Vuyyuru
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Vuyyuru is a town and Mandal headquarters in Krishna district
Krishna district
Krishna District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is named after the Krishna River, the third longest river that flows within India, flows through the district and joins Bay of Bengal here in this district. It has a population of 4,529,009 of which 32.08% is urban as 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...

, 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...

. It is located on the NH 9
National Highway 9 (India)
National Highway 9 is a major National Highway in central India passing through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh...

 between Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

 and Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam is a city and a special grade municipality in the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south east of state capital, Hyderabad.-History:...

 about 25 km from Vijayawada and 39 km from Machilipatnam.

Agriculture

Vuyyuru's economy is based on agriculture, mainly majority is paddy
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 sugar cane. The land is very fertile, and irrigation canals which draw water from the Krishna river criss-cross the area. Drinking water is not scarce. A small dam and bridge was constructed during the British
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

 period on the main canal in the town. This bridge served the locals for more than a century, although there is a new bridge now.

Industries

Prior to the construction of the KCP sugar factory in 1941, irrigation facilities were limited. KCP has a processing capacity 8500 TCD, and is one of the largest sugar factories in the country and also one among the most modern. KCP has a cogeneration plant which produces 15 MW of power per day.

KCP and its group of industries were founded by Sri Velagapudi Rama Krishna. KIC, a subsidiary of KCP, produces CO2 (Soda gas). Farmers, who grow sugar-cane, bring the harvest to this factory during the season. The season usually starts in the month of October and ends in April. KCP Sugar factory was the first to start production of ethanol
Ethanol
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a...

 in south India.

Famous personalities

There are several famous personalities from Vuyyuru
  1. Late Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga Rao - A MLA for Vijayawada East Assembly Segment in 1983 .VMRanga was an Indian National Congress politician and leader in India. He Fight against the NTR government for house lands to poor people. When Vangaveeti Radha was killed by Communists Vangaveeti Ranga took over the charge of his brother's legacy.He became more popular demigod in his own community Kapus.After his murder, so many darkest and sad incidents happened in Andhra Pradesh.In the history of Andhra Pradesh never happened before or after there was a loss of 350 crores + and it so happened that nearly after 21 days karfu after his death people were not out of their houses.

  1. Late Kakani Venkata Ratnam
    Kakani Venkata Ratnam
    Kakani Venkata Ratnam was a former Cabinet Minister in Andhra Pradesh in India. He is born in Akunuru, Krishna Dist of Andhra Pradesh.He was a great inspirational leader, who started the JAI ANDHRA movement in the 1970s...

      - A minister in the cabinets of Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
    Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
    Kasu Brahmananda Reddy at Hyderabad, was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India from 29 February 1964 to 30 September 1971. On 3 June 1977 he was elected president of the Indian National Congress.-Early life:...

     and P.V.Narasimha Rao. Leader of "Jai Andhra" Movement. Called as Veera Kakani and Vukku Kakani.
  2. Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao - A minister in the cabinets of NTR
    N. T. Rama Rao
    Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...

     and Chandrababu Naidu. A prominent leader in "Jai Andhra" movement. Served as Panchayat president, MLA and MP.
  3. Late Sridhar Surapaneni - An old telugu movie hero. "Mutyala Muggu" fame was born and brought up in neighbouring "Kummamuru" village.
  4. Chandra Mohan
    Chandra Mohan (actor)
    Chandra Mohan or Chandramohan is a Telugu film actor. He acted as Hero, comedy, support character roles in many Telugu films.-Early life:...

     - An actor, character artist in telugu movie industry was from neighbouring Pamidimukkala mandalam.
  5. CH.V.R.N.Murali Krishna  - One of the "Chavali Brothers" duo. Famous for their scripting talents in telugu movie industry. He is born and brought up in a neighbouring village Saipuram.
  6. Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao  - One among the "Paruchuri Brothers
    Paruchuri Brothers
    Paruchuri Brothers are a very famous dialogue-writing duo for Telugu Tollywood films. They are Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Paruchuri Gopala Krishna. They have written story and dialogues for over 333 films. They have made a huge contribution to Telugu Cinema...

