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Gudivada is a census town in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a mandal headquarters with more than 100,000 inhabitants, lying as junction of Vijayawada-Machilipatnam-Bhimavaram-Nuzvid-Eluru in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh of India.
[edit] HistoryGudi means temple and vada means place in Telugu. Gudivada might be derived from existence of number of temples. Gudivada was known as VIDARBHAPURI in past. Reference: Khandeyayani Kaikaluru Silasasanam of AD 1628. The place was in existence for over 2,000 years and has been flourishing perpetually from the time of the Satavahanas. Gudivada was a cultural center during the period of Vijayanagar Empire. The excavations discovered certain archaeological remains such as Buddhist and Jain relics. There are also about 99 low mounds with the ruins of Buddhist stupas. The notable one among the old Buddhist stupas is an elevated mound in a cylindrical form with a semi-spherical top. Mahatma Gandhi addressed the public in Gudivada on 17 December 1933. [edit] GeographyGudivada is located at 16°27′N 80°59′E / 16.45°N 80.98°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet). Gudivada is Great place [edit] Villages in Gudivada MandalThe following is the list of villages in this Mandal.[2]
[edit] DemographicsAs of 2001[update]India census,[3]Gudivada had a population of 112,245. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Gudivada has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 66%. In Gudivada, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. [edit] ClimateGudivada falls in the hot humid region of the country and it is less than 40 miles from Bay of Bengal. The climate of the town is very hot and it is pleasant during the winter. The hottest day falls in the month of May with shift to June during some years. The maximum temperature observed is 50.3C and the minimum temperature observed is 12.90C. [edit] Regional settingsThe town has well-set-up infrastructure, including railway station, APSRTC bus station, head post office, government hospital, outdoor and indoor stadiums, court rooms, MRO office, police station(s), fire station,agricultural industries, telegraph, telecom station, taxi stand, officers' club, municipal building, function halls, hospitals, hotels, movie theaters, banks, temples, pump house, rice mills, ice factories, cinema halls, schools, petrol/gas stations, city bus service, auto nagar. Gudivada Administrative setup is spanned over Gudivada Urban, Gudlavalleru, Kaikalur, Kalidindi, Mandavelli, Mudinepalli, Nandivada, Pamarru and Pedaparupudi. Gudivada is a Mandal with head post office, court offices, Mandal Revenue Office. Food in Gudivada is typical of Andhra Pradesh and Krishna district food, mostly rice and curries associated with it. Food will be very spicy. You have many commercial food places (hotels) near main road and Nehru chowk. It is well known for its Thyagaraja Aradhana carnatic music festival, vegetable market, NTR Stadium. Gudivada is religiously diversified small town with Hindu Temples, Mosques, Churches, Meher mandir, Jain temple. Close by villages include Anguluru, Dondapadu, Kuchipudi, Ghantasala, Choutapalli, Gudlavalleru, Pamaru, Hanuman Junction, Mudinepalli, Ventrapragada, Vanapamula, Peddaparupudi, Chinaparupudi, Elamaru, Nimmakuru, Vadali etc. Famous Personalities: Many famous people including Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Kurumaddali Venkata Chalapati Rao (Pantulugarished), Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, Kaikala Satyanarayana, YVS Chowdary, Dr. KL Narayana - Sri Durga Arts, Raghumudri Srihari, etc. are from the same region. [edit] Travel modes
[edit] Educational institutionsGudivada town is a famous educational centre in the region with many primary schools, high schools, junior colleges, degree colleges, arts and science colleges, engineering college, industrial training centre, polytechnic college, homeopathy medical college. Gudivada comes under region of Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra University and Jawharlal Nehru technological university (for engineering college). Among the notable educational institutions in Gudivada are:
[edit] Medical facilitiesGudivada has lots of hospitals with wide range of specialties and facilities. Some of the famous hospitals are :-
[edit] EconomyBeing a mandal headquarters. Gudivada is a financial centre. Most of the income is generated from agriculture and fishing. Gudivada has got its significance in the agricultural field way back in 1946 when the Pioneer industry in manufacturing of all sorts of agricultural implements was founded by Late Sri. Kurumaddali Venkata Chalapati Rao popularly known as Pantulu gari shed was established. Gudivada being in heart of Krishna district is great place for real estate business. Trade mostly depends on agricultural yields in that season from the near by regions. However, jewellery and gold business and cinema seems to have a special place. Major businesses around this place are: agricultural industries, milk, rice mills, transportation/cargo, fisheries, education, medical, cinema, jewellery, finance, textile, vegetables etc. Most of the nationalised banks have their branch(s) some of them have ATM and locker Facilities. Following are list of some branches available in Gudivada:
Private commercial banks like HDFC, HSBC, ABN AMRO do not have their branches yet. Stock trading in this region is done mainly with help of stock brokers. Chit fund companies are mostly privately owned; however, companies like Sriram Chits and Margadarsi have their branches. [edit] Small details
Localities inside Gudivada town (urban) include
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