Kollipara is a village in Guntur district of the

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. It is the headquarters of Kollipara mandal in

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 ...

. And it was one of the capital for Pericchedi.

Geography

Kollipara is situated at . It is spread over an area of . Kollipara is located at a distance of 21km from Tenali. The Nearest city to Kollipara is

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 ...

Governance

Kollipara

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is the

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of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The village forms a part of

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and is under the jurisdiction of

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Economy and transportation

The major occupation of the village is agriculture, which includes cultivation of paddy.

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operates buses from

, Guntur,

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and BHEL Township, Hyderabad to Kollipara. The nearest railway stations include

Kolakaluru Kolakaluru is a neighborhood of Tenali city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Tenali mandal of Tenali revenue division. It forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. History The 13th and 14th cent ...

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Tenali Junction railway station Tenali Junction railway station (station code:TEL) is an Indian Railways station in Tenali of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone). History T ...

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has 16 schools. These include 9 private and 7

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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.

References

{{Mandal headquarters in Guntur district Villages in Guntur district Mandal headquarters in Guntur district

Geography

Governance

Economy and transportation

Education

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