Piduguralla
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Piduguralla is a town
and mandal headquarters in Guntur district
in Andhra Pradesh
state. It is famous for white cement
and lime stone industries, cotton
, rice
and mirchi farming fields. Natural limestone is found in abundance and is the source of the town's nickname 'Limecity' or 'Minimumbai'.
" around 70 km from Guntur and 200 km from Hyderabad. It is Located on the Hyderabad - Chennai National Highway. The mandal is rich with minerals and also surrounding villages are very green with paddy fields. Most of the people depend on agriculture with fertile lands having abundant water from the Nagarjunasagar canals.
Piduguralla is well connected by Buses from Guntur, Vijayawada, Miryalguda, Tirupathi, Karimnagar, Suryapet, kodad,warangal, Hyderabad(Dilsukhnagar, kphb,ecil, bhel, jeedimetla), Narasaraopet and Macherla,VI. It has a well established bus depot that connects villages around the town.
mills and lots of cotton mills in the town, 5 PAINT INDUSTRIES and recently 2coldstorages are being constructed.some 2-5 Fly ash brick industriespresent.There are nearly 15 H.D.P.E / P.P woven sacks stitching companies who use to supply rice bags to most of rice mills. Not only above mentioned ones there are lot of timber depos.
and a new line was laid from Bibinagar near Hyderabad to Nadikudi. Thus Piduguralla was connected directly to Hyderabad by Broad Gauge Line. Piduguralla is located on the Pagidipalle-Nallapadu section of Guntur division
of South Central Railway(SCR). The railway Station code for Piduguralla is PGRL.the bus station code is PDRL.
M.Balarama krishna is the First municipal chairman.
One of the most famous temple is SRI VASAVI KANYAKAPAREMESWAREE TEMPLE ...which is located in the area ISLAND center
Sri Kanana Durga Temple, Bahavani Nagar, Main Road, Piduguralla
one of most famous & old Temple PRASANANJANEYA temple in Brahmanapalli to piduguralla road near pedda kaluva
Sri venkateswara temple DEVARAMPADU this is near kondamodu.In this village every year conduct Tirunalla, sri lord venkateswara swami.its starts after sivarathri coming satuarday and the ending is ugadi occusation.This village have only one leader he is Mr.Yerramsetty Krishnama Naidu garu,Sarpanch of this village.his family members are follow the good behaviour inner feelings of this village People last 15 years.this village is famous of the Guntur District.
Recently built sri prasanna anjaneeya swamy temple near by overbridge in piduguralla
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
and mandal headquarters 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...
in 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...
state. It is famous for white cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
and lime stone industries, cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
, rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
and mirchi farming fields. Natural limestone is found in abundance and is the source of the town's nickname 'Limecity' or 'Minimumbai'.
Road transport and people
Piduguralla is located in the part of "PALNADUPalnadu
Palnadu is the northern region of Guntur District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Also known as Pallava Nadu, it occupies an important place in Telugu history. After the decline of the Satavahana dynasty, the Pallavas became independent in Krishna river valley. The region is known as...
" around 70 km from Guntur and 200 km from Hyderabad. It is Located on the Hyderabad - Chennai National Highway. The mandal is rich with minerals and also surrounding villages are very green with paddy fields. Most of the people depend on agriculture with fertile lands having abundant water from the Nagarjunasagar canals.
Piduguralla is well connected by Buses from Guntur, Vijayawada, Miryalguda, Tirupathi, Karimnagar, Suryapet, kodad,warangal, Hyderabad(Dilsukhnagar, kphb,ecil, bhel, jeedimetla), Narasaraopet and Macherla,VI. It has a well established bus depot that connects villages around the town.
Industry
It has around 45 rice mills (par boiled and raw rice). The place is one of the most industrialized town in guntur district. It has around 300 lime stone kilns and lime hydratingmills and lots of cotton mills in the town, 5 PAINT INDUSTRIES and recently 2coldstorages are being constructed.some 2-5 Fly ash brick industriespresent.There are nearly 15 H.D.P.E / P.P woven sacks stitching companies who use to supply rice bags to most of rice mills. Not only above mentioned ones there are lot of timber depos.
