Mogalthur

?Mogalthur Andhra Pradesh • India
Mogalthur
Coordinates: 16°25′00″N 81°36′00″E / 16.4167, 81.6
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 1 m (3 ft)
District(s)	West Godavari
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 534281 • ++91-8814

[edit] Geography

Mogaltur is located at 16.4167° N 81.6000° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 1 meter (6 feet)

Also known as Mogaltur, Mogalturu, Mogalturru. The older name is Ketakipuram.
Mogalthur is best known for the ancient Kalidindi Zamindari clan and a mud fort connected to the ancient Vishnukundina dynasty. The zamindari territory expands to West Godavari and parts of Krishna District. The biggest of the ten forts which has survived the ravages of time is the Mogaltur Fort in which the family of the erstwhile kingdom still live. The son of the last king of Mogaltur, Kalidindi Kumar Vekateshwara Raja Bahadur died on July 4th 2007 in his 90's. The most prominent current descendents are Kalidindi Devi Prasad Varaha Venkat Surya Narayan Kumar Laxmikant Raja Bahadur, Kalidindi Kumar Rama Raja Bahadur.
This village is also famous as the birth place of telugu movie actors Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan and actor turned MP, Krishnam Raju.
This is also the birth place of the protagonist Parvateesam of Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry's 1924 novel Barrister Parvateesam.
It is known for the coir industry.
It is about 10 kilometers from Narasapur.

There are 17 panchayats in Mogalthur mandal.^[2]