Misplaced Pages

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (November 2024) This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it. (November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Karuchola" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Karuchola
Village
Convention Hall
Dynamic map
KarucholaLocation in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°10′00″N 80°13′41″E / 16.1666879°N 80.2279398°E / 16.1666879; 80.2279398
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Palnadu
Mandal	Edlapadu mandal
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj
• Body	Karuchola gram panchayat
• Sarpanch	Smt. Jajula Narayanamma
Area
• Total	10.57 ha (26.12 acres)
Population
• Total	3,424
• Density	318/km (820/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522233
Area code	+91–8644
Vehicle registration	AP

Karuchola is a village in Edlapadu madalam, Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters are in Karuchola Panchayati in Edlapadu mandalam under Narasaraopet revenue division.

Geography

Karuchola is situated at 16.1666879°N 80.2279398°E. It is spread over 10.57 ha. Its mandal headquarters Edlapadu is located at 4km distance and district headquarters located at 36 km distance via Chilakaluripet highway.

Governance

Karuchola Gram panchayat is the Local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority.

.

Education

As per the Schools Information, Karuchola had four Schools including one Urdu school. All the schools are under the local self-government.

Cultural festivals

Karuchola had its own Ganesh Tirunala (Local Fair), celebrated at Ganesh Temple which is located on the outskirts of the village. It is used to refer as the auspicious day associated with religious or cultural celebration in village, particularly dedicated to Lord Ganesh. During Tirunala, various rituals, prayers and festivities are conducted to honor the divine. The people of both villages make this as a time for community gatherings and celebrations.

It celebrates annually 7th day after Maha Shivaratri. The Tirunala was started on 9 March, 1992 in the presence of Karuchola - Guttavaripalem Villagers. Since then, It had been continuously celebrating as the both villages people's common festival. The Tirunala contains Electric Prabhas (Currentu Prabhalu), The village had a Mosque which is one of the biggest Mosques in the State.

Places of worship

References

1. "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 101. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 366. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
3. "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
4. https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/village-panchayats/
5. https://sachivalayams.com/karuchola/

This article needs additional or more specific categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles. (November 2024)

• Villages in India