Madalavarigudem

Madalavarigudem is a village in Gannavaram Mandal in Krishna District in the state of Andra Pradesh, India. It is near Vijayawada on the way to Nuziveedu. Madalavarigudem is 16 km from the Vijayawada Railway station and 15 km from Vijayawada Airport (Gannavaram Airport), and has regular bus service to Vijayawada.

Employment

The main source of income was agriculture and most of the people used to work as agricultural labour for landlords. After the early 1990s, the construction of industries in and around the village has given a boost to labourers to move on to better-paying jobs. Good transportation helped people move to the cities of Andhra Pradesh for better employment opportunities. Even today however, agriculture remains the major source of income in Madalavarigudem. Major exports include tobacco, mangoes, and rice.

The population of Madalavarigudem is around 1,500. UCO Bank and the Krishna District Co-Operative society in surampalli and corporate in addvinekkalam are the only financial institutions that provide financial services to the residents.

Education

Times have changed from the early and late 1980s, when 7th class was the highest level of achievement. Madalavarigudem has now produced quite a few software consultants, politicians, engineers, doctors, lawyers, and Polytechnic Diploma holders.

There is one primary school in the village, which serves from kindergarten to 5th class. However, people have to go elsewhere for higher education.

Politics

Tullimelli Koteswarao is the current president. Kadiyala Ragavarao and Ramineedu Basavapurnaya are prominent leaders, and Ramineedu Ram Kumar is an upcoming young leader. [cite web
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