Kollur is a village in
Bapatla district
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in the
Indian state
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of
Andhra Pradesh
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. It is the headquarters of
Kollur mandal in
Repalle revenue division
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.
Geography
Kollur is situated near the banks of the
Krishna River
The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...
,
at . It is spread over an area of .
Economy
Agriculture
The major occupation of the village is agriculture and the main crop cultivated is
paddy.
Brick industry
The village is famous for
brick manufacturing. The soil which is available at the bank of Krishna river is very good to make bricks. Every year millions of bricks are manufactured and transported to nearby districts and far off places like
Hyderabad
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too. There are around 400 trucks owned by the local citizens. The Brick industry was started first by Sri. ''Koganti Venkata Rattaiah''.
Government and politics
Gajullanka
gram panchayat is the
local self-government of the village.
It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The village forms a part of
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region (ISO: Āndhra Pradēś Rājadhāni Prāntaṁ) is the metropolitan area of the capital city of Andhra Pradesh in India. The region is spread across the districts of Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, NTR, Bapatla and Eluru ...
and is under the jurisdiction of
APCRDA.
Education
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 19 schools. These include 13
Zilla
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/
Mandal Parishad
Panchayat samiti or block panchayat is a rural local government ( panchayat) body at the intermediate tehsil (taluka/mandal) or block level in India. It works for the villages of the tehsil that together are called a development block. It has b ...
and 6 private schools.
See also
*
List of villages in Guntur district
census of India, the following villages are recognized in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. This list is organized alphabetically by mandal. Settlements not counted in the 2011 census are not included.
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B
C
D
E
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References
{{Mandal headquarters in Guntur district
Villages in Guntur district
Mandal headquarters in Guntur district