Komarada
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Komarada is a village
and a Mandal
in Vizianagaram district
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
in India
.
Komarada mandal is a beautiful area having green forests and hills and flow of River Nagavali and its tributaries.
, sugarcane
, malt
coconut trees, mango gardens etc. But the village has produced some very good students in the past years who have excelled in their academics. This village has a secondary school with good and exceptional greenary around it. The village is popularly recognized for Agrigold's presence in front of it in the western side.The villagers enjoy festivals like Sankranti with great pomp where every native whether born in it or not make it a point to visit Chollapadam, during this festival people enjoy their festivities on the river banks of Nagavali, where people from other villages too love to visit. Travelling towards the village kuneru one comes across the temple of Shri "Kashivishwanadha swamy" a very famous shiva temple which was believed to be identified by a farmer during cultivation of his land with the help of his bullocks.
, meaning officer in native Telugu language. It is said by our forefathers that there lived a noble man who worked for a generous king long time ago. Satisfied with the services rendered to him the king offered the title "Adhikari" and gave the village as HONORORIUM. The first person graduated from this villge is LATE ADHIKARI SHANKARA NAIDU during the 1960s in B.A. (HON). Later his son Adhikari Venugopala Rao became the first engineering graduate from the College of Engineering, Andhra University
, Visakhapatnam during 1992 in metallurgical engineering. Currently he is working as a senior manager steel making shop at VISWESWARAIAH IRON AND STEEL PLANT, bhadravathi, karnataka, which is running under STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and a Mandal
Subdivisions of India
The Administrative divisions of India are Indian subnational administrative units; they compose a nested hierarchy of country subdivisions. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision The Administrative divisions of India are Indian...
in Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...
in the state 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...
.
Komarada mandal is a beautiful area having green forests and hills and flow of River Nagavali and its tributaries.
Demography
Komarada Mandal had a population of 48,906 in 2001. Males constitutes 23,478 and females 25,428 of the population. The average literacy rate is 45%. The male literacy rate is 56% and that of females 34%.Features
- GumadaGumadaGumada is a village and Gram panchayat located in Komarada mandal in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, India.Gumada is located about 84 kilometers from Vizianagaram city.It is a beautiful village surrounded with green forests and hills....
and KuneruKuneruKuneru is a beautiful village in Komarada mandal in Vizianagaram district surrounded with green forests and hills. River Nagavali and one of its tributaries meet at village Kuneru. It is located in border of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh and Rayagada district of Orissa. Most inhabitantes...
railway stations are located in Komarada mandal on VizianagaramVizianagaramVizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...
-Raipur railway line in Visakhapatnam division of East Coast RailwayEast Coast RailwayThe East Coast Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones of Indian Railways came into existence from 1 April 2003.The geographical jurisdiction of this railway zone extends over three states encompressing almost all parts of Orissa along with parts of Srikakulam, Vizainagaram and Visakhapatnam...
, Indian RailwaysIndian RailwaysIndian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
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- Jhanjavati Project is located at Banjukuppa village on Jhanjavati, a tributary of River Nagavali. It is a rubber dam and first of its kind in India and the biggest in Asia.
- There is a post officePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
at Komarada.
- The mandal of komarada consists many beautiful villages like Gummada, Ghandinagaram, Ramabhadrapuram, Indiranagaram, Chollpadam, Kuneru, Kondakuneru, Sikavoru etc.
Thodumu
Thodumu is a very beautiful village in Komarada mandal. Thodumu sarpanch is chintala sangam naidu. He is a very intelligent politician. He developed in thodumu village. They have to go on their foot appromimately 3 km. in komarada mandal. Thodumu village had a population of 669 in this year. males constitutes 450 and females 219 of the population. The average literacy rate is 25%.The male literacy rate is 23% and that of females 23%. Thodumu is a one panchayat in komarada mandal.Chollapadam
Among the villages in the mandal, Chollapadam is the most beautiful and lucky village with population not exceeding 4000. The BONTHU family is predominantly dominant in many contexts.There is a Ramamandiram in the midst of the village. This village is lucky to have the river Nagavali flowing past it, generally it is a calm and soothing river but vents its fury occasionally every now and then during rainy season. The main occupation is paddyRice
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...
