Gurazala is a town in

Palnadu district Palnadu district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Narasaraopet as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 04 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts The district ...

in 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 headquarters of Gurazala

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Gurazala Assembly constituency Gurazala Assembly constituency is a constituency in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency, along with Pedakura ...

and Gurazala revenue division. It was formed as a municipality combining two Panchayat's of Gurazala-Jangamaheswarapuram in 2020 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The town has a history over 800+ years in the historical palnadu times(11th century) and served as the headquarters/capital of the region during that time.

History

The battle of

Palnadu Palnadu is a region located in Palnadu district and covering a portion of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is spread over the revenue divisions of Gurazala revenue division, Gurazala in Palnadu district and Markapur revenue division ...

took place between Gurazala and Macherla between 1176 AD – 1182 AD at Karampudi (Yuddabhoomi). Gurazala is capital of palnadu kingdom. This is one of the historical places in Andhra pradesh.

Geography

Gurazala is situated at . It is spread over an area of .

Governance

Gurazala

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is the municipal body of the town.

Notable people

Nayakuralu Nagamma Nayakuralu Nagamma was a 12th-century renowned statesperson and minister to King Nalagama, the ruler of Palanadu in Guntur District. She is one of the key characters, along with Bramha Naidu, in the epic war - Palnati Yudham (War of Palnad) set i ...

, minister of the Gurajala faction who led the army against

Macherla Macherla is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Macherla mandal in Gurazala revenue division. History Macherla is capital of the region Palnadu. The name ''Macherla'' originated from ' ...

faction in the Battle of Palnadu, *

Kaneganti Hanumanthu Kaneganti Hanumanthu was a freedom fighter who rebelled against British Rule and spearheaded the Palnadu Palnadu is a region located in Palnadu district and covering a portion of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is spread over ...

, started the Palnadu Rebellion against taxes. * Palnati Bramhanaidu, Minister of Palnadu Kingdom and A great social reformer of the medival india. * Kavuri Venkaiah, a freedom fighter, started training institutes for teachers and free education for many poor people around the Palnadu area.

Education

The village had 25 schools in 2018–2019, including one each of

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, model, KGBV and state welfare residential schools; 11 private and 10

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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. Jagarlamudi

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is a district council funded school, which provides

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in the village.

References

{{reflist Villages in Palnadu district