Duggirala is a village in

Guntur district Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and with a po ...

of the

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Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. It is the

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

headquarters of

Duggirala mandal Duggirala mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Duggirala. The mandal is bounded by Mangalagiri, P ...

Tenali revenue division Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, d ...

. It is one of the major

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trading centres in the country.

History

The

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has its presence in the area during 12th century AD, based on the inscriptions on the temple of Kesavaswami in the village.

Geography

Duggirala is located at . It is spread over an area of . A canal from Sitanagaram ( Tadepalle) passes through the village, which draws water from Krishna river and forms a part of ''Western Delta system''. It also houses the headlocks of Kommamuru and

Nizampatnam Nizampatnam is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Nizampatnam mandal in Repalle revenue division. The Dutch occupied the city for trading from 1606−1668. Etymology Named af ...

canals.

Demographics

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, the village had a population of with

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. The total population constitute males, females and children (age group of 0–6 years). The average literacy rate stands at 76.75% with literates. There are a total of workers and non–workers. The working population constitute main and marginal workers.

Government and politics

Duggirala

gram panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bod ...

is the

local self-government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The village is also the headquarters for ''Executive Engineer'' of Krishna Western Delta system. The village forms a part of

Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Andhra Pradesh Capital Region is the metropolitan region area of Andhra Pradesh state capital, the defacto capital city of Andhra Pradesh. Vijayawada is the headquarters and the largest city of the region. It includes the major ancient cities o ...

and is under the jurisdiction of

APCRDA The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (abbreviated as APCRDA), Amaravati, ACT No. 27 of 2020. It was notified on 31 July 2020 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as per ''The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority ...

. Duggirala is a part of

Mangalagiri assembly constituency Mangalagiri is a constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India. As per the ''Delimitation Orders (2008),'' the constituency covers the mandals of Tadepalle, Mangalagiri and Duggirala ...

. The present MLA of the constituency is Alla Ramakrishna Reddy of

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Economy

Agriculture ''Duggirala Agriculture Marketyard'' in the village is used for trading and exporting of agricultural commodities. The major crops cultivated include paddy,

etc. ''Duggirala Turmeric Yard'' is the largest yard in the state, handling more than 30,000 bags of turmeric. It produces 10% of the total

produced in the country and is exported to countries like

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, UK and

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. Industries CCL Products (India) Limited has an

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manufacturing plant at Duggirala. CCL Products (India) Limited, a listed public company limited by shares was founded in the year 1994 with the vision of creating only the finest and the richest coffee in the world.

Transport

Local transport include, city bus services operated by

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from Tenali bus station to

Mangalagiri Mangalagiri is a South Suburb of Vijayawada in Guntur district of States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation and part of Tenali revenue division. It i ...

and

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...

Tenali Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama and hence, it is called ''Andhra ...

–Mangalagiri road passes through Duggirala. Rural roads connects the village with Chintalapudi, Emani, K.R.Konduru, Manchikalapudi, Morampudi,

Namburu Namburu is a village in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pedakakani mandal of Guntur revenue division. Governance Namburu gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided ...

, Penumuli and Pedapalem.

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 15 schools. These schools include 6 private and 9

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Mandal Parishad Panchayat samiti is a rural local government (panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has been said to be the "panchayat ...

schools.

Zilla Parishad High School Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) is a type of state-run secondary school in India. These schools are established, supervised, and funded by the District Councils of India (locally known as ''Zilla Parishad'', district level local authorities ...

in the village is the oldest school. It was established in the year 1912 and was then known as ''Sir George V Government Memorial Boarding School''.

References

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