Kothapally
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Kothapally in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

:(కొత్తపల్లి),in Devanagari
Devanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...

:(कोत्तपल्लि) is one of the villages in Balkonda
Balkonda
Balkonda is a village and a Mandal in Nizamabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Balkonda is located at .Balkonda is also known as Allakonda with36 villages...

 mandal which is in the Nizamabad (Indhooru) District
Nizamabad district
Nizamabad District is located in the north-western region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also known as Induru. Nizamabad is the current and official name of the district....

 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 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...

.
The population of this village is nearly 3,000 and the total area of the village in about 25 km² including agricultural land.Godavari river is just 5KM away from village. Nalloor,Nagampet,Vempalli and Vannel-B are the other surrounding villages to this village.

Shree RajeshwarGoud Amaragomara is present sarpanch
Sarpanch
A sarpanch is a democratically elected head of a village level statutory institution of local self-government called the gram panchayat in India and Pakistan. He, together with other elected Panchas , constitute the Gram Panchayat. The Sarpanch is the focal point of contact between government...

 and Shree Ramaiah is present MPTC
MPTC
MPTC may refer to:*Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies*Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission*Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Cambodia, a ministry in the government of Cambodia*Moraine Park Technical College...

 to this village.

History

This village have nearly 400 years history. Very ancient temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

 of Lord Shiva is there in this village and nobody knows when the temple was actually built. Nearly 100 to 200 years old homes are there.

Education

60% of literature is there in village. One government school is there for primary education. Most of the students studying B.Tech. and other degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...

s in Hyderabad and Nizamabad.Some of the people doing private and government jobs like teachers and some people settled in foreign countries like USA for doing jobs and study.

Transportation

It is located 7kms from Balkonda
Balkonda
Balkonda is a village and a Mandal in Nizamabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Balkonda is located at .Balkonda is also known as Allakonda with36 villages...

.The nearest towns to this village are Armoor by 21km and Nirmal
Nirmal
Nirmal is a town, mandal headquarters and a municipality in Adilabad district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It is the political headquarters of the district having a history of 400years.The name "NIRMAL" has been derived from one of its famous rulers NIMMA NAIDU way back in 17th century.He...

 by 23km, 194km from Hyderabad and 46km from Nizamabad.Shamshabad International Airport is the nearest airport located in Hyderabad and Nizamabad Railway station is the nearest Railway station to this village. From Armoor to Elkutoor APSRTC bus was tripping daily twice throw village also many autos are there from Mupkal to this village at any time and Mupkal is the beside village which is lies on the National Highway 7 (India)
National Highway 7 (India)
National Highway 7, commonly referred to as NH 7, is major North-South National Highway in India that runs through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu....

(NH 7) bus stop is there hear for many buses coming from Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Adilabad
Adilabad
Adilabad , is a town and a municipality in Adilabad district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It has a population of 108,233 . It is the headquarters of the district of the same name.-History:...

, Nirmal
Nirmal
Nirmal is a town, mandal headquarters and a municipality in Adilabad district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It is the political headquarters of the district having a history of 400years.The name "NIRMAL" has been derived from one of its famous rulers NIMMA NAIDU way back in 17th century.He...

 and Armoor.

Culture

Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivaratri
Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivarathri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month of Maagha or Phalguna...

 festival was celebrated very grandly also celebrating other hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 and islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

 festivals including village festivals. Also people belongs to different casts were living in this village.Main religion followed in village is hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

 with 95% of people, christianity 4% and islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

 1%. All the people belonging to different communities are living unitedly. This village was famous in district in the field of games like cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 and kabaddi
Kabaddi
Kabaddi is a South Asian team sport...

.

Agriculture

Most of the people living in this village are formers,mainly they cultivate 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...

, 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...

(pasupu), Sweetcorn
Sweetcorn
Sweet corn is a variety of maize with a high sugar content. Sweet corn is the result of a naturally occurring recessive mutation in the genes which control conversion of sugar to starch inside the endosperm of the corn kernel...

(mokka jonna), Pearl millet
Pearl millet
Pearl millet is the most widely grown type of millet. Grown in Africa and the Indian subcontinent since prehistoric times, it is generally accepted that pearl millet originated in Africa and was subsequently introduced into India. The center of diversity, and suggested area of domestication, for...

(sajja) and ground nut.The water resources for cultivation are bore wells,agricultural wells and canals,Lakshmi canal which is coming from Sriram Sagar
Sriram Sagar
The Sriram Sagar Project , also known as the Pochampadu Project is an Indian flood-flow project on the Godavari River. The Project is located in Nizamabad district, 3 km away from National Highway 7...

project reservoir passing throw this village.
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