Korukollu

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Coordinates: 16.29° N 81.15° E

Korukollu

Korukollu
State
 - District(s)		 Andhra Pradesh
 - Krishna district
Coordinates 16.29° N 81.15° E
Area
 - Elevation		 2 km²
 - 11 m
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2004)
 - Density		 8,543
 - 2,136/km²
Codes
 - Postal
 - Telephone
 - Vehicle		  
 - 521343
 - +91-08677
 - AP-16
  • Korukollu is a small beautiful village in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • It is 400 km from Hyderabad, 80 km from Vijayawada,30 km from Bhimavaram and 15 km from Kaikaluru.
  • It has bus connectivity to Hyderabad,Vijayawada,Gudiwada,Bhimavaram and Kaikaluru.
  • It's nearest railway station is in Kaikaluru and nearest Airport is in Vijayawada.
  • It's nearest villages are Avakuru, Kalidindi, Bhaskarraopeta, Elurupadu, Mudinepalle, Bantumilli, Singarayakonda.
  • The main occupation of people in this village is farming( Paddy, Aqua ).
  • There are three canals supplying water for farm lands.
  • Every year Subramanya Swami Sashti & Sri Venkateswara kalyanam will be conducted grandly.
  • Some people from this village got migrated to Hyderabad, Vishakapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur and USA.

Contents

[edit] Prominent Families

  • Channamsetti
  • Chennamsetty
  • Vatturi
  • Kesireddy
  • Valavala

[edit] Prominent persons from Korukollu

  • Venkata Ranga Rao Channamsetti: Land Lord and Philanthropist
  • Sathya Narayana Channamsetti: Rtd Principal
  • Chakrapani Channamsetti: Rtd DSP , Guntur
  • Babu Rao Channamsetti: Bank Manager,Land Lord , Guntur
  • Pandu Ranga Rao Channamsetti: Ex. MLA , Kaikaluru

[edit] Demographics

Panchayathi Office
Panchayathi Office
Venkateswara Swamy Temple
Venkateswara Swamy Temple
ZPH School
ZPH School
MP Upper Primary School
MP Upper Primary School
Korukollu water tank
Korukollu water tank
  • Population

Total: 8543
Male: 4291
Female: 4252
Households: 2125

  • Literacy

Total: 5037 (58.96 %)
Male: 2706 (63.06 %)
Female: 2331 (54.82 %)

[edit] Temples

  • Venkateswara Swamy Temple
  • Sri Krishna Ashramam
  • Subramanyeswara Swami Temple
  • Ayyappa Swami Temple
  • Sri Sitarama Temple
  • Anjaneya Swami Temple
  • Ballamma Temple

[edit] Educational Institutions

  • ZPH School
  • Kranthi Residential School ( Krishna Convent )
  • Kerala Convent
  • MP Upper Primary School
  • MP Upper Primary School , Korukollu Branch
  • MP Primary School , Korukollu-II
  • MP Primary School , Bobbiligudem
  • MP Upper Primary School , KothaMala Palli
  • MP Primary School , Chetanyapuram

[edit] Bank

  • State Bank of India, Branch Code:1346, Telephone:(08677)286530.

[edit] Theater

  • Sri Venkateswara Theater

[edit] Sports

  • Cricket is the most watched and played game.People play cricket in High school ground.

Korukollu cricket team is famous in this region for fast bowling and batting.

[edit] Other Details

  • APSRTC & Hi-Tech Bus Travel Agent: J.V.V.S.Narayana, Telephone: (08677) 287603

[edit] External links

[edit] References

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