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Chemudu — village — Coordinates 18°38′00″N 83°13′00″E / 18.6333°N 83.2167°ECoordinates: 18°38′00″N 83°13′00″E / 18.6333°N 83.2167°E Country India State Andhra Pradesh District(s) Vizianagaram Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• 151 metres (495 ft)
Chemudu is a village in Makkuva mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Geography
Chemudu is located at 18.6333N 83.2167E. It has an average elevation of 151 meters (498 feet).
Demographics
According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of this village is as follows:[1]
- Total Population: 1,833 in 411 Households.
- Male Population: 891
- Female Population: 942
- Children Under 6-years of age: 256 (Boys - 122 and Girls - 134)
- Total Literates: 780
Zamindari
Vyricharla Suryanarayana Raju (1838-1891), Raja of Kurupam, purchased the Zamindari of Chemudu.
Vyricharla Narayana Gajapathi Raju (1900-1957) Zamindar of Chemudu was Member of Legislative Assembly of Madras. He married Rani Chandramani Devi, daughter of the Zamindar of Bissamcuttack.
Rani Chandramani Devi (1906-1957)[2] was born in Bissamcuttack of Koraput district (presently in Rayagada district) in Orissa as the eldest daughter of the Bissamcuttack Zamindar. She donated her Lakshmi Vilas Palace in China Waltair, Visakhapatnam to establish a hospital for children with polio and other orthopedic problems. It is named after her as 'Rani Chandramani Devi Hospital'. She also donated the Leprosy Home Building to Prema Samajam and her Ambica Bagh Palace on Waltair Main Road for the construction of a temple.
References
Mandals in Parvathipuram Division Badangi · Balijipeta · Bobbili · Garugubilli · Gummalaxmipuram · Jiyyammavalasa · Komarada · Kurupam · Makkuva · Pachipenta · Parvathipuram · Ramabhadrapuram · Salur · Seethanagaram · TherlamTowns and cities Vizianagaram · Gajularega · Kanapaka · Bobbili · Parvathipuram · Salur · Sriramnagar · Nellimarla · Kothavalasa · Chintalavalasa · Jarjapupeta · GajapathinagaramCategories:- Villages in Vizianagaram district
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