- Gudavalli
Gudavalli is a village 33 miles (53 km) east of Guntur City in
Guntur district in the state ofAndhra Pradesh ,India .in cherukupalli mandalIt is the home of freedom fighters and an age-old temple to Lord
Lakshmi Narasimha .A major "
panchayat " with a population of 2,632 it boasts of 3 primary and 2secondary school s, an I.T.I. college with a literacy rate of 76%, a health centre, a public library with radio and satellite TV facility, per capita income of $1,356.The majority of the population are
Hindu s. Telugu is widely spoken.The chief source of income is agriculture with
paddy field s the major crop andrice as the staple food.The
Muslim andChristian population form a minority contributing partly to the all round development of the village.This small village has produced great international players of
volleyball like Sri Butchi Ramaiah, Sri Govada Gopi Chand, Sri G.K.S.Vijay Chand. Mr Butchi Ramaiah was an international player and Coach, Mr Gopi Chand was a National Player and International Coach and retired as a Deputy Director for SAAP. It was in his tenure that Sports in AP were encouraged a lot. His students include players like Basid, Singarao, Karimulla and Vijay chand. He is considered as one of the best coaches in India. Mr Vijay chand Is an international player. He was recognised as the best server in the Doha Games, which is just the second time in the history of India. Mr Ramachandara Rao is a DGP.Chess player Gogineni Rohit belongs to this village.Educationally the village is much ahead since several decades & many people from this village settled in
United States , who are also contributing to the development of the village. Several Honest Officers Like Ravipati Nagaiah (Police Dept), Gogineni Vinaya Kumar (Electricity) hail from this village.Gudavalli is easily accessible by road from nearest railway stations at
Tenali ,Ponnuru ,Guntur ,Vijayawada ,Bhattiprolu .
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