Gudavalli

Gudavalli గూడవల్లి
Village
Sri Gadde Lalitha Devi Smaraka Library
Coordinates: 16°04′21″N 80°43′22″E / 16.07246°N 80.722733°E / 16.07246; 80.722733Coordinates: 16°04′21″N 80°43′22″E / 16.07246°N 80.722733°E / 16.07246; 80.722733
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Mandal	Cherukupalle
Government
• Type	Panchayat Raj
Area^[1]
• Total	12.99 km² (5.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,022
• Density	310/km² (800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	522259
Literacy	71.5%
Lok Sabha constituency	Bapatla
Assembly constituency	Repalle

Gudavalli is a revenue village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Cherukupalle mandal of Tenali revenue division.^[1]

Geography

Total geographical area of the village is 12.99 km² third largest by area and 6th most populous village in the mandal.^[1]

History

During freedom struggle, Nehru Granthalayam (library) was established in Gudavalli village as part of library movement to educate the people.^[2] Mahatma Gandhi visited the mandal in 23 December 1933 as part of harijan upliftment tour. He laid foundation for Vinayashram building in Kavuru village, opened temple for harijans and gave a short speech.^[3] A tree planted by Gandhiji in 1933 is still alive in this ashramam. Gandhiji again visited Vinayashram on 23 January 1937 during his tour of cyclone effected areas of coastal Andhra. Another ashramam (Maitreya Ashramam) to his memory was established in Gudavalli village and functions till date.

During freedom movement, a library named Nehru Granthalayam was established in the village for political education of the people. Maitreya Ashramam in Ashram bazaar was established in 1936 to commemorate Gandhiji visit to the mandal.

Demographics

The village is home to 4,022 people with 1186 households. The population consists of 27% schedule castes and 7% schedule tribes. It has a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males in the village. The population of this village increased by 6.3% between 2001 and 2011

	Population	Change in population (%) (2001–11)	Literacy	Change in literacy (%) (2001–11)
Total	4,022	6.3	71.5%	3.2
Male	1,939	5	74.4%	2.1
Female	2,083	7.5	68.9%	4.5

Government and politics

Gudavalli gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. The panchayat has a total of 12 wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member. The ward members are headed by a sarpanch and the present sarpanch is Alapati Venkata Lakshmi. The term of present body is Aug 2013 to August 2018^[4] The village elects 1 MPTC member to Cherukupalli mandal parishad. Their details are as follows:

The ward wise panchayat members are listed below:

S. No.	Ward	Member name
1.	8	Veeranki Koteswaramma
2.	12	Malladi Chambaiah
3.	6	Chandolu Lakshmi
4.	11	Gogineni Nageswara Rao
5.	4	Gouridevi Yesubabu
6.	2	MUNNAGI BHUVANESWARI
7.	N/A	Alapati Venkata Lakshmi
8.	3	Pallikona Meri Rani
9.	5	Ravuri Kotamma
10.	9	Thurimella Thomas
11.	7	Rayana Nagababu
12.	1	Jaladi Mahidara

Transport

Bhattiprolu (8 km) is nearest railway station. State run RTC buses from Guntur, Repalle, Tenali frequently pass through this village

Education

A primary school established in this village was updated to high school in 1944-45 using the funds collected for war efforts and named as Muniswamy Naidu Memorial (MNM) high school in memory of Sri Bollina Muniswamy Naidu, ex-Chief Minister of Madras Presidency.^[5]

References

1 2 3 "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14,480. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
↑ "Full text of "History Of Freedom Movement In Guntoor District121-147"". archive.org. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
↑ "Chronology of Mahatma Gandhi's life/India 1933 – Wikilivres". wikilivres.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
↑ "National Panchayat Portal – Govt. of India – National Panchayat Portal – Govt. of India". www.panchayatportals.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
↑ "A memorable reunion". The Hindu. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2016.