Pebbair
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Pebbair or Pebberu is a village 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 Mahbubnagar district
Mahbubnagar district
Mahabubnagar or Mahboobnagar , also known as Palamooru is a district in the Andhra Pradesh state of India, in the Telangana region. It is named after its largest city and district headquarters, Mahabubnagar.It is the second largest district in the state in terms of area...

 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...

, India
India
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. Pebbair is surrounded by the villages of Srirangapur, Kanchirav Palli, and Kishtareddi Peta.

Geography

Pebberu is located at 16.2167°N 77.9833°E. It has an average elevation of 300 metres (987 ft).

Community

Pebbair is a major Grama Panchayithi, having 27 village
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...

s and 15 school
School
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s (including two junior college
College
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s). Recently, a college offering Bachelor of Education degrees, was sanctioned.

At times, found that, it is the only Gram Panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

 in entire 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...

 which has generated a revenue for the government. It was possible with its prominent agricultural market (very popular in the surrounding districts like Kurnool
Kurnool
Kurnool is located at . It has an average elevation of 273 metres .Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Handry and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C...

, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Nalgonda
Nalgonda
Nalgonda is a town and a municipality in Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla and Konda . Nalgonda in the past is referred to as Nilagiri. During the period of Bahamani kingdom, it had been renamed as Nallagonda...

, Raichur
Raichur
Raichur , is a city municipal council in Raichur district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Raichur, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, is the headquarters of Raichur district. It was in the princely state of Mysore during the rule of Tipu Sultan...

, etc.) that is in business every Saturday i.e., once in a week. The market is popular for Bullocks where farmers from surrounding areas prefer to own new Bullock Pairs for their new crop years. Before 90's it was listed as one of the most drought areas in the district but slowly emerged into very good rice
Rice
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 producing area with the effect of abundant water supply from Joorala Project
Joorala Project
The Priyadarshini Jurala Project or Jurala Project is situated about 10 km from Kuravapur, Mahbubnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Kurvapur Kshetra River is merging with water of the Joorala Project.-The Project:...

. It is a good market for fruits like Mangoes, Sapotas, Custard Apples
Custard apple
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, Water Melons
Watermelon
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, etc., being transferred from nearby town Kollapur
Kollapur
Kollapur samasthan had steadily gained rapid momentum through the 1950s under the able leadership of Raja Surabhi Venkata Jagannadha Rao & his Mantri Miyyapuram Rama Krishna Rao...

 and its surrounding villages.

The geographical region of Pebbair Mandal falls between Pampuram village in the North to Yaparla village in the south.

Beechupalli is a famous devastanam near Pebbair (6 kilometers away from Pebbair). Beechpalli is surrounded by the Krishna River
Krishna River
The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...

. There is an historical hill (konda) called the Nizam Konda in middle of the river, which was once a fort. The movie Kondaveeti Raja
Kondaveeti Raja
Kondaveeti Raja is a 1986 Tollywood film starring Chiranjeevi, Radha, Vijayashanti, and Rao Gopal Rao. This film was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Dubbed into Tamil as Thangamalai Thirudan-Plot:...

 (starring Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi is a Telugu film actor and a politician. He has appeared primarily in Telugu Cinema along with a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Punadhirallu . However, Pranam Khareedu released at the box office earlier...

) was filmed here. Two temples are there near Krishna River
Krishna River
The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...

 namely Lord Srirama and Lord Hanuman temples. The Agriculture
Agriculture
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 of Pebbair has so many resources, such as Jurala Left Cannal & Mahaboopal Pond.

Pebbair is located on highway No. 7, which is the longest highway 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...

, starting from Varanashi to Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is also sometimes referred to as Cape Comorin. Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, it is the geographical end of the Indian mainland. The district in Tamil Nadu where the town is located is called Kanyakumari...

 and just about 154 km away from Hyderabad towards Kurnool
Kurnool
Kurnool is located at . It has an average elevation of 273 metres .Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Handry and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C...

.

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Temples

Another village called Srirangapur is located 4 kilometers from Pebbair. It is famous for the Sri Ranganayaka Swamy Temple, where movies such as AADI
Aadi
Aadi is an Indian male name originating from the Sanskrit language. Aadi means First, beginning or initial in Sanskrit.Some people in India use it as a short name for Aditya, but now people have started using it as a complete name.*Tamil calendar...

, and Chennakaehava Reddy were filmed.

There are many other temples near Pebbair, including the Sai Baba
Sai Baba of Shirdi
Sai Baba of Shirdi , also known as Shirdi Sai Baba , was an Indian guru, yogi, and fakir who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim devotees as a saint....

, the Haumaan and the Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari. Every year, people celebrate the Chowdeshwari Jatara.

Pebbair has 3 MPTC seats and 14 wards.Also Pebbair is having an orkut
Orkut
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community with nearly 100 members and the community name is Pebbair-our heaven.

Education

There are nearly 10 well established schools and few of them also having good hostel facility.Among these schools Gandhi public school,Saraswathi vidyanikethan,Ragavendra Public school,Master mind schools are having good reputation.Pebbair is having one private junior college and one government junior college.And recently one BEd college is also sanctioned.
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