Rail transport
Trains from Guntur,Vijayawada,Vizag,Hyderabad,Chennai,Tirupathi,Kerala,Kolkata used to pass via Piduguralla. Later, Guntur-Nadikudi-Macherla line was converted from Meter Gauge to Broad Gauge under Project UnigaugeProject Unigauge
Project Unigauge is an ongoing exercise by Indian Railways to standardise most of the rail gauges in India at 1676 mm broad gauge....
and a new line was laid from Bibinagar near Hyderabad to Nadikudi. Thus Piduguralla was connected directly to Hyderabad by Broad Gauge Line. Piduguralla is located on the Pagidipalle-Nallapadu section of Guntur division
Guntur division
Guntur Railway Division is one of the six divisions of South Central Railway , a zone of the Indian Railways. SCR has its head quarters at Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh and serves almost the whole of the state of Andhra Pradesh, a large part of Maharashtra along with small portions of Madhya...
of South Central Railway(SCR). The railway Station code for Piduguralla is PGRL.the bus station code is PDRL.
Employment
The main profession of the people is cultivation and exporting limestone and white cement in Piduguralla. The profession is not restricted to lime stone, there are several industries like Timber depots, hollow brick industries, based on crops like cereals, rice, groundnut oil extraction..etc. overall it is one of the most important business place in guntur district.Education
There are more than 25 Secondary grade schools, high grade school Sri Sri Wisdom Model School, A.B.C Grammar School, Oxford Public School, Naveena Techno School, vikas public school, vidhyardhi schools, vivekananda school, Srivani public school and Sri Chaitanya Bala Kuteer having, 5 junior & 6 degree colleges T.R.R& S Degree College, 1 b.ed college.Politics
Politically Piduguralla is the biggest town in Gurajala constituency and has three prominent parties: Congress, Telugu Desam, Praja Rajyam - which fight head to head in this constituency.M.Balarama krishna is the First municipal chairman.
Temples
Piduguralla Ayyappa Temple (www.pdrlayyappa.com) is one of the most famous temple in Andhra Pradesh state. Beside of the Krishna river Lord Ayyappa temple was inaugurated the presence of the Lord Ayyappa temple the surroundings and the area is called ayyappa nagaram this is the most beautiful temple is being peaceful and delightful in that area.sai baba temple which is present near to Vikas public school is very nice and peaceful temple.One of the most famous temple is SRI VASAVI KANYAKAPAREMESWAREE TEMPLE ...which is located in the area ISLAND center
Sri Kanana Durga Temple, Bahavani Nagar, Main Road, Piduguralla
one of most famous & old Temple PRASANANJANEYA temple in Brahmanapalli to piduguralla road near pedda kaluva
Sri venkateswara temple DEVARAMPADU this is near kondamodu.In this village every year conduct Tirunalla, sri lord venkateswara swami.its starts after sivarathri coming satuarday and the ending is ugadi occusation.This village have only one leader he is Mr.Yerramsetty Krishnama Naidu garu,Sarpanch of this village.his family members are follow the good behaviour inner feelings of this village People last 15 years.this village is famous of the Guntur District.
Recently built sri prasanna anjaneeya swamy temple near by overbridge in piduguralla
Near by villages
- MorjampaduMorjampaduMorjampadu is a village in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh in India with a population of around 15,000. One of the Major Panchayat in Machavaram Mandal. Agriculture is the main economy of this village. The main crops are Chilies, Cotton, Paddy and Pulses. Morjampadu is known for its educated...
: The closest and one of the largest near by villages on the road to River Krishna at Kamepalli. - Govinda puram: The 2nd closest on the way to River Krishna at Kamepalli and has a river bet but dangerous from here and also district boarder to Guntur and Krishna separated by the river Krishna.
- Kamepalli: Village beside the river Krishna. The river is almost 40 to 50 metres deep.
- Brahman palli: is the village on the state highway to Hyderabad from Guntur and has district's oldest Z.P.H school. This village has a large number of temples including the Prasanaanjaneya swamy, Shivalayam, and Ramalayam temple. Recently the Shivalayam was renovated and grand function was held to commemerate this.
- TummalacheruvuTummalacheruvuTummalacheruvu is a village in Piduguralla, Guntur District, Andrapradesh, India. It is one of the first villages that was electrified in Guntur district. The temple of PanduRanga Swamy is very famous here...
: one of the first village that was electrified in Guntur district. The temple of PanduRanga Swamy is very famous here. Every summer people pray to the god of goodness for 5 days called TIRUNALLA. It is connected by both road and rail. - 'Karempudi': This is one of the places which is called as Palnadu MUKHA DWARAM
- Kothaganeshunipadu: Home of a famous old Baniyan tree.