Nellimarla

Nellimarla
—  village  —
Nellimarla Location of Nellimarla in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	18°10′00″N 83°26′00″E / 18.1667°N 83.4333°E / 18.1667; 83.4333Coordinates: 18°10′00″N 83°26′00″E / 18.1667°N 83.4333°E / 18.1667; 83.4333
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Vizianagaram
Population	19,352 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 190 metres (620 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 535 217

Nelli-marla (Telugu: నెల్లిమర్ల) is a census town and Mandal located in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh state in south India.^[1]

Geography

Nellimarla is located on the banks of Champavathi River at 18°10′00″N 83°26′00″E / 18.1667°N 83.4333°E / 18.1667; 83.4333. It has an average elevation of 190 metres (626 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Nellimaria had a population of 19,352. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Nellimaria has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 54%. In Nellimaria, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Nellimarla Mandal had a population of 73,753 in 2001. Males constitute 36,657 of the population and females 37,096. Nellimarla has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 41%.

Assembly constituency

List of Members of Legislative Assembly:

• 2009 - Badikonda Appala Naidu

Features

Nellimarla jute mill is one of the largest jute mills in Andhra Pradesh. It has Mr. Jagdish Sarda as its chairman.It is a sacking unit also known as Golden Mill sometime ago.Its sacks are of premium quality and one of the best in India. It is also one of the largest livlihood provider in these regions.

The Denkada Anicut^[3] was constructed across River Champavathi during 1965-1968. The Project is located near Saripalli village, Nellimarla Mandal. The Project utilizes 0.640 TMC of the available water. The Ayacut of 5,153 Acres has been stabilised in Denkada and Bhogapuram Mandals of Vizianagaram District.

C.K.M.G.J College has been training some brilliant and hard working students. It also organizes games every year at the college and school levels.

Nellimarla is also famous for Foot Ball players.

Nellimarla is especially famous for games and sports in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. It has a play ground beside the Champavathi river.

Maharaja's Institute of Medical Sciences was established in 2003 here. "alugolu high school" from which many famous people came

Moida is a village panchayat near Nellimarla ruled by the Penumatsa Zamidars. Sri Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju the longest serving MLA is from this hamlet. His second son Dr Suryanaryana Raju is the pilla zamindar of Moida.

State Bank of India has a branch in Nellimarla.

There are post offices at Nellimarla, Moida and Ramatheertham.

Revenue Villages and Panchayats

There are 33 revenue villages and 28 panchayats in Nellimarla mandal.^[4]

• A.T.Agraharam (village and panchayat)
• Alugolu (village and panchayat)
• Boppadam (village and panchayat)
• Buvvadapeta (village and panchayat)
• Chandrampeta (village and panchayat)
• Davannapeta (village and panchayat)
• Garikapeta (village and panchayat)
• Gushimi (village and panchayat)
• Jarjapupeta (village and panchayat)
• Jogirajupeta (village and panchayat)
• Kondagumpam (village and panchayat)
• Kondavelagada (village and panchayat)
• Kothapeta (village and panchayat)
• Madupadu (village and panchayat)
• Malyada (village and panchayat)
• Moida (village and panchayat)
• Nellimarla (panchayat and panchayat)
• Ommi (village and panchayat)
• Panasam (village and panchayat)
• Putikapeta (village and panchayat)
• Ramatheertham (village and panchayat)
• Saripalli (village and panchayat)
• Sathivada (village and panchayat)
• Seetaramunipeta (village and panchayat)
• Tangudubilli (village and panchayat)
• Tekkali (village and panchayat)
• Thammapuram (village and panchayat)
• Valluru (village and panchayat)

References

1. ^ "Mandals in Vizianagaram district". http://vizianagaram.ap.nic.in/DistrictProfile.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-26. 
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ Irrigation profile of Vizianagaram district
4. ^ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier

External links

• MSN Map