Achanta Vemavaram
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Achanta Vemavaram is a village in Achanta Mandalam, West Godavari district, 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
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. The village has fertile paddy fields, sugar cane and coconut
Coconut
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 plantations.

Facilities

  • Primary health center
  • Mahila mandali
  • High School - 1
  • Primary Schools - 5
  • Hospital - 1.
  • Medical Shops - 2

Temples

a Shiva
Shiva
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 Someswara Swami temple, Kesava Swami Vishnu
Vishnu
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 temple, a Saibaba
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 temple, a Durga
Durga
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 temple, and several other temples. The Durga temple and Saibaba temples are both very old; the Durga temple was recently re-constructed.

Etymology

Following the donation of an Agraharam
Agraharam
An Agraharam or Agrahara is the name given to the Brahmin quarter of a heterogenous village or to any village inhabited by Brahmins...

 to a Veda Pandit by Shri Ana Vemareddy, who ruled this area, the name of the village became Vemavaram (Vema Varam).

About People

60% of the people in this village belongs to the Karnabhaktas (weavers community) and live below poverty line. The villages remaining inhabitants rely on agriculture.

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