Venkatampalle

Venkatampalle
Venkatam-palli
village
Venkatampalle
Venkatampalle

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 15°01′N 77°23′E / 15.02°N 77.38°E / 15.02; 77.38Coordinates: 15°01′N 77°23′E / 15.02°N 77.38°E / 15.02; 77.38
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Anantapur
Talukas Vijrakarur
Population (2001)[1]
  Total 2,782
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 515 832
Sex ratio 1.07[1] /

Venkatampalle is a village in Vajrakarur mandal in Anantapur District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] As of 2001 it had a population of 2,782 in 501 households.[1]

Geography

Venkatampalli is noted for diamonds. This is a small village with a population of 1100. This village is 20 km (12 mi) from Uravakonda and 25 km (16 mi) from Guntakal. There is a dense forest around 8,000 acres (32 km2) to the east of this village. Many people visit the forest in search of diamonds. In the 1990s, an Australian company took land to seek diamonds.

Sri Jarutla Ramaligeswara Swami temple is famous which is 5 km from Venkatampalli.

Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Venkatampalle village is as follows:[2]

History

This village originated in the 1890s with a couple of families. Some tribes joined the village after ten years. The village was divided into three parts after some years (Venkatampalli, VPC Thanda, VPP Thanda).

Earlier this panchayat consisted of Venkatampalli, VPC Thanda and VPP Thanda. In 1997 it was divided into two panchayats: Venkatampalli and VPP Thanda.

List of sarpanch's for Venkatampalli from 1997:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "View Population". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  2. Venkatampalle at Our Village India.org


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