Duggirala
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Duggirala is a village and mandal located 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...

. Duggirala station 16.32805°N 80.62429°W is located on the Howrah-Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 mainline. It is famous for its Turmeric
Turmeric
Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to tropical South Asia and needs temperatures between 20 °C and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive...

 Market. Turmeric is a primary cash crop grown by farmers around this region. The factory here has contributed to the wealth of several farmers in this region.

CCL Products India Ltd. has a major freeze-dried coffee manufacturing plant at Duggirala with a capacity of 1500 tonnes. The factory exports most of its produce to international markets.

Freedom Fighter Sri Venigalla Satyanarayana Rao who served as a minister and also MP is from Duggirala.

Dr.Jampala Ramakrishnaiah M.B.B.S. participated in the second world war as captain in the ARMY for Seven years and later practiced in the village.

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...

 (locally called as pedha kaluva) a tributary of river Krishna connecting Vijayawada and Chennai was used for navigational purposes, passes by Duggirala.

Zilla Parishad High School for Boys was started in the year 1912.
Also has a ZP High School for Girls.
Film personalities Mr Kongara Jaggaiah and Ms Jamuna are associated with these schools the former as Social Studies teacher in ZPBHS the latter as the student of the ZPGHS. Turmeric is grown in the area.
Jampala Sambayya a great philanthropist is from Duggirala. Kamma hostel in Guntur is named after him. Other prominent persons from this village are Parvataneni Sambaiah who is one of the founders of Brahmayya &Co, Jampala Lakshmineedu Prasad famous Head Master are also from this village.Village is known for highest standards in education. Recently new buildings are constructed for ZP boys high school at a cost 70 Lakhs with handsome donation from Nimmagadda Foundation.

Asia's biggest turmeric yard is located in Duggirala.

Villages under Duggirala

Emani,
Chiluvur
Chiluvur
Chiluvur or Chiluvuru is a village in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India-History:Chiluvuru is located in Guntur District, the region which was famous as the hub of the history of Andhra Pradesh. Ancient Satavahanas ruled from the nearby Dhanyakataka / Dharanikota situated on the bank of...

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Kantam Raju Kondur,
Penumuli,
Morampudi,
Pedapalem
Pedapalem
Pedapalem is a village in Ponnur mandal of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its a gram panchayat. It is about 9 kilometers from Ponnur. It is well connected to other villages and towns. The nearest town is Ponnur. The main occupation of the villagers is agriculture. It has an...

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Pedakonduru,
Godavarru,
Perakalapudi,
Chinapalem,
Tummapudi
Tummapudi
Tummapudi is the village that located on the Tenali-Mangalagiri-Vijayawada highway, on the bank of Bakingh-Ham Canal, which gives a beautiful look to this village....

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Revendrapadu,
Veerlapalem
Veerlapalem
Veerlapalem, is a major village in Duggirala mandal in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, South India.- Geography :Veerlapalem lies on the south side of the river Krishna in Guntur Dist and about south west from Vijayawada...

 and
Srungarapuram
Srungarapuram
Srungarapuram is a small village located near Duggirala in Srungarapuram is a small village located near [[Duggirala]] in Srungarapuram is a small village located near [[Duggirala]] in [[Andhra Pradesh, [[India]], situated on the Krishna River. Duggirala is the [[mandal]] headquarters of the area....

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Many a facilities have been accredited here since British times.

PedaKonduru is one of the Villages of Duggirala mandal. It is a Gramapanchayathi. There are 3 temples from old age Janardhana Swami Temple, and Rajaswara Swami temple (was constructed in the time of Chola Rajas), Sivalayam (Was Constructed by RajaRajaMahendra) and one more famous AmmaVari temple named as KanakaPuttalamma Ammavari Temple.

Veerlapalem village which is near the banks of river krishna and is just 14 km from Vijayawada and is 24 km from Tenali. Veerlapalem village is one of the calm and most beautiful village with a population of 1000 approximately situated in Duggirala mandal and is best suitable for real estates, independent housing, educational institutions. Veerlapalem is famous for its SREE RAMA MANDIR Temple since 1960's.

Emani is one of the old 'Taluka' in Duggirala Mandal. Emani Taluka is Famous in Tenali Region.

External links

  • Chiluvuru is undertaken as the first Internet Village by an initiative by the 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...

    government. Under this, almost all details of the village are captured and are available on the web.
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