    " Duo. Famous for their scripting talents in telugu movie industry. He is born and brought up in a neighbouring village called "Meduru".
  7. Paruchuri Gopala Krishna  - One among the "Paruchuri Brothers
    Paruchuri Brothers
    Paruchuri Brothers are a very famous dialogue-writing duo for Telugu Tollywood films. They are Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Paruchuri Gopala Krishna. They have written story and dialogues for over 333 films. They have made a huge contribution to Telugu Cinema...

    " Duo. Famous for their scripting talents in the Telugu movie industry. He is born and brought up in a neighbouring village called "Meduru". He served as Telugu Basha Adhikaara pratinidi (Telugu Language Official Representative)
  8. Yalamanchili Venkata Babu Rajendra Prasad - Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. Deputy Floor Leader in A.P.Legislative Council.Representing Krishna Local Bodies - Founder of Andhra Pradesh Sarpanch's Association - An organisation of its kind unique in Independent India - Known for champion of movements for Local Governments in Andhra Pradesh (Third Governments i.e.,after Central and State Governments all local bodies) - served as Sarpanch, MPTC, ZPTC,and MLC.These all are created of his own, to make himself as a prominent leader and to create himself as a great leader in state, this is to attract state leaders,to improve his real estate and some businesses in Hyderabad and in other places.And he also made some underground work to defeat Late sri Chalasani Venkateswara Rao[pandu],who is upcoming over him ,from his own party.And he is still miantaining groups in party to stop upcoming of Pandu's son-in-law.

Colleges

Siddartha A.G & S.G.S College of Arts and Science is a college which offers intermediate, degree and post-graduation courses. It's a government college affiliated to Krishna University
Krishna University
Krishna University was established in Machilipatnam Krishna district Andhra Pradesh in 2008. It was established by the state of Andhra Pradesh to promote education in various streams of education in the district. The university has the entire district under its jurisdiction...

. Sri Srinivasa College managed by Paruchuri srinivas Rao is a private college which offers Intermediate and Degree courses. Narayana Institutions has started a College for Intermediate & Sai Krishna college also there for intermediate in collaboration with flora public school's management.

Schools

There are several schools in Vuyyuru. VRKM school (supported partly by KCP Sugar factory)is very famous for its standards till recent years,which produced many engineers and doctors who are serving in india and abroad.others are Sri Viswasanthi English Medium School, Flora E.M High School, Vuyyuru Public School, St. Lucas High School, Vivekavardhini public school, Shantiniketan Public School are some of the schools that are present which provide excellent education facilities. These schools offer day and residential studies from Nursery to 10th standard.
Flora Public School has taken one step further and in collaboration with state-wide educational institution "Narayana Colleges" has set up a branch of Narayana College in Vuyyuru.

There are 3 government schools located in Vuyyuru; Zilla Praja Parishad School, CBM Girls' School (supported partly by Baptist missionaries) Also there is one ladies hostel
Hostel
Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available...

 by A.P. state government for socially backward
Caste system in India
The Indian caste system is a system of social stratification and social restriction in India in which communities are defined by thousands of endogamous hereditary groups called Jātis....

 children, which is located behind bus bepot.
Vikram industrial training institute located in vuyyuru.it is in technical education. above 100 villages below economic level studeted were studied in this institute and gain employment in several private and public sector limited industries. last 6 years the institute have been in 100% result. The famous technical educated person sri. Adiraju sree raghuram has worked as a Training Officer and educate the trainees in personal responsibilities.

Health

The Government general hospital is located in Katuru Road. There are two charity-funded hospitals, the CBM Bethel Hospital
CBM Bethel Hospital
CBM Bethel Hospital in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India, was founded in the year 1906 by missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission. It is perhaps the oldest in the region...

  (Canadian Baptist Mission) hospital, which was established during British rule which provides eye related treatment (like cataract) and general treatment for a nominal amount, and the Rotary eye hospital, funded by KCP sugar factory and local residents. It is located 2 kilometres away from Vuyyuru. They provide treatment at nominal rates.

