Nimmada

Nimmada నిమ్మాడ
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View of Nimmada village
Nimmada Location of Nimmada in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	18°27′10″N 84°07′29″E / 18.4527°N 84.1247°E / 18.4527; 84.1247Coordinates: 18°27′10″N 84°07′29″E / 18.4527°N 84.1247°E / 18.4527; 84.1247
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Srikakulam
Population	2,811 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 29.26 metres (96.0 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 532 430

Nimmada (Telugu: నిమ్మాడ) is a village and panchayat in Kotabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located approximately 30 kilometers north of Srikakulam town near the sea. It comes under Tekkali assembly constituency.

Geography

Nimmada is located at latitude of 18° 27′ 9.72″ N, longitude of 84° 7′ 28.92″ E and at an altitude of 29.26 meters (96 feet).
Nimmada on Wikimapia^[1]

Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Nimmada village is as follows:

• Total Population: 2,811 in 592 Households
• Male Population: 1,484 and Female Population: 1,327
• Children Under 6-years of age: 316 (Boys - 161 and Girls - 155)
• Total Literates: 1,383

Importance

It is one of the prominent villages in Kotabommali Mandal as it is the hometown of three important political leaders.
1. Krishna Murthy Kinjarapu - He became the MLA for Harishchandrapuram assembly constituency in 1964.
2. Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu^[2] - He was the MLA for Harishchandrapuram assembly constituency from 1982–1996, then he went on to become the Member of Parliament, Srikakulam District(1996–present).
3. Atchanna Naidu Kinjarapu^[3] - Elected MLA for Harishchandrapuram assembly constituency since 1996. He is the younger brother of Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu

There are four registered godowns of Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Nimmada, which provide good source of employment to the villagers other than farming. During April 2003 to March 2004, 7,230 tonnes of foodgrains were transported to MLS point, Kotabommali from FCI godown, Nimmada for which transport charges were paid at Rs.126.90 (10 km X Rs.12.69) per tonne.^[4]

Education

There are three Mandal Parishad (M.P.) Primary Schools and one Zilla Parishad (Z.P.) High School.

School Code	School Name	Postal Address
0128089[5]	M.P.Primary School	Nimmada Junction (Village)
0128088[6]	M.P.Primary School	Nimmada BC Colony
0128082[7]	M.P.Primary School	M.P.P.School, Nimmada
0128608[8]	Z.P.High School	Nimmada (Via) Priya Agraharam

Travel

• Nimmada is 30 kilometers from the district's main town Srikakulam.
• Kotabommali, the mandal head quarters is 10 kilometers away.
• Narasannapeta, a smaller town than Srikakulam is 10 kilometers.
• Nearest railway station is Harishchandrapuram, 2 kilometers away.
• Nearest airport is Vishakapatnam, 130 kilometers away which would take around two hours of road travel.

Gallery

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  Nimmada Village

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  Under-construction shiva temple

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  FCI Godowns, Nimmada

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  Local Village Goddess Shrine, Nimmada

References

1. ^ Wikimapia - Nimmada
2. ^ Election Commission of India.1994 results.Harishchandrapuram
3. ^ Election Commission of India.1999 results.Harishchandrapuram
4. ^ Transaction Audit Observations
5. ^ Andhra Pradesh School Information System
6. ^ Andhra Pradesh School Information System
7. ^ Andhra Pradesh School Information System
8. ^ Andhra Pradesh School Information System