Peddapuram is a town in the
Kakinada district
Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the ...
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 ...
in South India. The town also forms a part of
Godavari Urban Development Authority
The Godavari Urban Development Authority (GUDA) is an urban planning agency spread over the district of East Godavari in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was constituted on 4 November 2016, under ''Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Ur ...
.
Peddapuram is known for its milk based sweet called PalaKova. The town is also popular in manufacturing the Silk Sarees and other Handloom varieties.
Geography
Peddapuram is located at . It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet). It's located next to Kakinada.
Demographics
Census of India, the town had a population of . The total
population constitute, males, females and
children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at
76.14% with literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.
History
In olden days it was referred as Kimmuru by natives and a
Paragana
Pargana ( bn, পরগনা, , hi, परगना, ur, پرگنہ) or parganah, also spelt pergunnah during the time of the Sultanate of Delhi, Sultanate period, Mughal Empire, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of ...
within the
Rajamundry Sarkar Rajamundry Sarkar was one of the five Northern Circars in the Golconda Sultanate, Deccan Subah of Mughal empire and later in the Nizam's dominion of Hyderabad. During Qutb Shahi, Mughal and Nizam rule it was referred in official records with name R ...
of Mughal empire's Deccan subah.
By the time of 1785 the Peddapuram Estate extended from
Totapalli to
Nagaram encompassing villages and towns. During the British rule, Sri Raya Jagapati was chosen to take over the estate in 1802. After Sri Raya Jagapati's death, the three wives, ''Lakshmi Narasayyamma'', ''Bucchi Seetayyamma'' and ''Bucchi Bangaramma'', ruled the estate in succession. ''Raya Jagapatis widow ''Bucchi Seetayyamma'', ruled from 1828-1835. She founded two trusts for the poor, one in Peddapuram and another in Kattipudi in East Godavari.
You can find some ancient caves with the supposed footprints of
Bhima (
Pandavas
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowledge ...
). For more details on the history of Pandavula Metta visit the link: test
Civic administration
Peddapuram municipality was established in 1915 and became the second oldest municipality after
Bheemunipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Initially the British appointed Sri V. K. Anantakrishna Ayyar followed by Sri Abhinava Patnayak and Sri Pingali Krishnarao. Sri Goli Pedda Kondayya was the first one direct elected as Chairman of the municipality.
Peddapuram revenue division (or Peddapuram division) is an administrative division in the Kakinada district of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 2 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 11 mandals under its administration. Peddapuram Town is the Divisional Headquarters.
Transportation
Peddapuram town is located on
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, officially known as Rajamahendravaram, is a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and District headquarters of East Godavari district. It is the sixth most populated city in the state. During British rule, the District of Rajah ...
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Kakinada
Kakinada ( formerly called Kakinandiwada, Coringa, and Cocanada; ) is the sixth largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the district headquarters of the Kakinada District. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. J. ...
ADB road. APSRTC Bus Services are available to Vijayawada and Hyderabad Cities. The nearest railway station to Peddapuram is
Samalkot railway station
Samalkot railway station (station code:SLO) is an Indian Railways station in Samalkot of East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line and a junction station for Samalkot–Kakinada Port ...
which is 5km away. The nearest airport to the town is
Rajahmundry Airport
Rajahmundry Airport is a domestic airport located at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located on National Highway 516E. During 1985–1994, it was used by Vayudoot. It is heavily used by the helicopters of Oil and Natural Gas Corpo ...
which is 35km away.
Education
The first school was established here in Peddapuram in 1891
by the
Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
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 ...
Society
[Martin Luther Dolbeer, ''The ]Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
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 ...
: A Brief History'', Department of Religious Education of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church
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 ...
, Guntur, 1951, pp.53-5
/ref> which also had boarding facilities. Among the eminent personalities who studied in this school include Archbishop Marampudi Joji and M. Victor Paul
M. Victor Paul (7 April 1935 – 14 October 2013) was a biblical scholar who served as President of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1993 to 1997.
Early years and education
Victor Paul was born on 7 April 1935 into a pastoral famil ...
.
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, Telugu.
There is an Agricultural Research Station which does research
Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...
on ragi and tapioca
Tapioca (; ) is a starch extracted from the storage roots of the cassava plant (''Manihot esculenta,'' also known as manioc), a species native to the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, but whose use is now spread throughout South America ...
and is affiliated to Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) is a public agricultural university with its headquarters at the village Lam, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
History
The original Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University was est ...
. Sri Veerraju High School is one of the oldest school which is imparting elementary and high school education to many students without any profit motive. S.R.V.B.S.J.B. M.R. College has completed 50 years; it celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 4 February 2018 by its old students association, considered a very prestigious college, was established in 1967 by Sri S.B.P.B.K.Satyanarayana Rao, then Zilla Parishad chairman as the founder president in memory of Maharani of Peddapuram Samsthanam Peddapuram Kings Srimati Raja Vatsavayi Bucchi Sitayamma Jagapati Bahadur.
In order to provide good quality modern education to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas, without regard to their family socio-economic conditions, the Government of India established Navodaya Vidyalayas, on an average, one in each district of the country during the seventh Five Year Plan period and Peddapuram was selected to establish Navodaya Vidyalaya. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) is a system of central schools for talented students predominantly from rural areas in India. They are run by Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, Noida, an autonomous organization under the Department of School Educa ...
.
Colleges located in Peddapuram Rural :
IDA Peddapuram
Peddapuram is one of the Industrial Development Area (IDA) in Kakinada District of AP and has lot of popular industries established in the town and its rural surroundings. Both Peddapuram and Samalkot (Samarlakota) municipalities and the corresponding rural areas comes under IDA PEDDAPURAM.
Some Popular Industries located in IDA Peddapuram :
* Sri Lalitha Enterprises Industries Private Limited (Lalitha Brand Rice)
* Pattabhi Agro Foods Private Limited (Lohitha Rice)
* Sri Venkateswara Rice Industry (Lepakshi Rice)
* NSR Industries (Bio Diesel Manufacturer)
* Reliance Bio Diesel Pilot Plant (Bio Diesel Manufacturer)
* Aparna Enterprises Limited (Ceramic Tile Plant)
* R A K Ceramics India Private Limited (Ceramics Plant)
* Shri Girija Alloy & Power (I) Pvt. Ltd. (Power Plant)
*[ ''GVT Gauthami Power Limited''] GVT Gauthami Power Limited (Power Plant)
Notable people
* Anjali Devi, (Telugu Actress)
* Easwari Rao, (Telugu Actress)
* Dubbing Janaki
Dasari Janaki, known professionally as Dubbing Janaki, is an Indian actress and voice artist. She has appeared in several films and television shows in various South Indian languages.
Early life
Janaki was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari D ...
, (Telugu Actress)
* Gokina Rama Rao,(Telugu Actor)
* Rambha, (Telugu Actress)
* Marampudi Joji, Archbishop of Hyderabad
References
{{Kakinada district
Cities and towns in Kakinada district