There are several private hospitals with basic amenities. Right now Vuyyuru is the medical centre for the neighbouring villages and also towns in Penamaluru Mandal.

Places of worship

Shivalayam in heart of Vuyyuru is built around 13th Century by the Nuzveedu zamindars who are sub-ordinates to Kakateya kingdom.

An old mosque of nearly 300 years old is located on Machilipatnam - Pune NH 9 in the heart of the town. Recently the mosque was renovated.
There are many churches in Vuyyuru including Hebron church,Hosanna church and many more churches.There is also a youth ministry named "THE WAY" ,which is lead by Bro.M.Rajesh.

A famous village deity fondly called "Veeramma" temple is located in Vuyyuru. The village fair is celebrated during February every year. Its duration is 15 days. A Shiva Temple constructed by Kakatiya's during 13th century is located in the heart of Vuyyuru. A Venkateswara Swamy Temple is located in Mantada. It is a famous temple in its vicinity.

CBM (Canadian Baptist Mission) church was constructed prior to independence.

Financial Institutions & Business Establishments

Fully computerised branches of Andhra Bank
Andhra Bank
Andhra Bank was registered on 20 November 1923 and commenced business on 28 November 1923 with a paid up capital of Rs 1.00 lakh and an authorised capital of Rs 10.00 lakhs. The Bank crossed many milestones and the Bank's Total Business as on 30.06.2008 stood at Rs.83,256 Crores with a Clientele...

 (with ATM), State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...

 (with ATM), Indian Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Bank is a major Indian Commercial Bank headquartered in Chennai , India. It has 22,000 employees, 1923 branches and is one of the big public sector banks of India. It has overseas branches in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and 229 correspondent banks in 69 countries...

 (with ATM), State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Hyderabad
State Bank of Hyderabad is an associate bank of State Bank of India , and is one of the scheduled banks in India. The Bank's Head Office is situated at Gunfoundry Area, in Hyderabad, India. SBH has over 1200 branches and about 12,800 employees. Assets are in excess of Rupees 767 billion...

(with ATM). And Recently, Union Bank of India (with ATM), Syndicate Bank
Syndicate Bank
Syndicate Bank Ltd. is one of the oldest and major commercial banks of India. At the time of its establishment, the bank was known as Canara Industrial and Banking Syndicate Limited. The bank, along with 13 major commercial banks of India, was nationalized on 19 July 1969, by the Government of...

, Bank of India
Bank of India
Bank of India is a state-owned commercial bank with headquarters in Mumbai. Government-owned since nationalization in 1969, It is India's 4th largest bank, after State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda. It has 3415 branches, including 29 branches outside India...

, Karur Vysya Bank
Karur Vysya Bank
Karur Vysya Bank is a privately held Indian bank, headquartered in Karur in Tamil Nadu. It was set up in 1916 by M. A. Venkatarama Chettiar and Athi Krishna Chettiar.The bank has a branch network of 417 and an ATM network of 620 as on 28.11.2011....

  have opened their branchs in vuyyuru Life Insurance Corporation of India
Life Insurance Corporation of India
The Life Insurance Corporation of India is the largest state-owned life insurance company in India, and also the country's largest investor. It is fully owned by the Government of India. It also funds close to 24.6% of the Indian Government's expenses. It has assets estimated of...

 (LIC) and Reliance Life Insurance are having branches in Vuyyuru. There are several private financial institutions like Shri Ram Chits ,Ghandi co-operative bank and The Krishna Dist Co-Operative bank.

There are 7 movie theatres in Vuyyuru, Sai Mahal, Lakshmi Talkies, Deepak Mahal, Shanthi Theatre, Srinivasa Theatre & Thandava Lakshmi. There are 4 lodges with hotel facility. There are 6 function halls in Vuyyuru, out of which 4 are constructed and maintained by KCP sugar factory. Sudheer timber depot well known for its quality timber is located in Yakamuru, a neighbouring village of Vuyyuru. With the advent of IT and booming markets, the price of land has risen exorbitantly in Vuyyuru and its surrounding areas. A large section of people from this region are settled in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and US working in IT sector.

