Kolakaluru is a neighborhood of Tenali city 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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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 located in

Tenali mandal Tenali 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, headquartered at Tenali. The mandal is located in Velanadu region, bounded by Pedakakani ...

Tenali revenue division 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 ...

. It forms a part of

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History

The 13th and 14th century inscriptions related to

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Prataparudra II Pratāparudra (r. c. 1289–1323), also known as Rudradeva II, was the last ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty of India. He ruled the eastern part of Deccan, with his capital at Warangal. Prataparudra succeeded his grandmother Rudramadevi as the Ka ...

on temples and excavation of ancient treasures, depicts the historical significance of the region around the village.

Geography

Kolakaluru is situated to the southeast of

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 ...

, at . The village is spread over an area of .

Demographics

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, Kolakaluru had a population of 15,607. The total population constitute, 7,731 males and 7,876 females —a sex ratio of 1019 females per 1000 males. 1,500 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 758 are boys and 742 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.89% with 10,001 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

Government and politics

Kolakaluru

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is the

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of the village. There are 16 wards, each represented by an elected ward member. The present

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is ''vacant'', elected by the ward members. The village is administered by the ''Tenali Mandal Parishad'' at the intermediate level of

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institutions. Kolakaluru in

is represented by Tenali assembly constituency of

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. The present MLA representing the constituency is Shri Annabattuni Siva Kumar of

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Transport

Guntur-

Nandivelugu Nandivelugu is an area of Tenali city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tenali mandal of Tenali revenue division. The Village became part of the Tenali city in 2011. It is immediate area after Autonagar, ...

road passes through the village and connects it with the district headquarter. Kolakaluru railway station is situated on the mutual Howrah-Chennai and

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s. It is administered under

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. Kolakaluru Village is well connected to Tenali City. Tenali is the city that is much near to kolakaluru village at the distance of 10 km. According to 2011 in the Tenali City expansion the kolakaluru village was there. The Nearest railway station to the Village are kolakaluru railway station and Tenali junction railway station.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The total number of students enrolled in primary, upper primary and high schools of the village are 1,731. There are 15 schools which include, six private, eight Mandal Parishad and ZPHS, and other types of school as well.

References

{{commons category Villages in Guntur district