Malavanitippa

Geography and Climate

Malavanitippa located at latitude 16.45 and longitude 81.42 and at an elevation of 10 meters above the sea level. The topography of Malavanitippa is flat. This village is situated at the tail-end point of one of the canals originating from the west side of the Dowleswaram Barrage. Malavanitippa shares its border with Anandapuram, Iskulanka and, S. C. Bose colony (Military colony) villages. The general soil type is black soil.

The climate in this village is mainly tropical evergreen and moist deciduous type with moderate to high levels of humidity. Annual temperatures range between 19 to 41 °C (66 to 105 °F). From June through September, the south-west monsoon brings in heavy rains, although considerable rain also falls during the northeast monsoon (from mid-October to mid-December). During the winter (November to February), the village receives light rain with pleasant atmosphere. Generally the winter temperatures are lies between 19 °C to 28 °C. The summer season in this village generally extends from March to June. The summer temperatures are extremely high due to high moist levels. The temperature generally ranges between 29 °C to 41 °C.

Economy

Aquaculture is the major economic source of Malavanitippa. Good access of both the fresh water from river canal and back-waters from the sea facilitated to farm large varieties of Fish and Shrimp in this village. Most commonly cultivated fish varieties in this region are Rohu, Catla, Pangasius, etc. On the other hand, cultivation of Asian Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon), vannamei (Whiteleg shrimp) and Scampi varieties also played a major role to boost the economy of this region.

Religion and Culture

Most of the people in Malavanitippa mainly practices Hinduism and the next dominant religion is Christianity. Reflecting the religious integrity of the village, temples of goddess Paralamma (పర్లమ్మ తల్లి) and Lord Sri Sitarama Swamy and two churches are situated in the middle of the village. Dussehra celebrations at Paralamma temple are noticeable, which involves Durga Puja, Theppotsavam; other festivals like Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali are also celebrated in every year with great devotion. Villagers also celebrate another blissful festival Makar Sankranti with union of families, friends, relatives followed by fun activities. Especially, a traditional cockfight during the Sankranthi festival is the biggest attraction of the village, people comes from nearby villages and towns to witness the rooster fight.

The clothing includes, traditional men wearing Dhoti/Lungi and women wearing Sari and Shalwar kameez. Western clothing is also predominant in the village.

Road

Malavanitippa is well connected by road from Bhimavaram-Juvvalapalem road via Jakkaram or Pallipalem. Most convenient road way to reach Malavanitippa is from Bhimavaram via Jakkaram village and the distance is 20 km. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) operates daily bus service from Bhimavaram bus station on specific timings. A number of Auto rickshaws run frequently throughout the day from Bhimavaram old bus station.

Rail

The nearest railway station is Bhimavaram Town railway station (station code: BVRT), 19 km from the Malavanitippa village and takes approximately 40 minutes to travel.

Air

Vijayawada Airport is nearest domestic airport, situated on Chennai - Kolkata National Highway 5 about 93 km from Malavanitippa. Rajahmundry Airport is another easily accessible domestic airport (107 km Approx).

Water

Until mid-90’s, Mogadindi drain Waterway was the only route for the transportation of civilians and goods to Malavanitippa from Bhimavaram by Launch (boat). After the improvement of roads, this waterway is remaining unutilized.

Civic Administration

Malavanitippa Gram panchayat is the civic governing body of the village. It serves as a major panchayat with 8 wards including nearby Gogutippa village and comes under Undi constituency, currently representing by MLA V. V. Siva Rama Raju. Over the years, villagers unanonymously select the Sarpanch without going for elections, which shows the friendly relationship among the villagers. The present Sarpanch of the Malavanitippa panchayat is M. Yashoda.