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Pragadavaram is a village located in Chintalapudi Mandal of West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.Pragadavaram is known for its natural liveliness with greenery and peace all around. The lifestyle of the villagers shows their culture, traditions and brotherhood among them. Telugu is the main language in Pragadavaram used for communication.
Contents
- Map of Pragadavaram Andhra Pradesh 534461
- Economy
- Transport
- Near by Tourist Places
- Temples
- Education
- Culture
- Services
- References
Map of Pragadavaram, Andhra Pradesh 534461
Most of the villagers own mobile phones with internet and are connected to the rest of the world through television. The cable operator in Pragadavaram offers more than 80 television channels to its viewers, both local and foreign.Nearest cities and towns from Pragadavaram village are Akividu, Bhimavaram, Chintalapudi, Eluru, Ganapavaram, Jangareddygudem, Kovvur, Koyyalagudem, Kumaradevam, Narasapuram, Nidadavole, and Palakol.
Economy
Pragadavaram people are mainly dependent on agriculture. Mainly rice, cotton, tobacco, chilli, corn fields. It is also famous for turmeric powder. Agriculture is the main occupation of people living in Pragadavaram, some of the crops grown in this region include paddy, jowar, ragi, vegetables, pulse, millets, groundnut, castor, sugarcane, mango, lime, guava, sapota, papaya, sweet orange etc., Other occupation in Pragadavaram includes the priests, carpenters, blacksmiths, barbers, weavers, potters, oil pressers, leatherworkers, sweepers, water bearers, toddy-tappers and many others.
Pragadavaram have Andhra Bank branch office and AB-ATM.
Transport
Pragadavaram is easily accessed by road from Chintalapudi. APSRTC is running buses from Chintalapudi to Pragadavaram. The nearest railway station to Pragadavaram is Eluru and the nearest airports are Vijayawada airport. Rajahmundry Airport, Visakhapatnam airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - Hyderabad.
Pragadavaram is located 40 KM towards North from District head quarters Eluru. 13 KM from Chintalapudi.
Near by Tourist Places
Near by tourist places of this village are Bhimavaram, Dwaraka Tirumala Temple, Ksheerarama, Kolleru Lake 15 km from Eluru, Palakol, Papi Hills near Polavaram, Polavaram Project, Pattiseema, Somarama, Ambica Devi Temple, Chinchinada bridge, Guntupalli Caves, Janardhana Swamy.
Temples
Pragadavaram have following famous temples:
Education
Culture
The lifestyle of the village has a mixture of both urban and rural elements. Pragadavaram residents wear both Indian style and Western style clothing. The most common traditional clothing for women is a Saree and Dhoti for men.