Kondapalli toys at a house in Vijayawada

Kondapalli is a industrial and residential hub located in western part of

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 ...

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 a municipality in Ibrahimpatnam mandal in

Vijayawada revenue division Vijayawada revenue division (or Vijayawada division) is an administrative division in the NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district with 8 mandals under its administration. Vijayawa ...

NTR district NTR district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative headquarters is located at Vijayawada. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao. History ...

. It is closest to

Ibrahimpatnam Ibrahimpatnam (known locally as IBM) is a part of Vijayawada in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Ibrahimpatnam mandal. Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station, one of the major Thermal p ...

at a distance of 5 km.

Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Plant or Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant is located at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. It is named after, Narla Tata Rao, the erstwhile chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity board. The power plant is one o ...

, one of the major Thermal Power stations of the state is located in between Ibrahimpatnam and Kondapalli. It is home for many industries like Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL), BPCL, HPCL,

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are located here. Kondapalli Toys are very famous in the state.

Kondapalli Fort Kondapalli Fort, also locally known as Kondapalli Kota, lies to the west of Kondapalli in Vijayawada the second largest city of Andhra Pradesh, India of NTR district, . This historical fort also known as Kondapalli Quilla was built by Prolaya V ...

also known as Kondapalli Kota is located towards west of kondapalli. There is a proposal to merge this place into

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. History The Vijayawada Municipality was created on 1 April 1888. It was named as a selection grade municipality ...

(VMC) to form a Greater Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.

Etymology

In 18th century, Kondapalli was known with the name, ''Mustafanagar''.

Culture

The village is known for Kondapalli Toys (Kondapalli bommalu). The toys are chiselled from local light softwoods (''Tella Poniki'') and painted with vegetable dyes, and vibrant enamel colours. They are made by local wooden and lay artisans. The most popular toys include ''Dasavatarams'' (ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) elephants with Ambari, palanquin-bearers carrying the bride and bridegroom,

toddy tapper Palm wine, known by several local names, is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. It is known by various names in different regions and is common in vari ...

, set of village craftsmen, as well as various animals. The papier mache swinging doll is a favourite with many.

Fort

Flora and fauna

Kondapalli is home to the

Kondapalli Reserve Forest Kondapalli Reserve Forest is a reserved forest in the Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is spread over an area of and is under the protection of Andhra Pradesh Forest Department. Fauna The forest is home to several c ...

one of the last remaining pristine forests in the Krishna district, spread over an area of . It is home to several

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jackal Jackals are medium-sized canids native to Africa and Eurasia. While the word "jackal" has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe canina, in modern use it most commonly refers to three species: the closely related black-backed ...

wild boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...

, and

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with a varied topography. A

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was also planned by the state government at the village.

Economy

Kondapalli is an

industrial suburb An industrial suburb is a community, near a large city, with an industrial economy. These communities may be established as tax havens or as places where zoning promotes industry, or they may be industrial towns that become suburbs by urban spra ...

. It has one of the largest industrial estates (industrial parks) in

, spread over and supporting over 800 industrial enterprises. Second largest wagon workshop of

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

is present in Rayanapadu (Guntupalli) about from Kondapalli. In addition to a 1760 MW

(NTTPs) and 368.144 MW gas based Lanco power plant which is under expansion to 768.144 MW are located here. Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL) factory is present in Kondapalli. Kondapalli is hub for storage, bottling and transportation of petroleum products of all major companies. Major companies having a presence in Kondapalli include BPCL,

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, HPCL,

, and

Transport

Kondapalli railway station Kondapalli railway station (station code - KI) is an Indian Railways station in Kondapalli, Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on Kazipet - Vijayawada section of New Delhi - Chennai main line. It is administered under Vijayawada railway di ...

is located on

Kazipet–Vijayawada section The Kazipet–Vijayawada section is a railway line connecting and . This track is part of the New Delhi–Chennai main line. The section is under the jurisdiction of South Central Railway. History With the completion of the Kazipet–Balhas ...

, administered under

Vijayawada railway division Vijayawada railway division (formerly: Bezawada railway division) is one of the three railway divisions under South Coast Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada. History It was formed a ...

South Central Railway zone The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...

. NH 30 passes through the town, which connects

with

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APSRTC Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...

operates city buses from

to Kondapalli.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

References

External links

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Kondapalli toys
Neighbourhoods in Vijayawada Census towns in Andhra Pradesh Cities and towns in NTR district