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 List of districts of Andhra ...

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 decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...

, 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 period, Mughal times and British Raj, is a former administrative unit of the Indian subcontinent and each ...

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 In Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima ( sa, भीम, ) is the second among the five Pandavas. The ''Mahabharata'' relates many events that portray the might of Bhima. Bhima was born when Vayu, the wind god, granted a son to Kunti and Pandu. Af ...

(

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 acknowledg ...

). For more details on the history of Pandavula Metta visit the link: test

Civic administration

Portico of an old house in Peddapuram 02

Peddapuram municipality was established in 1915 and became the second oldest municipality after

Bheemunipatnam Bheemunipatnam (also known as Bheemili), is a suburb of Visakhapatnam, India. The town was named after Bhima, a character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. It formerly administered under the Bheemunipatnam municipality, but merged into GVMC in 2017. ...

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 ...

Kakinada Kakinada (List of renamed places in India, formerly called Kakinandiwada, Coringa, and Cocanada; ) is the List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population, sixth largest city of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra P ...

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 ...

SocietyMartin Luther Dolbeer, ''The

: A Brief History'', Department of Religious Education of the

Guntur Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...

, 1951, pp.53-5

/ref> which also had boarding facilities. Among the eminent personalities who studied in this school include

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

Marampudi Joji Marampudi Joji (7 October 1942 – 27 August 2010) was the third Archbishop of Hyderabad. He was born in Bhimavaram and died at the Bishop's House, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He knew Latin, Telugu, and English. Early years & education 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 Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...

Research Station which does

research Research is "creativity, 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 att ...

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 Region, Brazil, North and Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast regions of Brazil, but wh ...

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 In economics, the profit motive is the motivation of firms that operate so as to maximize their profits. Mainstream microeconomic theory posits that the ultimate goal of a business is "to make money" - not in the sense of increasing the firm's s ...

. 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 Educati ...

. 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 Anjali Devi (; 24 August 1927 – 13 January 2014) was an Indian actress, model and producer in Telugu and Tamil films. She was well known for her role as the Devi Sita in ''Lava Kusa'' as well as for the titular roles in movies like Chenchu ...

, (Telugu Actress) *

Easwari Rao Easwari Rao is an Indian actress who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema. She played the lead roles from 1990 to 1999. She started to play supporting and character roles from 2000 onwards. Personal life She married di ...

, (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 Di ...

, (Telugu Actress) *

Gokina Rama Rao Gokina Rama Rao is an Indian film, character actor, known for his works in Telugu cinema. Awards ;Nandi Awards *Nandi Award for Best Actor - Punadhirallu (1979) Selected filmography *Kaani *2008 Ganapathi *1999 Sultan *1998 Kanyadanam ...

,(Telugu Actor) * Rambha, (Telugu Actress) *

, Archbishop of Hyderabad

References

{{Kakinada district Cities and towns in Kakinada district