Nuzvid

నూజివీడు
—  town  —
నూజివీడు Location of నూజివీడు in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	16°47′N 80°51′E / 16.78°N 80.85°E / 16.78; 80.85Coordinates: 16°47′N 80°51′E / 16.78°N 80.85°E / 16.78; 80.85
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Krishna
Population	50,338 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 88 metres (289 ft)
Codes • Vehicle • AP 16

Nuzvid (Telugu: నూజివీడు; also called as Nujiveedu) is a mandal and municipality in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 50 km from Vijayawada and 35 km from Eluru. This place is well connected by bus and rail. Nuzvid is well known for its mangos, which are exported world wide. Nuzvid is a historical fort city in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. It was founded by late Meka Basavarayudu, the chieftain of Rani Rudrama Devi of Orugallu dynasty. The original name of this place said to be "NOOJELAVEEDU". There was a story behind the establishment of this place. One day the chieftain came to this place with his DOGS for hunting. While he was looking around for the hunt, suddenly he found to his surprise that, his DOGS were started chasing by RABBITS! After having witnessed the bravery of the rabits, he realised the power in this soil and has decided to build his fort over here. The "KUKKALAGETU" was built depicting this story. There is a famous and ancient temple called "KOTA MAHA LAKSHMI" temple in the FORT CAMPUS (Near PG Center). There were some stories saying that "KOTA MAHA LAKSHMI" used to guard the FORT from the evil forces and enemies those days. While she was roaming in the fort campus, people used to listen the knee bells of Goddess KOTA MAHA LAKSHMI, during night time. The city is famous for Rajahs (Kings), Dasara festival, Chedugudu/Kabaddi (rural sports), basketball and variety of mangoes. Nuzvid Chinna Rasalu (a type of small mango) and Pedda Rasalu (large mangos) are world famous. Each Pedda Rasam mango weighs as much as 3 kg and they are very sweet and tasty. The first film studio of Tollywood Sobhanachala Studio was established at Chennai by a native of Nuzvid. The first English-Telugu dictionary was prepared by Sankaranarayana with the financial help of Nuzvid Rajahs. In Andhra history, the first mutiny was held by Nuzvidians against French colonials. Senior Citizens of Nuzvide used to say that this place used to have "BURUJU"s with heavily artillery guarding the security. One of such places was "BODIGATTU". People used to listen the heavy sounds of artillery those days from the place now called "DAMADAMAALA THOTHA". Nuzvid soil cultivated rich history, culture and heritage. The famous Nuzvidians 'Dharma Appa Rao' was well known for his magnanimity and charitable nature. Several academic organizations are established on his name. Late Sri M. R. Appa Rao was popular political personality in AP state as he held several important positions such as Prohibition Minister in First AP Cabinet, twice he become Vice Chancellor of Andhra University, MP of Rajya Sabha etc. His outstanding academic contribution towards establishing SRR ZP High School, DAR College and PG Centre is worth remembering by all Nuzvidians. He was part of the history of Philanthropic Nuzvid. ==Geography== Nuzvid is located at 16°47′N 80°51′E / 16.78°N 80.85°E / 16.78; 80.85.Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nuzvid It has an average elevation of 88 metres (288 feet). ==Demographics== As of 2001^[update] India census,"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. Nuzvid had a population of 50,338. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Nuzvid has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63%. In Nuzvid, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. ==Educational facilities==

Nuzvid is an educational centre for the surrounding areas. SRRZP High School (Sri Raja Rangarayappa Zilla Parishad High School) - 1893—which is more than 110 years old, is one of the oldest schools in Andhra Pradesh and lot of celebrities studied in this school. This school Centenary celebrations were held in 1993.The P.G.Centre was established in 1977 by Andhra University When Dr.M.R.AppaRao was the Vice-Chancellor. Other prominent educational institutions are: #Acharya Nagarjuna University P.G.Centre #Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies(I.I.I.T, Nuzvid) #Sarathi Engineering College. #D.A.R. College #ZP Boys High School #ZP Girls High School #St. Ann's English Medium School #ST.Thomas School. #Seventh Day Adventist(SDA)English Medium High School #Nirmala Convent #Bethesda Integrated International School (BIS)http://www.bisedu.org/ #St. Jones English Medium High School #Kumar English Medium Public School #Creative Public School #Shantinikethan #Vivekananda Convent #St Marys English Medium School #Sri Siddhartha Talent E.M. High School #Sri Sarathi Public School #Oxford Convent ==Tourist attractions==

