CENSUS 1971 SERIES 2 ANDHRA PRADESH DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK KRISHNA PART X-A VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY PART X-B lILLAGE & TOWN PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT T. VEDANTAM OF THE INDIAN ADMIJ'.:ISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERA nONS ANDHRA PRADESH 'UBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH 1973 tower rises to a height ~f 52' from its base corutructed at the c~est of the hill which is about 500' high from the ground. The Column was constructed by Sri Muk­ kamala Nagabhushanam, a local worker tSYf V~;ayawada City. With a view to perpetuating the memory of Mahatma Gandhi and propagating his ideals and message, a number of distinctive structures and amenities were planned and initiated around the central structure-the Gandhi Memorial Column on the Gandhi Hill. The first of the THE GANDHI HILL, VIJAYAWADA series is the Gandhi Memorial Library and the Gandhi Memorial Hall. It is a Research Library for scholars on The motif given for the Krishna District Census Hand­ Gandhism as also on contemporary religious and politica 1 book represents the Gandhi Memorial Column raised in philosophies of different countries of the world. honour of Mahatma Gandhi. The Mem'orial Column con­ structed in Vijayaw:Jda, which is the Political Headquar­ The Gandhi Hill which has become a pilgrim centre ters of Andhra, on a hillock which too is named after drawing numerous visitors was developed with trees Gandhiji is one among the six such memorials erected in and gardens into a place of scenic beauty. The 'children's different parts of India by the Gandhi National Memorial train on the Gandhi Hill which is a unique feature in Trust. The places so chosen are closely associated with this region attracts a lot of children who enjoy 'their joy Gandhiji's life and work in India. Vijayawada (Popula­ rides. The truck laid around the Hill at a height ~f 200' tion.- 317,258), a prosperous city on the northern provides an opportunity for the visitors to catch a glim­ bank of the mighty Krishna River in the Andhra pse of the sprawling city's splendour, a good view of Region has the unique distinction of being the .first place the sacred River Krishna and the magntficent Prakasam where the column was constructed. The city has histori­ Barrage over iT, and its neighbourhood dotted with plan­ cal association with Mahatma Gandhi and it was the venue tations and other vegetation. More important than this for t'!e meeting of the All India Congress Committee is the Gandhi Study Centre for children, the citizens of which met on March 31-April1, 1921. It was here that it tomorrow. The Centre is inten1ed to spread the Gandhian adopted the farnous ' Triple Programme' of the Congress message among the children who come mostly from the as well as its tri-colour flag designed by an Andhra city's primary and upper primary schools and occaSionally Political Worker, Sri Pingali Venk:ayya. Because of fr~m the neighbourinf!; villages. There are also the other such memorable role of the Vijaynvada session, the projects which would enhance the interest and importance Gandhi National Memorial Trust in its plan and pro­ of the Gandhi Hill like the setting up of the Jamnala! gramme of setting up permanent memorials to Bapu sele­ Baja; Observatory, a planetarium, a museum, a tower cted Vijayawada for raising an appropriate monument. clock, a swimming pool, a guest house and a canteen. The Gandhi Memorial Column is visible for miles The setting up of the 'Son-Et-Lwniere ' spectacle on around and is close to the Vi;ayawada RtJi!way Junction the life and message of Mahatma Gan1hi on the Gandhi on South Central Railway. Thefoun1ation stone for this Hill which brings to 'ife Gandhiji's legend, work and monument was laid by Sri Lal Bahadur Sastri message through the medium of sound and light (Gandhi as Prime Minister of India on 9th November, 1964 while Dhwani Prakash Pradarsan) is one of the important fea­ it ~as unveiled b_v Dr. Zakir Hussain as President 'of tures of the place. The instruments used on the Gandhi India on 6th October, 196&. The Memorial Column was Hill were got specially manufactured for this purpou. designed by Sr; Nandalaf Bose. Built in red A distinctive feature of this Pradarsan is that the life marhie, procured/rom Rentachilltala, (! village pan chaya t story of Mahatma Gandhi who wa~ cOflsidered by the in the adjoining Guntur District, the sculptures on the historians as the greatest figure of the twentieth century Column moulded by the well-known traditional sculptors of is depicted here while such programmes elsewhere gene­ Durgi village. of the same district, the massive rally relate to the history of ancient monuments. PREFACE The District Census Handbooks which were first published at the 195] Census