Country India District Prakasam Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 2,968 (2011) | State Andhra Pradesh Mandal Kondapi PIN 523279 Area code 08598 | |
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Koru Uppalapadu (or K.Uppalapadu) is a village in Kondapi mandal, located in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It belongs to Kandukur revenue division.
Contents
- Map of Koru Uppalapadu Andhra Pradesh 523279
- Demographics
- Agriculture
- Political
- Education
- Transport
- References
Map of Koru Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh 523279
Demographics
As of 2011 census, the town had a population of 2,968. The total population constitute, 1,456 males and 1,512 females (sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males) and 219 children in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 70.14% with 1,928 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.
Agriculture
Cash crops like Tobacco, Subabul, Peanuts and Food crops like Rice, and a variety of pulses are grown in this region. K. Uppalapadu is located in between (west of) Tanguturu and (east of) Kondapi towns.
Political
K. Uppalapadu belongs to Kondapi Assembly constituency. It has also produced some eminent local political personalities like Gundapaneni Pattabhi Ramayya Chowdary, Gundapaneni Achuta Kumar.
K. Uppalapadu is a Village Panchayat administered / headed by Sarpanch, currently Vaka Koteswaramma is the Sarpanch of the village(Vaka adhi Reddy) .
Education
Most of the Children in the Village are educated and the literacy rate is increasing drastically in this village. Also this village is well known for its education because of Paparao Public School, which is the only residential English medium school in Kondapi Mandal with good education standards.
Transport
K. Uppalapadu is well connected by Road on all four sides. It is on the major road connecting Tanguturu (on NH5/AH45) to Kondapi. It is also connected directly to Ongole Via Nidamanuru & Kandukur via Vikkiralapeta (Village Dirt Road). Bus services of APSRTC from Ongole & Tanguturu.