Nuzvid Veena[1], Sitar, Tanpura Each Nuzvid Veena is painstakingly crafted by a highly skilled Master Craftsmen with at least 25 years experience. Each veena will vary slightly in the instrument decorations on the body as these are not mass produced but individually hand crafted.In the world third place. Nuzvid is also famous for its estates(Homes or offices of Kings). There are approximately 12 estates in Nuzvid. It's also worth visiting to see the famous Kukkala Gate [2](Dogs Gate) and Gurrala Gate(Horse Gate). Hanuman Temple, Saraswati Temple, Ayyappa Temples are located 5 km away from Nuzvid. Hanuman Temple is also famous with the name Adavi Anjaneya Swami Temple. There are only two Saraswati temples located in Andhra Pradesh. The other Saraswati temple is in Basara, one of the largest towns in Andhra Pradesh. Integrated B. Tech First year classes were started in Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies[3] from 4-September-2008. Now Nuzvid is famous for not only for mangoes but also in studies of Information Technology.The basketball court in DAR College is well-known, hosting an annual tournament and producing several national and international basketball players.this tournament has been running since 31years,in the olden days those who learn basketball got jobs in public sectors. During Dussehra festival, Chedugudu Poteelu (a Kabaddi championship) will be held in SRRZP High School. == Villages in mandal == The following is the list of villages in this mandal. "Villages in Nuzvidu mandal". http://www.krishna.gov.in/eldistrict2/htm/32.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-21. #Agiripalli #Annavaram #Bathulavarigudem #Boravancha #Chinna Ravicherla #Devaragunta #Digavalli #Enamadala #Gogulampadu #Goduguvarigudem #Gollapalli #Gopavaram #Hanumanthunigudem #Jangamgudem #Kalaturu #Marribandam #Meerjapuram #Mokhasa Narasannapalem #Morsapudi #Mukkellapadu #Narsupet #Nuzvid #Pallerlamudi #Pedha Ravicherla #Polasanapalle #Pothureddipalle #Ramannagudem #Seetarampuram #Simhadripuramu #Sunkollu #Thukkuluru #Vempadu #Venkatayapalem #Venkatadripuram #Mittagudem #Narasingapalem #leelanagar #yarrvarigudem #kothagudem ==Industries== The Kommana brothers, Kommana Venkata Chalapathi Rao, and Kommana Jagan Mohan Rao, established the first Mangalore Tile factory in Nuzvid, Bharat Clay Products, with the help of the Madala family of Chakkapalli, in 1974. This sparked an industrial boom that led to establishment of over 2 dozen such Tile factories, Srinivasa Tiles, Balaji Clay Products, Radhakrisha Tiles, and Raja Tiles, among them, altering Nuzvid's economic landscape forever. The Shatabdi Utsav Committee (1900–2000) of Nuzvid recognised the contribution of these two brothers in their booklet issued on the occasion of the Shatabdi Utsavam on 28/12/1999. *Sri Srinivasa Tiles [4] *Sree Balaji Clay Products [5] *Coromandel Paints[6] *Hi-Tech Ceramics[7] *Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. [8] *Mohan Spintex India Limited [9] *Malpuri Poultries [10] *Sri Panduranga Industries Ltd [11] *Krishna Fruit Products [12] *Sri Srinivasa Fruit Processing Industry[13] *Ocialis Aqua Feed India Pvt Ltd *Radhakrishna Tiles *Raja Tiles ==Colleges== *Dharma Appa Rao College (DAR College) *Dr.M.R.APPA Rao Acharya Nagarjuna University-Nuzvid Campus *Thatavarti IT & Business School *Sri Sarathi Institute Of Engineering And Technology (SSIET), Affiliated to JNTU *Government I.T.I *Nuzvid Polytechnic College *Viswa Gitangali Junior College *School of Nursing, Giffard Memorial Hospital of SDA *Sri Siddhartha Pharmacy College[14] *IIIT[15] Nuzvidians are eagerly waiting for Medical and Dental colleges in Nuzvid. ==Schools== * SRRZPH School * St Ann's English Medium School * St.Jones English Medium High School * St.Mary's High School * St Thomas High School * SDA High School * Sri Siddhartha Talent School * Sri Sarathi Public School * kumar public school * Bethesda Integrated International School (BIS) * Oxford Convent ==Hospitals== * Gifford Memorial Hospital (GMH) - Also called as American Hospital *Govt.Hospital *Babu Nursing Home *Kishore Nursing Home *Raghava Nursing Home *srujana Nursing Home *sailaja Hospital * Dr Bobbili Jhansi Rani Nursing Home ==Movie Theaters== * Apsara dts * Dwaraka A/C dts * Tirumala A/c dts * Satyanarayana dts * Mini Satyanarayana A/C ==References==

* Nuzvid Info