Prodduturu

Prodduturu
village
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District KRISHNA
Population
  Total 3,500
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 521151
Nearest city

VIJAYAWADA

nearest_town = KANKIPADU
Literacy 75%%
Lok Sabha constituency Machilipatnam
Vidhan Sabha constituency Penamaluru
Climate Tropical climate (Köppen) (Köppen)
Website www.prodduturu.blogspot.com

Prodduturu is a village in the Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The village is 20 kilometers away from Vijayawada City, 5 kilometers from Kankipadu (Mandal HQ) and 18 kilometers from Airport(Vijayawada). It is one of the Reddy's dominated village. YSR Congress party supporters are more in the village. In former times the people of this village made their living primarily through agriculture, and now many are involved in real estate and software jobs. It is also a leading producer and exporter of chicken and eggs. The village has facilities including two primary and one secondary schools, a health center, a post office, panchayat office, a water tank, community hall and bus service from Vijayawada.

The village features four temples: Lord Siva, Goddess Gangannamma and two of Lord Rama. Major festivals are Sankranthi, Ugadi, Vinayakachavithi and Sree Ramanavami.

Recently Raghava estates has started a project in Prodduturu. They have started real estate venture in around 50 to 70 acres (280,000 m2) which includes villas, individual houses and apartments.

Notes

    Coordinates: 16°24′N 80°46′E / 16.400°N 80.767°E / 16.400; 80.767


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