, sugarcane
Sugarcane
Sugarcane refers to any of six to 37 species of tall perennial grasses of the genus Saccharum . Native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia, they have stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sugar, and measure two to six metres tall...
, malt
Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grains that have been dried in a process known as "malting". The grains are made to germinate by soaking in water, and are then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air...
coconut trees, mango gardens etc. But the village has produced some very good students in the past years who have excelled in their academics. This village has a secondary school with good and exceptional greenary around it. The village is popularly recognized for Agrigold's presence in front of it in the western side.The villagers enjoy festivals like Sankranti with great pomp where every native whether born in it or not make it a point to visit Chollapadam, during this festival people enjoy their festivities on the river banks of Nagavali, where people from other villages too love to visit. Travelling towards the village kuneru one comes across the temple of Shri "Kashivishwanadha swamy" a very famous shiva temple which was believed to be identified by a farmer during cultivation of his land with the help of his bullocks.
Sivini
There is another village in this mandal which was highly influenced by the vicinity of Parvathipuram town i.e. Sivini. It is astonishing to note that this villge has half of its residents whose surname is AdhikariAdhikari
Adhikari originally referred to a village administrator in Nepal. It is used as a surname, and may refer to:*Shantidas Adhikari , Hindu preacher from Sylhet*Rajesh Singh Adhikari , Indian army officer...
, meaning officer in native Telugu language. It is said by our forefathers that there lived a noble man who worked for a generous king long time ago. Satisfied with the services rendered to him the king offered the title "Adhikari" and gave the village as HONORORIUM. The first person graduated from this villge is LATE ADHIKARI SHANKARA NAIDU during the 1960s in B.A. (HON). Later his son Adhikari Venugopala Rao became the first engineering graduate from the College of Engineering, Andhra University
Andhra University
Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
, Visakhapatnam during 1992 in metallurgical engineering. Currently he is working as a senior manager steel making shop at VISWESWARAIAH IRON AND STEEL PLANT, bhadravathi, karnataka, which is running under STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED.
Revenue villages and panchayats
There are 99 revenue villages and 31 panchayats in Komarada mandal.- Artham (village and panchayat)
- China Kerjala (village and panchayat)
- Cholapadam (village and panchayat)
- Dalaipeta (village and panchayat)
- Devukona (village and panchayat)
- Duggi (village and panchayat)
- Gangireguvalasa (village and panchayat)
- GumadaGumadaGumada is a village and Gram panchayat located in Komarada mandal in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, India.Gumada is located about 84 kilometers from Vizianagaram city.It is a beautiful village surrounded with green forests and hills....
(village and panchayat) - Gunadatelesu (village and panchayat)
- Gunanupuram (village and panchayat)
- Kallikota (village and panchayat)
- Kambavalasa (village and panchayat)
- Kemiseela (village and panchayat)
- Komarada (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
- Kotipam (village and panchayat)
- Kottu (village and panchayat)
- Kummarighunta (village and panchayat)
- KuneruKuneruKuneru is a beautiful village in Komarada mandal in Vizianagaram district surrounded with green forests and hills. River Nagavali and one of its tributaries meet at village Kuneru. It is located in border of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh and Rayagada district of Orissa. Most inhabitantes...
(village) - Kuntesu (village and panchayat)
- Madaligi (village and panchayat)
- Masimanda (village and panchayat)
- Naya (village and panchayat)
- Nimmalapadu (village and panchayat)
- Palem (village and panchayat)
- Parusurampuram (village and panchayat)
- Pedasekha (village and panchayat)
- Pudesu (village and panchayat)
- Sivini (village and panchayat)
- Thomudu (village and panchayat)
- Ulipiri (village and panchayat)
- Vannam (village and panchayat)
- Vikrampuram (village and panchayat)