Palakollu
| Palakollu పాలకొల్లు | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Ksheerarama Temple view at Palakollu | |
  Palakollu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°32′00″N 81°44′00″E / 16.5333°N 81.7333°ECoordinates: 16°32′00″N 81°44′00″E / 16.5333°N 81.7333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | West Godavari |
| Government | |
| • MLA (Palakol Assembly) | Nimmala Rama Naidu (2014 - present) |
| • MP (Narasapur Lok Sabha) | Gokaraju Ganga Raju (2014 - present) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 57,317 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 534260 |
| Telephone code | 08814 |
| Vehicle registration | AP37 |
Palakol or Palakollu is a town in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2] The town is the headquarters of Palakollu mandal.[3]
History
Palakol or Palakollu was originally known as Kshiraramam or Kshirapuram or Palakolanu or Upamanyapuram. [4]
In 1613, the Dutch built their first Indian factory at Palakollu Temporarily abandoned in 1730. Trading post for textile, lamp oil, wood, roof tiles, and bricks.it was disestablised in 1825. it was part in Dutch Coromandel from 1613 to 1825 Palakollu is also known as Trilinga Desam, the region bounded by three lingas(Srisailam,Draksharamam and Kaleswaram)[5]
Transport
APSRTC operates buses from Palakollu to major cities like Hyderabad, Vizag, Vijayawada, Tirupati etc. Three express trains service the town, which is on the Narsapur – Vijayawada railway route.[6] A bridge was built on Vasista Godavari near Chinchinada 7 km away from Palakollu connecting East Godavari & West Godavari Districts of Andhra Pradesh, which makes it a part of National Highway 214. Palakollu railway station is classified as a B–category station in the Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[7]
Culture
The town notable for many artists like chiranjeevi, Allu Ramalingiah,Allu Aravind, Allu Arjun,Kodi Ramakrishna, Dasari Narayana Rao, Chalam, Mandolin Srinivas, RaviRaja Pinisetty, Chintapalli Ramana, Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana, Ghazal Srinivas (recipient Guinness book of world), Beri Thimappa (Founder of Madras), Veera Pothana (Nandi awardee,cine & drama writer), R.NaniKrishna (Film Director and Producer), Chanti Addala(art director & producer),Relangi Narasimha Rao (director),Bunny vasu (producer)
Governance
Civic administration palakollu Municipality was established in the year 1928. It was A grade Municipality. palakollu assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
See also
References
- ↑ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 10. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Guntur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 461. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ Pañchārāmas in medieval Āndhradēśa (Google eBook)
- ↑ Readings in Indian History. Selected And Edited by Sir William Wilson Hunter 1899 (Google eBook)
- ↑ http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/maps/st-cent-rly.htm
- ↑ "Divisional info" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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