Undrajavaram

Undrajavaram
—  village  —
Undrajavaram
Location of Undrajavaram
in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District(s) West Godavari
Subdistrict(s) Undrajavaram
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Und-raja-varam is a village and a mandal in West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. [1]

History

Many villages derive their name from a mythical war between Tarka-sena (Often referred to as Tarak-asura). Asuras are demons, and Tarakasena was made a demon after his defeat in a great war between him and Lord Kumaraswamy (Subramaniam swamy), the son of Lord Shiva and Parvathi.

The place where Uraga Raju resided is known as Undrajavaram. In older times the present-day Palangi was known as Poolangi (Stall of Flowers) and Chivatam was known as Srivatam (the Financial Centre). The paddy repository of the kingdom is now Vadluru.

Undrajavaram is the third richest village in West Godavari and is famous for prosperity.It is famous for its rich and fertile agricultural lands. Producers Burugupalli Sivarama Krishna, Bhogavalli Prasad, Burugupalli Sri Rama Chandra Prasad and agriculturist Karuturi Rajarao, Karuturi Surya Rao (www.karuturi.com) hail from village. Eminent businessmen include Mallina Ramachandra rao and Bhogavalli Srimannarayana(Both are partners in Gowtham solvent Oils Ltd.).

Panchayats

The following is the list of village panchayats in Undrajavaram mandal.

  1. Chilakapadu
  2. Chivatam
  3. Dammennu
  4. K. Savaram
  5. Kaldhari
  6. Mortha
  7. Palangi
  8. Pasalapudi
  9. Satyawada
  10. Suryaraopalem
  11. Tadiparru
  12. Undrajavaram
  13. Vadluru
  14. Velagadurru
  15. Velivennu[1]

References

  1. ^ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/. Retrieved 2007-05-25.