Mylavaram

Mylavaram
Town

Fields near Mylavaram
Mylavaram

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°38′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.6333°ECoordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°38′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.6333°E
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Elevation 47 m (154 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 66,963
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 521230
Vehicle registration AP16
Nearest city Vijayawada
Lok Sabha constituency Vijayawada
Vidhan Sabha constituency Mylavaram

Mailavaram or Mylavaram is a small town and mandal headquarters in Vijayawada Division, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.[2][3]

Mylavaram is also a constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Geography

Mailavaram is located at 16°47′00″N 80°38′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.6333°E. It has an average elevation of 47 metres (157 feet).

History

Mylavaram has a rich history of Zamindari ancestry which has contributed immensely for rural upliftment. Shri. S.V. Sudhakara Rao, Chairman & Founder Family member of Sri Venkateswara Swamy vari Devasthanam, Dwaraka Tirumala, W.G. District; a scion of the erstwhile Mylavaram Rajas, is today an important factor to reckon with in the area. He has helped the rural people to such a great extent through his many donations of Land & Buildings. Having started a Trust in the name of his Father, Late Raja S.V.R.G. Narasimha Rao Charitable Trust, he has brought about a change in the outlook of people through subsidised qualitative education by establishing a Degree & a Junior College and also donating land & funds liberally for a High School. This family has single handedly brought about a dramatic improvement in the lives of the common people by donating land for the Bus Stand, Police Station, Block Development Office, Fire Station, Library, High School, Government Junior College, etc. Since 2008, the Trust has also been actively involved in improving the hygiene & living standards of the people in the mandal. A Reverse Osmosis water plant was started & pure drinking water is being supplied at a minimal cost of Re. 0.25 per Liter. Having tied up with Sankara Hospital, the trust is conducting screenings & eye checkups every weekend and is also enabling Operations free of cost. He built a kalyana mandapam named "sri venkateswara swamy vaari kalyana mandapam".

Mylavaram is famous for its rich culture and heritage in the pre-independence days. Zamindars of mylavaram are lovers of art. Till today the fort of Mylavaram exists in the heart of the town. The current Scion, Shri. S.V. Sudhakara Rao still resides in the very same Fort along with his 2 sons & their families.

The town contains an Engineering College named "Lakireddy Balireddy Engineering College". And a kalyana mandapam apart from "Venkateswara Swamy vaari Kalyana Mandapam", named "Chalavadi Mallikharjuna Rao Rajeswari Gaarla Kalyana Mandapam".The great singer khaja is born here.

Assembly constituency

Mylavaram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. The constituency is larger than just the mandal and includes, not only Mylavaram Mandal, but G. Konduru Mandal, Reddigudem Mandal, and Ibrahimpatnam Mandal well as parts of Vijayawada (Rural) Mandal within in its jurisdiction. As of 2001, the parts of Vijayawada (Rural) Mandal in the Mylavaram Constituency were: Kondapalli, Kotturu, Tadepalle, Vemavaram, Shabada, Paidurupadu, Rayanapadu, Gollapudi and Jakkampudi.[4]

List of Elected Members:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census results: The Republic of India - Andhra Pradesh Administrative units". GeoHive. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Mailavaram (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ↑ "Krishna District: Administrative Setup". Krishna District Government. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Constituencies of Andra Pradesh". 2001.

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