- Gandipalem
Gandipalem is a small village in
Nellore District inAndhra Pradesh ,India .Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Gandi Palem| type = Village | latd = 14.988566 | longd = 79.299488
locator_position = right | state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district =Nellore District
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altitude = 20
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population_total = 3085 | population_density =
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area_telephone = 011918620
postal_code = 524236
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footnotes =Geography
It is located at coord|14|59|N|79|17|E [ [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&z=14&ll=14.988566,79.299488&t=h Gandipalem dam on google maps] ] and is about 15 km away from nearby city
Udayagiri . It is on the border ofPrakasam district and adjacent to Pamur village in Praksam district. The village is located across river Maneru, tributray to riverPennar .Demography and culture
The village population is around 3000 people. The occupations of the village are farming and animal husbandry. People predominantly speak telugu.
Attractions
The village will be insignificant in Nellore district with out the following two things.
* Gandipalem state reservoir: The dam was built here to save many villages in Udaygiri Mandal from femine in summer season and to support irrigation for around 600 km² in faraway places from riverPennar . The main source of the reservoir is river Manneru, a tributary toPennar . The 130 km length River Manneru starts near Pillipalli village of Kanigiri taluk of Prakasam district. Dokkalavagu, Uppuvagu, Pillaperu and Upputeru are the main tributaries of this river.
* Government Residential School: It is a Gurukula Patasala, where kids not only study, but also live amongst their peers from 5th grade to 10th grade schooling. Andhra Pradesh state government patterns two high quality gurukula schools in every district.References
External links
* [http://wrmin.nic.in/schemes/cadwm/Note_on_CADWM.doc Indian government irrigation project plan]
* [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V24_114.gifUdaygiri taluk]
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