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Country
  
India

District
  
Srikakulam

PIN
  
532221

Elevation
  
42 m

Population
  
2,546 (2011)

State
  
Andhra Pradesh

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
08945

Local time
  
Friday 8:00 AM

Area code
  
08945

Goppili

Weather
  
27°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 83% Humidity

Goppili is a village and panchayat in Meliaputti mandal, Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is located on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Population of this village is 2546 out of which 1223 are male and 1323 are female living in 625 households (2011 census). People here are fluent in Oriya and Telugu.

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Map of Goppili, Andhra Pradesh 761215

Geography

The geographical co-ordinates are 18°49'North, 84°21'East. The village is precisely a foot from Orissa border and is surrounded by lush green hillocks. There are five ponds scattered across the village, their water is used for daily needs.

Facilities

The lists of facilities available in the village are:

  • Two Anganwadi centres,
  • One syndicate bank
  • Two Schools

    • ZPHS (Zilla Parishad High School) Elementary School (Primary School)

  • One Veterinary Hospital
  • Three Medical stores, one of them owned by Mr. CH.V. Gunasagar
  • There are 5 ponds in the village which are used for daily general purposes and needs, while drinking water is obtained from well.
  • One water reservoir named Varahala Gedda
  • One drinking water overhead tank
  • Panchayat office of Goppili
  • One Postoffice

    • Temples

  • Radhakanta Swamy Temple which lies in 26 acres (11 ha) of temple land, main temple area is only 1 acre (0.40 ha).
  • Two Lord Shiva Temples
  • Two Maa Kali Temple
  • Five Ammavari Temples.

    • Crops

    Sugarcane, Paddy, Raagi, pulses and groundnuts, The village is famous for twenty cashew nut factories in and surrounding the village which directly employ 2000 people including the people from neighbouring villages.

    Employment

    Almost half of the Population of the village is dependent upon agriculture 50% Agriculture 35% Business Rest is Government or private employee

    Sarpanch/Gram Panchayat Head list

    1st: Late Shri Mallareddi Satyanarayana Dora. In Office (31.10.1956-14.6.1970)

    2nd: Late Shri Mallareddi Narayana Rao Dora. In Office (15.6.1970-3.6.1981)

    3rd: Shri Mallareddi Markandeya Dora. In Office (4.6.1981-9.3.1988)

    4th: Shri Mallareddi Balakrishnamma Dora. (s/o Late Shri Mallareddi Narayana Rao Dora). In Office (10.3.1988-20.10.1995)

    5th: K Rajarao. In Office (21.10.1995-13.8.2001)

    6th: Mallareddi Padmavati Dora. (w/o Late Shri Mallareddi Narayana Rao Dora). In Office (14.8.2001-21.8.2006)

    7th: Malathi Jayaram. In Office (22.8.2006-21.8.2013)

    8th: Malathi Rushendramani. In Office (21.8.2013-Incumbent)

    From 1st to 4th & 6th Sarpanch list altogether 44years of dominant belong to the family of Goppili Zamindars.

    References

    Goppili Wikipedia
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