Gampalagudem is a village in

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of the

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n state of

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 headquarters of Gampalagudem mandal administered under Tiruvuru revenue division. The village is located on the banks of Kattaleru Riv

at a distance of from the district headquarters,

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and from

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 N ...

Government and politics

Gampalagudem falls under the administration of Gampalagudem Gram panchay

It is in turn a part of Gampalagudem mandal, a constituency mandal of Tiruvuru (SC) (Assembly constituency), Tiruvuru Assembly constituency. The constituency is also a part of Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

Census of India, Gampalagudem had a total population of 8,256 of which 4,175 were male and 4,081 female—a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males. There were 776 children in the 0–6 year age group of which 417 were boys and 359 girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.99% with 5,310 literates, higher than the district average of 73.70%.

Economy

Agriculture is the main occupation of the village. The Mango

orchards An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of lar ...

in and around the village are in abundant with

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, Totapuri varieties.

Transport

It has road connectivity with other towns and villages with

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and Gampalagudem - Cheemalapadu road passes through the village. Gampalagudem has no rail transport.

is the nearest railway station to the village. It is administered under

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of the

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Education

Gampalagudem has several educational institutions including Degree College, Junior Inter College, ZP High school and various private schools.

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