Kolalapudi

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
type = village
native_name = Kolalapudi
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Prakasam
latd = 15 |latm = 54 |lats = 30
longd= 80 |longm= 6 |longs= 00
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population_total = 3964
population_as_of = 2001
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population_total_cite = [http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=23779 Kolala Pudi Village] . OurVillageIndia. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.]
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postal_code = 523261 [ [http://www.whereincity.com/india/pincode/andhra-pradesh/prakasam.htm Pin codes of Prakasam district] . WhereInCity.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-03.]
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Kolalapudi is a village in Martur mandal, Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The village had a population of 3,964 at the 2001 census.

Geography

Kolalapudi is located at coord|15|54|30|N|80|06|0|E|region:IN_type:city, convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on from the busy National Highway No. 5. The nearest towns are Chilakaluripet, Ongole and Guntur, which are 25 km, 45 km and 60 km away from Kolalapudi respectively.

History

Kolalapudi benefited from the irrigation facilities provided by the Nagarjunasagar canals. The fertile irrigated land and the seasonal vegetables farming and milk production were the major sources of prosperity of the village. The main crop grown in the village is paddy and many farmers migrate seasonally to various parts of South India to grow paddy and other commercial crops and they return to the home place after harvest and marketing. Eventually Kolalapudi diversified its wealth into business, granites, contracts and higher education. Kolalapudi counts among its natives some well-known farmers and educated people. Many villagers have regularly migrated to other states and even to foreign countries, mainly the United States.

Despite the village's diversification into urban economic activities and its residents' migration to far-off places, the villagers of Kolalapudi retained an active connection with the village by owning properties there, and some migrant farmers’ families continued to live there.

Today, Kolalapudi has all modern amenities such as educational institutions,a veterinary hospital, telephone exchange and many religious temples.The Village is endowed with good atmosphere surrounded by greenery, water bodies, agriculture lands and a hill.

Transportation

The nearest railway station to Kolalapudi is at Chirala but convenience is Ongole, to go to Hyderabad, Narasaraopet station is convinient. The nearest airport is at Vijayawada (90 km).

There is regular bus service, run by both APSRTC (government) and private operators, from all major towns in Andhra Pradesh on NH:5. Kolalapudi can be reached from NH:5 in 10 minutes by hiring an auto rickshaw (available at all times of day).

Some general information:

The STD code is 08404.

You can find the map of Kolalapudi in the following link.http://wikimapia.org/894776/Kolalapudi

postal address:

Martur(Mandal)

Prakasam(dist)

Pin:523261

Prasanna Anjaneya swamy Tirunalla of kolalapudi is famous in the surrounding villages.

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