Thurakapalem
| Prem prakash | |
|---|---|
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  Prem prakash Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°19′50″N 80°3′53″E / 16.33056°N 80.06472°ECoordinates: 16°19′50″N 80°3′53″E / 16.33056°N 80.06472°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Taluka | Sattenapalli |
| Mandal | Muppalla |
| Government | |
| • Sarpanch | Sri M. Showraiah |
| • Village Revenue Officer | Sri |
| • Village Revenue Asst. | Sri |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,400 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 522 408 |
| Telephone code | 91 8641 |
| Vehicle registration | AP 07 |
| Literacy | 99% |
Thurakapalem is a village located in Muppalla Mandal of the Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. This village comes under the authority of the Sattenapalli Assembly Constitution and the Narasaraopet Parliamentary Constitution. It is located 243 km and 105 km from the state capitals of Hyderabad and Vijayawada respectively.
History
Thurakapalem was founded around 1840. Many families left Gandikota to escape Muslim aggression in that region, and settled in the Guntur district.[1] These families, called Gandikota Kammas, originally practiced Hinduism, but converted to Roman Catholicism 50 years later with the arrival of British missionaries to the Guntur district around 1890.[2]
Geography
Thurakapalem is located at 16°19′48″N 80°03′58″E / 16.330°N 80.066°E. It has an average elevation of 59 meters (302 ft) above sea level and is mainly situated on plains. It covers an area of approximately 800 acres and is located approximately 62 miles (100 km) to the west of the Bay of Bengal. It is considered very rich with fertile, arable land irrigated by canals.
The area has a hot, humid climate with extremely warm summers. The year may be divided into four climatic seasons: a dry and cool winter season (December to February), the summer season (March to May), the southwest monsoon season (June to September), and the post-monsoon, or retreating monsoon season (October to November). The temperature reaches 48 °C (118 °F) in the summer, falling to 18.6 °C (65.5 °F) in the winter. The yearly average temperature is 27 °C (81 °F).
Storms and depressions originating in the Bay of Bengal cross the district from the east. These cause widespread and very heavy rains and strong winds, mainly during the seasons of the southwest monsoon and the retreating monsoon. October is the wettest month of the year.
Demography
The population of Thurakapalem (as of the 2011 India census) is 1,400. The main religion practiced is Roman Catholicism, with Hindu communities living there also. Males and females each constitute approximately 50 per cent of the population. The village has an average literacy rate of 99 percent, with male literacy at 99 percent and female literacy at 96 percent. Ten percent of the population of Thurakapalem is under six years of age.
Culture
The spoken language of Thurakapalem is Telugu. Urdu is also spoken there. The traditional clothing consists of sari for women and pancha, lungi, or uttariya for men.
Education System
The RCM School is the village of Thurakapalem's main educational establishment.
Spirituality
Until 1940, Thurkapalem, as a part of the Guntur District, fell under the Catholic Diocese of Nellore. On February 23, 1940, Guntur split from the Diocese of Nellore and became a diocese in its own right, the Diocese of Guntur, led by its first bishop, Thomas Pothacamury.[3]
Transport
- Roads: The village does not have any RTC buses. Most of the people depend on private buses, auto rickshaws, bicycles and motorcycles. People travel very long distances. People travel as far as Hyderabad, using public and private transport from Sattenapalli and Narasaraopet.
- Railways: The nearest railway station is Sattenapalli (SAP) 16 km from the village. There are trains to most destinations in South India, (Hyderabad, Tirupathi, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Bangalore, Cochi, Trivandrum etc.), as well as Bhubaneswar, Mumbai and Surat, among others. Other nearby railway stations are Narasaraopet (14 km) and Guntur (50 km).
- Air Travel: The nearest airport to the village is Vijayawada Airport (105 km). It is a local airport and offers short-distance flights to places such as Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore. The closest international airport is located at Hyderabad (262 km).
Cultivation
The inhabitants of Thurakapalem cultivate rice and commercial crops such as cotton, paddy, chilli, red grams, black grams, and subabul (Leucaena leucocephala) a popular forestry tree whose leaves can be used as cattle feed.[4] The Nagarjuna Sagar Right Canal Branch runs alongside the village and is a vital source of water for irrigation. Enthusiasm for adopting new cultivation techniques runs high here because of expectations that the potentially higher yields could strengthen the economy of the region.
Political History
Former Sarpanchs of Grama Panchayat
| Name of Sarpanch | Period of Candidature |
|---|---|
| Sri Pudota Rajaiah | 19xx - 19xx (Dhammalapadu&Thurakapalem) |
| Sri Pudota Anthaiah | 1955 - 1965 (Dhammalapadu&Thurakapalem) |
| Sri Mallavarapu Maraiah | 1965 - 1970 |
| Sri Bellamkonda Innaiah | 1970 - 1975 |
| Sri Bellamkonda Lurdhu Raju | 19xx - 19xx |
| Sri Bellamkonda George Rayanna | 19xx - 19xx |
| Sri Gali Rajaiah | 2001 -2006 |
| Smt Pudota Komala Rani | 23.08.2006 - 22.08.2011 |
| Sri Maddineni Showraiah | 18.07.2013–Present |
References
- ↑ "Thurakapalem (Gandikota)". thurakapalem-gandikota.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "About: Ravipadu". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ "Diocese of Guntur". Amruthavani Communications Center. Glovus Technologies. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ "Subabul". Tarahaat. Tarahaat. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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External links
- http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Sattenapalle.html
- http://guntur.nic.in/index.html
- http://nrega.nic.in/
- http://164.100.194.23:8080/NGP2010/Rep_AwardedPriYearWise1.jsp?stateinfo=02gp08