Kurupam

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locator_position = left | state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Vizianagaram
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altitude = 133
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Kurupam (Telugu - కురుపాం) is a village and Mandal in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India. [cite web
url=http://vizianagaram.ap.nic.in/DistrictProfile.htm
title=Mandals in Vizianagaram district
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accessdate=2007-02-26 ]

Geography

It is located at coord|18.8667|N|83.5667|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Kurupam.html Fallingrain.com Kurupam] ] It has an average altitude of 133 meters (439 feet).

Demography

Kurupam mandal has a population of 46,439 in 2001. Males consists of 23,241 and females 23,198 of the population. The average literacy rate is 46%, below the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 57% and that of females is 35%. This is my test page.

Kurupam Kingdom

Sri Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo, of Kurupam princely family [ [http://www.uq.net.au/%7Ezzhsoszy/ips/k/kurupam.html Kurupam Zamindari] ] is member of Lok Sabha (3 terms) from Parvathipuram (Lok Sabha constituency).

The former Indian President,test tes te sts s s Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, lived in Kurupam monument in Visakhapatnam during his tenure as the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University. Kurupam monument on Visakhapatnam Beach Road was handed over to the Indian National Trust for Art, Culture and Heritage (INTACH) Conservation Centre, Bhubaneswar in 2004.

There is Kurupam Market in Visakhapatnam near old post-office junction.

The Kurupam Tomb is a heritage structure near VUDA Park on the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam.

Features

*The Leprosy Mission Hospital in Kurupam is one of the institutions of Christian Medical Association of India. [ [http://www.cmai.org/membership/memberinstitutes/andhra.html Christian Medical Association of India.Kurupam] ]

*State Bank of India has branches in Kurupam and Neelakantapuram.
*There are post offices at Kurupam and Mondemkhallu.

Revenue Villages and Panchayats

There are 95 revenue villages and 23 panchayats in Kurupam mandal. [ [http://panchayat.gov.in/adminreps/viewpansumR.asp?selstate=0202003000&ptype=V&button1=Submit Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier] ]
*Biyyalavalasa (village and panchayat)
*Chintamanuguda(Village famous for taarind trees)
*G.Sivada (village and panchayat)
*Gotivada (village and panchayat)
*Gujjavai (village and panchayat)
*Gumma (village and panchayat)
*Gummidiguda (village and panchayat)
*Jarada (village and panchayat)
*Kitchada (village and panchayat)
*Kurupam (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
*Mondemkhallu (village and panchayat)
*Neelakantapuram (village and panchayat)
*P.Levidi (village and panchayat)
*Peda Gottili (village and panchayat)
*Podi (village and panchayat)
*Tittiri (village and panchayat)
*Udayapuram (village and panchayat)
*Uridi (village and panchayat)
*Valasaballeru (village and panchayat)
*Vobbangi (village and panchayat)
*Voosakonda (village and panchayat)
*Yegulavada (village and panchayat)

References