Buchireddipalem
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| ?Buchireddipalem Andhra Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 28 m (92 ft) |
| District(s) | Nellore District |
Coordinates: Buchireddipalem or Buchchiretidipalem or Buchi Reddy Palem is one of the biggest towns of the Nellore district of India. Located 15Km from Nellore city, it is located on the state highway connecting Nellore and Bombay. The nearest railway station is Nellore, the nearest sea port is Krishna Patnam and the nearest airport is Renigunta. It is well covered by cellular networks and there are six movie theatres. The population of Buchireddypalem is around 30 thousand, the residents being employed in both agriculture and business. Aquaculture, rice paddy and sugarcane are among the agricultural practices found there.
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[edit] Geography
Buchireddypalem is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 28 meters (95 feet).
[edit] Trivia and Facts
- Buchireddypalem is famous for its extensive aquaculture.
- The famous Jonnawada Kamakshi temple is located near Buchireddipalem.
- The Sri Kodanda RamaSwamy temple, built by the Dodla family in 1784 A.D., is also a notable feature of Buchireddipalem.
- Mr. Bezawada Gopala Reddy, former chief Minister of AP & Governor of Uttar Pradesh, belongs to Buchireddipalem. His famous political rival sri Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy, one of the founders of Swatantra Party hails from the same town
- Buchireddipalem is the origin of many freedom fighters and national level political leaders.
- Bezawada Papi Reddy, son of B. Ramachandra Reddy who had the unique distinction of being a member of all the legislature bodies namely AP Legislative council, AP Legislative Assembly, Rajya Sabha and Loksabha is from the same town
- The South Indian Director and Producer A. M. Ratnam is from Buchireddypalem. And also famous South Indian actress Shakeela is from Butchireddypalem.
[edit] Panchayats
There are 15 panchayats in Buchireddypalem mandal.[2]
- Buchireddypalem (panchayat and headquarters)
- Chellayapalem (village and panchayat)
- Damaramadugu (village and panchayat)
- Isakapalem (village and panchayat)
- Jonnawada (village and panchayat)
- Kalayakagollu (village and panchayat)
- Kattubadipalem (village and panchayat)
- Minagallu (village and panchayat)
- Munulapudi (village and panchayat)
- Nagaiah Gunta (village and panchayat)
- Nagamambapuram (village and panchayat)
- Penuballi (village and panchayat)
- Annareddipalem (village and panchayat)
- Vavveru (village and panchayat)
