Gurramkonda
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Gurramkonda is a historical place located between Cuddapah and Bangalore highway.
Once upon a time, it was ruled by some great warriors of India Like Sree Krishna Deva Raya.The name Gurram + Konda ( Which actually means HORSE + HILL) was given to this place because the rulers of this kingdom travelled on horses to reach the top of the steep hill where they had their palace. Also the Name Gurram Konda is thought to be derrived from the famous two words that are associated with this historic place, KONDA which means Hill and Gurram which means Horse. The top of the hill looks like one huge rock and very fascinating. One can climb the steps and have a fantastic view of the surroundings.
Though the palace is pretty much in ruins, it's an interesting visit. This place also has a tomb for Tippu Sultan's maternal uncle (his mother's brother) called Maqbeera. This is similar to all Islamic tombs built in India.
Another place to visit in Gurramkonda is the Ranginimahal. This has a very interesting architecture and is located at the foot of the hill.
Today, Gurramkonda is the mandal headquarter in modern India. The economy in this town is thriving on agriculture. The most popular crops in this area are paddy, tomato, & groundnut. People are warm and mostly belong to middleclass and lowermiddle class echelons.
Demography of GurramKonda: The small town interestingly possesses 50% of Hindu and 50% of Muslim population. While Most of Muslims are into other professions such as shopkeeping, tyloring, machine repairing, automobile,construction etc. The Hindu population mostly comprising of Kapu(Blija) community is into agriculture. The later generations have chosen Teaching and Police as their main professions. While the recent folkre are into IT, Services, Medicine etc.
It is a must place to visit if you are around Bangalore or Tirupati or Cudappah.
