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Karuchola

Coordinates: 16°10′00″N 80°13′41″E / 16.1666879°N 80.2279398°E / 16.1666879; 80.2279398
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Karuchola
Village
Convention Hall
Convention Hall
Karuchola is located in Andhra Pradesh
Karuchola
Karuchola
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°10′00″N 80°13′41″E / 16.1666879°N 80.2279398°E / 16.1666879; 80.2279398
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPalnadu
MandalEdlapadu mandal
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj
 • BodyKaruchola gram panchayat
 • SarpanchSmt. Jajula Narayanamma
Area
 • Total
10.57 ha (26.12 acres)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
3,424
 • Density318/km2 (820/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522233
Area code+91–8644
Vehicle registrationAP

Karuchola is a village[4] in Edlapadu madalam, Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It headquarters are in Karuchola Panchayati in Edlapadu mandalam under Narasaraopet revenue division.

Geography

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Karuchola is situated at 16.1666879°N 80.2279398°E. It is spread over 10.57 ha. Its mandal headquarters Edlapadu is located at 4km distance and district headquarters located at 36 km distance via Chilakaluripet highway.

Governance

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Karuchola Gram panchayat[5] is the Local self-government of the village.[1] It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority.

Panchayati Office

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Education

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As per the Schools Information, Karuchola had 4 Schools including One Urdu schools. All the schools are under the Local self-government.

Cultural festivals

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Karuchola had its own Ganesh Tirunala (Local Fair), celebrates at Ganesh Temple which is located at outskirts of the Village. It is used to refer as the auspicious day associated with religious or cultural celebration in village, particularly dedicated to Lord Ganesh. During Tirunala, various rituals, prayers and festivities are conducted to honor the divine. The People of both villages make this as a time for community gatherings and celebrations.

It celebrates annually 7th day after Maha Shivaratri. The Tirunala was started on 9 March, 1992 in the presence of Karuchola - Guttavaripalem Villagers. Since then, It had been continuously celebrating as the both villages people's common festival. The Tirunala contains Electric Prabhas (Currentu Prabhalu), The village had a Mosque which is one of the biggest Mosques in the State.

Sri Vigneswara Swamy Devasthanam, 2021

Places of worship

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Name Religion
Sri Kodanda Ram Temple Hinduism
Sri Sivalayam Temple Hinduism
Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple Hinduism
Sri Chennakesava Swamy Temple Hinduism
Sri Brahmmam Gari Temple Hinduism
Sri Vigneswara Swamy Temple Hinduism
Smt Nagarappamma Temple Hinduism
Smt Poleramma Temple Hinduism
Masjid Islam
Christ Luthern Church Christianity
RCM Church Christianity

References

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  1. ^ "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 101. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 366. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/village-panchayats/
  5. ^ https://sachivalayams.com/karuchola/