proved to be very useful to the State and Central Government Departments, private agencies and academic bodies like Uni­ versities and Research Institutions. The score of these Handbooks was enlarged to make them more use­ ful during the 1961 Census. Considerirg the delay in the publication of the Handbooks due to difficulties in finding suitable presses which could undertake huge printing work of this kind, it was considered desir­ able to split up the 1971 Census Handbooks into three parts riz., Part A-Village and Town Directory, Part B-Village and Town Primary Census Abstract and Part C-Analytical Report, Departmental Stati­ stics and District Cerisus Tables. This was done mainly with a view to publishing Parts A and B which contain not only the population data upto the village and town level but also the particulars about the basic amenities etc., available in the towns and villages, as early as possible for public use. The scope and contents of these three parts are elaborated in the introduction of this volume. I am glad to record here that Parts A and B of the 1971 Census Handbooks of all the 21 Districts in t.he State have been finalised already and I expect that before the end of 1973 Parts A and B for all the 21 Districts would have been published. The compilation of these Handbooks is being done from the 1951 Census in the Office of the Director of Census Operations while the cost of paper, printing etc., required for these volumes is being borne by the State Government. The Andhra Pradesh State Government have readily agreed to bear the cost of printing and paper for the 1971 Census Handbook~. I am grateful to the Andhra Pradesh State Government and in particular to the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Shri S. A. Quader, lAS., for their co-operation and encouragement. I am thankful to the Directqr of Printing, Government of Andhra Pradesh for assisting me by selecting suitable presses for undertaking the printing of the Handbooks. The data presented in the Village and Town Directories are obtained from different State Government and Central Government Departments but for whose co-opera­ tion Part-A of the Handbooks could not have been compiled. 1 am thankful to all of them for furnish­ ing me the required data. I am extremely grateful to Shri A. Chandra Sekhar, lAS., Registrar General, India and Dr. B. K. Roy Burman, Deputy Registrar General, India who formulated the contents of these Handbooks in detail and rendered spontaneous help and encouragement to me at all stages. The following staff of my Office worked on the present volume of Krishna District Census Handbook under the guidance and supervision of Shri P. S. R. Avadhany, Deputy Director of Census Operations and Sri K. Narasimha Murthy, Assistant Director of Census Operations of my Office. Sri P. B. Sunder Raj, Tabulation Officer Sri T. Brahmiah, Statistical Assistant l­ Drafting Scrutiny and i Sri ,K. V. Sarma, Statistical Assistant Supervision Smt. P. LaJitha, Tabulation Officer Supervision of Printing Sri A. V. Krishna Reddy, Computor Sri N. Gangaraju, Comput~r Sri S. Rama Krishna, Assistant Compiler Sri P. V. Prabhaker, Assistant Compiler r Collection and Sri K. Devadass, Asst. Compiler Compilation 1 Sri B. L Ram Gopal, Asst. Compiler ii Sri M. B. Vittalacharya. Proof Reader Proof Reading Sri Abid Yarkhan. Proof Reader } Sri A. Venkateswara Rao, Assistant Compiler Scrutiny of Maps Supervision of Sri M. N. Ram Mohan, Artist Mapping work Sri Syed Ahmed, Senior Draughtsman Sri M. J. Sadiq. Draughtsman 1 Sri N. G. Swamy, Draughtsman Sri Mohiuddin Hassan, Draughtsman Sri M. Shankaraiah. Draughtsman l Preparation of Maps Sri Md. Yaqub Ali, Draughtsman Sri B. Raghuram, Draughtsman i Smt. Daya Saxena, Draughtsman i Sri D. Koteswara Rao, Computor., J I am grateful to their services. 1 trust that this humble effort on the part of th.e Census Organisation wauld meet with the appreciation it deserves. T. VEDANTAM Director of Census Operations CONTENTS Pages Introduction 1--4 PART A-VILLAGE AND TOWN DIRECTORY SEcrION I-VILLAGE DIRECTORY Explanatory Note-Village Directory 5-10 Village Directory: Bandar Taluk 11-17 Divi Taluk 19-23 Gannavaram Taluk 25-31 Vijayawada Taluk 33-39 Nandigama Taluk 41--45 Jaggayyapet Ind. Sub-Tal uk 47--49 Tiruvur Taluk 51-55 Nuzvid Taluk 57-61 Gudivada Taluk 63-69 Kaikalur Taluk 71-75 Toalukwise Abstract of Amenities 76-77 SECTION II-ToWN DIRECTORY Explanatory Note-Town Directory 78-83 Town Directory: Statement I Status, Growth History and Functional Category of Towns 84 Statement II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns 85 Statement III Civic Finance 86 Statement IV Civic and other Amenities 87 Statement V Medical, Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 88-89 Statement VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking Facilities .