A bypass road was constructed in 1987 to divert traffic from Vuyyuru roads. This bypass connects Machilipatnam with the Hyderabad National Highway 9. All heavy vehicles travel over this road to ease traffic through town. Land alongside this road are sold at very high prices. This bypass road was neglected by the government until 2001. After 2001, AP state government built some government offices along this road like police station
Police station
A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...

, village Panchayat offices, Mandal register office & RTA office.

Politics

Previously, Vuyyuru was an assembly constituency . But after the reorganization, it is now a part of the Penamaluru assembly constituency. Now, Mr. Kolusu Parthasarathy of Congress party is the MLA. He is also the minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries portfolio.The town has not been upgraded to municipality which should have been done 30 years back,it may be converted to municipality after completion of 2011 census.

Connectivity

Vuyyuru is located on National Highway 9 which connects Machilipatnam and Hyderabad. There is no train or air service to Vuyyuru directly. The nearest railway station is Vijayawada railway station
Vijayawada Junction
Vijayawada Junction is a major railway station of Indian Railways serving the city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The station falls in the Vijayawada railway division of the South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways...

, which is 26 km away. The nearest airport is Gannavaram
Gannavaram
Gannavaram is a town and a mandal headquarter located in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated at a distance of 20 kilometers from the city of Vijayawada on National Highway 5 connecting Chennai to Kolkata. Gannavaram is known for its airport and weather reporting...

 Airport, which is 25 km away.

The government-owned bus service APSRTC established a bus stand and bus depot in 1987. The chief minister of the state N. T. Rama Rao
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...

 was laid the foundation stone for the project in 1987. The bus depot closed in 2007, as the route was losing money. Recently i.e. in March 2010 the Depot was reopened and started its operations operating new JNNURM buses between Vijayawada and Vuyyuru and other services also started.

Canals and Natural Resources

A canal (fondly called pulleru) flows throw the town of Vuyyuru. First bridge was constructed on this canal around 1890. Until 1988 small boats used to ply in some regions to transport people across. Currently there are close to 6 bridges on this canal. This canal is drawn from Krishna river. Most of the irrigation canals are drawn from this. Even the water requirement of KCP Sugar Factory is too met with this. Canal suits as a very good location for fishermen.

Thotlavalluru and few other villages are located on the banks of River Krishna, during the summer season Sand digging is the prime revenue for the government. All through April and May sand digging contracts will be sold by the government under the panchayat limits.

Others

KCP Sugar Factory has tied up with Rotary Club to extend its support to welfare of the citizens in and around the industry belt. Also it has established Cane Development Committee for performing R&D on improving the sugar cane crop.And more over it is stopping Vuyyuru to becoming a municipality, by using its influnce,so that there will be no increase in taxes,to our knowledge Vuyyuru is the one of major panchaties in the state.

Latest improvements

The sugar factory and the improved economy have caused rapid increase in the living standards of the people in the town. There are a few high rise residential apartment complexes.

Villages in Vuyyuru Mandal

The following is the list of villages.
1. Akunuru
2. Bollapadu
3. China Ogirala
4. Chalivendrapalem
5. Gurajada
6. Gandigunta
7. Jabarlapudi
8. Kadavakollu
9. Kalavapamula
10. Katuru
11. Kanumru
12. Madunapuram
13. Gopuvanipalem
14. Mudunuru
15. Mullapudi
16. Peda Ogirala
17. Ramachandrapuram
18. Saipuram
19. Tadanki
20. thadanki
21. Vuyyuru
22. Yalamarru
23. Veera valli

External links

  • http://wikimapia.org/country/India/Andhra_Pradesh/Vuyyuru
  • http://www.kcp.co.in/engineering/html/aboutkcp.htm
  • http://www.kcp.co.in
  • http://www.kcpsugar.com/
  • http://rotaryeyecarevyr.org/
  • http://www.floraschool.com/
  • http://www.sriviswasanthischools.com
  • http://srisrinivasadegreecollege.com/default.html
  • http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Vuyyuru.html
  • http://rmiindia.com
  • http://pingap.com/digitallyyours/vuyyuru.htm (watch vuyyuru town photos)
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