Ravipadu
| Ravipadu | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Ravipadu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°09′N 80°02′E / 16.15°N 80.03°ECoordinates: 16°09′N 80°02′E / 16.15°N 80.03°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Ravipadu is a major panchayat situated 4 km West of Narasaraopet along the Hyderabad highway. There are over 12 thousand people with various socio-religious backgrounds. Majority of the people depend on cultivation as the main source of income. Hinduism and Christianity are the two major religions in the village.
The village is divided into many colonies as Main Village, Karcheri, Kotturu, Jaripet, Jamminagar, and separate Colonies for Backward castes along the Narasaraopet highway. Over 4,000 acres (16 km2) of land is under irrigation which include wet and dry land. Paddy, chillies, Cotton and other commercial crops are produced annually. Tobacco once produced here was well acclaimed all over Andhra and India.
History
It is believed that a group of Brahmins habituated this place starting from the middle of 17th century. They called this place as "Ravipadu", named after a 200 year old tree "Ravi Chettu" on the back of the village lake. This tree was destroyed by a cyclone in 1998.[1]
Religion
Ravipadu was partly converted to Roman Catholicism in 1890, during the British Colonial time. One example is the Immaculate Conception Church, which is one of the oldest Churches in Andhra Pradesh. However the Hindu religion remained, and there are many Hindu temples there dedicated to gods such as Lord Rama and Lord Shiva, built centuries before Ravipadu was founded.[2]