Alapadu is a village in Guntur District

Guntur district

Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...

 of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The village belongs to Tsundur Mandal and is connected by road to Tenali

Tenali

Tenali , is a town and a mandal in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It has a population of 149,839 . It is located 16 miles east of Guntur City. Three canals of the Krishna River flow through Tenali making it a part of the rice bowl of Andhra Pradesh. One of the canals is...

 (the nearest town) via APSRTC Buses. Though the nearest railway station is in Tsundur

Tsundur

Tsundur is a village and a mandal in the Guntur district of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. -Villages in Tsundur Mandal:* 1. Valiveru* 2. Dundipalem* 3. Edlapalli* 4. Parimi* 5. Gajuluru* 6. Manduru* 7. Vetapalam* 8. Penugudrapadu...

, Tenali railway station is preferred as not many trains stop at Tsundur.

Religions

Most of the villagers are Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

s but some also follow Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 and Islam

Islam

Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

. The village is surrounded by 3 ponds in 3 directions.

Agriculture

The major source of income is agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

; Paddy, Black gram, Green gram and Mustard being the major crops. For irrigation, water flows from the Krishna River

Krishna River

The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...

 via the Buckingham Canal

Buckingham Canal

The Buckingham Canal is a long fresh water navigation canal, running parallel to the Coromandel Coast of South India from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh to Villupuram District in Tamil Nadu. The canal connects most of the natural backwaters along the coast to the port of Chennai...

. Apart from that, the village has very good underground water resources.

Culture

The village is famous for the Ramakoti (vutsavalu) celebrations that are done at Ram mandir. These celebrations have been celebrated every year for the past 57 years and many of the people from surrounding villages and towns visit to be a part of this festival. Ram mandir, venugoplaswamy anjaneya temple and sivalayam, sai baba temples are other temples where dussera celebrations are done every year. They are also celebrated by the people who are studying abroad.