Korukollu

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  ?Korukollu
Andhra Pradesh • India
Map indicating the location of Korukollu
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Location of Korukollu
Coordinates: 16°28′51″N 81°14′36″E / 16.48083, 81.24333
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
District(s) Krishna district
Subdistrict Kalidindi
Population 8,543 (2004)
President Rajababu
Codes
Pincode
Telephone
Vehicle

• 521343
• +91-08677
• AP-16

Coordinates: 16°28′51″N 81°14′36″E / 16.48083, 81.24333

  • Korukollu is a small village in Kalidindi Mandal,Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • It comes under the Kaikaluru assembly constituency and Eluru Parliamentary constituency.
  • 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.
  • Its nearest railway station is in Kaikaluru and nearest Airport is in Vijayawada.
  • Its 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 migrated to Hyderabad, Vishakapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur and USA.

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[edit] Prominent Families

  • Chalamalasetty
  • Channamsetti
  • Channamsetty
  • Chennamsetti
  • Chennamsetty
  • Garikipati
  • Kesireddy
  • Koppineni
  • Namana
  • Naraharisetty
  • Ponakala
  • Thota
  • Valavala
  • Vatturi
  • Vulisi
  • Nunna

[edit] Prominent Persons from Korukollu

  • Gudipati Suryanarayana Garu - First Panchayat Sarpanch
  • Pandu Ranga Rao Channamsetti: Ex. MLA , Kaikaluru
  • Uma Maheshwara Rao Channamsetti: Retired A.P State Manager IFFCO
  • Venkateswara Rao Channamsetti (Pedakapu)Ex Contractor
  • Vijaya Simham Channamsetti: Doctor USA
  • Venkata Ranga Rao Channamsetti: Land Lord and Philanthropist
  • Sathya Narayana Channamsetti: Rtd Principal
  • Chakrapani Channamsetti: Rtd DSP , Guntur
  • PardhaSaradhi Channamsetti
  • Murali Krishna Channamsetti Ex MPP
  • Babu Rao Channamsetti: Bank Manager,Land Lord , Guntur
  • Rama krishna Naraharisetti(Avakuru): Director, Access Solar Ltd,Hyderabad
  • Naresh Chennamsetty PhD , Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT). Leader, MIT IndiaSocial
  • Rama krishna chennamsetty PhD ,Toledo University ,USA
  • Sesha Rao Kesireddy;Rtd lecturer
  • Smt Padmaja Maruboyina, Director SC(P)L

[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
  • Rajarajeswari Devi Temple
  • Venu gopala swamy temple

[edit] Educational Institutions

  • ZPH School
  • Kranthi Residential School (Krishna Convent)
  • Kesireddy ganga raju public school (Kerala Convent)
  • The Clock School (Not existing now)
  • 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] External links

  • Complete Kaikalur constituency.Kaikalur

[edit] References

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