• Karunamayi Higher Learning Institute
• sv Mca College

[edit] Engineering Colleges

• Narayana Engineering College
• Audishankara Engineering college

[edit] Places of Worship

Major Hindu Temples in the town

• Alaganatha Swamy Temple
• Prasanna Venkateswara temple
• Srikrishna Dhramaraja Swamy Temple
• Kodandarama Temple
• Chennakesava Temple
• Moola Staneswara Temple (Siva Temple)
• Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Temple
• Shirdi Saibaba Temple
• Puttaparti Saibaba Temple
• Jain Temple

• Sri Krishna Temple

Perantallu

• Nalajalamma Temple
• Narayanamma Temple

Graama Shakti

• Thalamma

Missionary Branches

• A center of Ramachandraji Mission
• A center of Prajapita Brahma Kumari Eswariya Viswa Vidhyalayam

Mathams

• Brahmam Gari Matham
• Krishnadas Matham

[edit] Parks

• Enuga Narahari Reddy Park
• CVC Park
• Potti Sriramulu Park

[edit] HOTEL& LODGE

VSR Residency

[edit] Industries

[2] Nelcast Palm Oil Industry

[3] Micafab India Pvt. Ltd

[4] SRAVAN INDUSTRIES

[edit] Places near by

• Nellore
• Sriharikota
• Thirumala
• Kalahasti
• Chennai
• Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
• Tupilipalem
• kavali

[edit] Media & Entertainment

Gudur is served by two TV Channels

• Sivabhi Channel
• UCN Channel.

New person want's to start another cable network with 106 channels '1' Rupee for month with 7 local channels name 'SRI AKSHAYA CABLE VISION' with full entertainment& knowledge based they are also planing to start cable net with lowest price. Most people in town has Cable TV connections.

Telugu , English, Hindi, Tamil news papers are available.

Town has couple of its own local news papers. They are bit irregular.

Most people spend their time either watching TV, going to Movies or attending to temples.

[edit] Sports

• Cricket and hockey are played at Alluru Audi Seshareddy Stadium
• PR Club Conducts Chess competitions every year
• PR Club has Tennis Court.

[edit] Administration

The town is governed by the municipality, led by a chairperson, and composed of 15 elected councilors. The town is divided into wards from which councilors are elected.

[edit] Clubs

• Rotary Club
• Lions Club
• PR Club
• Inner Wheel Club
• Andhra Mahila Mandali

[edit] External links

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