Diguvamagham

Diguva-magham (Telugu: దిగువమాఘం) is a village in Thavanampalle Mandal of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the biggest villages and major panchayats in mandal. It is located 18 km from Chittoor town. Amarapuri, Sivagiri Aasramam, VeerlagudiPalle, Diguvamagham Harijanawada, Diguvamagham Colony, VeerlagudiPalle Harijanawada, VeerlagudiPalle Maadigawada villages are the part of the Diguvamagham Panchayat. (Telugu Wikipedia page: http://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/దిగువమాఘం)

Population

Total population of the village is 764 of which 358 are male and 406 are female. All villages of Panchayat have a total population of 1734.

Facilities

Transport, Library, School, Society, Bank, Post office, Garden, Children's play ground are the major facilities of the village and Health, Education and Entertainment facilities are the additional facilities available near the village premises. Village got double lane road in 1975.

Banks and ATMS

Indian Bank with ATM

Tourism

People come here to see Sivagiri, part of the village panchayat. Also Maharabata Yajnam, a vocal retelling of the story of Mahabharata, which spans over three weeks will be held once in three years, attracts crowds

Other information

Pincode: 517129.

This is the native village of Shri Paturi Rajagopala Naidu, a former MP and considered to be the political guru of Nara Chandrababu Naidu. Amararaja industries was started by his son in law Shri Galla Ramachandra Naidu (combining the words Amaravati and Rajagopal Naidu). Galla Aruna Kumari, currently a minister in the Andhra Pradesh state cabinet, is the daughter of Shri Rajagopal Naidu.

References

Mandal: Thavanampalle