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{{Infobox settlement | name = Gurazala | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Screenshot 20211223-081459 Chrome.jpg | image_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 14 | pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | pushpin_label = <!-- only necessary if "name" or "official_name" are too long --> | pushpin_label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|16.58|N|79.57|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref>tags --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Palnadu | subdivision_type3 = Revenue division | subdivision_name3 = Gurazala | subdivision_type4 = Assembly constituency | subdivision_name4 = Gurazala | subdivision_type5 = Mandal | subdivision_name5 = Gurazala | government_footnotes = | government_type = Municipality | governing_body = GurazalaNagar Panchayat | established_date = 11th century AD | established_title1 = Incorporated (town) | established_date1 = 25-01-2020 | established_title2 = Incorporated (city) | established_date2 = | named_for = <!-- seat, smaller parts --> | seat_type = <!-- defaults to: Seat --> | seat = Gurazala Nagar Panchayat | parts_type = MajorAreas | parts = Srirampuram, Jangamaheswarapuram, kattela Adithi Center, Old Lakshmi Talkies Center, The iconic Palanati Bramhanaidu Statue Center/Macherla-Guntur-Karempudi Junction Road | leader_title = Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh | leader_name = Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=2 June 2019 |pages=14,204 |date=2011}}</ref> | area_total_ha = 4341 | population_as_of = 2011(estd.) | population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web |title=Population |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=667871 |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India |access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> | population_total = 35500+(estd) | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Telugu | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 522415 | area_code_type = <!-- defaults to: Area code(s) --> | area_code = +91–8649 | registration_plate_type = | registration_plate = AP }}
'''Gurazala''' is a town in Palnadu district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal, Gurazala Assembly constituency and Gurazala revenue division.It was formed as a Nagar Panchayat combining panchayats of Gurazala and (J.M.Puram) Jangamaheswarapuram in 2020 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The town has a history over 900+ years in the historical palnadu times (11th century) and served as the headquarters/capital of the region during 11th century.<ref name="village">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_A_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=4 June 2019 |pages=5,232–233 |date=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Gurazala revenue division created|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/new-gurazala-revenue-division-created/article4868383.ece|access-date=17 January 2015|work=The Hindu|date=1 July 2013|location=Gurazala (Guntur District)}}</ref>
== History == The battle of Palnadu took place between Gurazala and Macherla between 1176 AD – 1182 AD at Karampudi (Yuddabhoomi). Gurazala is capital of the Palnadu kingdom. This is one of the historical places in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>Roghair, G.H., The Epic of Palnadu, 1982, Clarendon Press; {{ISBN|0-19-815456-9}}</ref>
== Geography ==
Gurazala is situated at {{Coord|16.58|N|79.57|E}}. It is spread over an area of {{Convert|4341|ha|abbr=on}}.<ref name="census" />
== Governance ==
Gurazala nagar panchayat is the municipal body of the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=nagar Panchayat Identification Codes |url=http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |website=Saakshar Bharat Mission |publisher=National Informatics Centre |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818173131/http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |archive-date=18 August 2017 |page=103 | url-status=dead}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+Governance !Department !Incharge |- |Legislative |Gurazala MLA, Gurazala Municipality Chairman |- |Executive |Gurazala RDO, Gurazala MRO |- |Judiciary |Hon'ble Gurazala Court Judge, Addl.District Court Complex. |- |Police Sub Division |Gurazala DSP |- |Health |PHC,UHC Gurazala |}
== Culture == Amaralingeswara Swami Temple is located in the village of Daida Bilam, near Gurazala. The temple features a significant Shiva Lingam and a large Nandi, both situated inside a small cave (Bilam). The temple's central feature is the Nagarjunasila, under which the main Shiva Lingam is located. Additionally, the temple includes a common arched structure that houses deities such as Lord Shiva, Bramaramba Devi, Ganesha, and Subramanya Swamy.<ref>{{Cite book| last1=Rao| first1=Dr. P. Purnachandra| title=Chronicle of Guntur District Tourism| year=2023| publisher=Acharya Nagarjuna University| edition= 1| location=Guntur| page=35}}</ref>
== Notable people ==
* Nayakuralu Nagamma, minister of the Gurajala faction who led the army against Macherla faction in the Battle of Palnadu,<ref>{{cite book|author1=Alf Hiltebeitel|title=Rethinking India's Oral and Classical Epics: Draupadi among Rajputs, Muslims, and Dalits|date=2009|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-34055-5|page=56|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MMFdosx0PokC&dq=Nayakuralu+Nagamma&pg=PA56|access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> * Kaneganti Hanumanthu, started the Palnadu Rebellion against taxes.
* Palnati Bramhanaidu, Minister of Palnadu Kingdom and a great social reformer of medieval india. * Kavuri Venkaiah, a freedom fighter, started training institutes for teachers and free education for many poor people around the Palnadu area.<ref>The Atheist, Volume 8</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=N G|first1=Ranga|title=Distinguished Acquaintances|date=1976|publisher=Desi Book Distributors|page=118|edition=v2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zb5GAAAAIAAJ|access-date=17 May 2015}}</ref>
== Education ==
The village had 25 schools in 2018–2019, including one each of government, model, KGBV and state welfare residential schools; 11 private and 10 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=School Information |url=https://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls |website=Commissionerate of School Education |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=16 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416174708/https://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> Jagarlamudi Zilla Parishad High School is a district council funded school, which provides Secondary education in the village.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of High Schools|url=http://sakshieducation.com/Schools/HIGH/GNT/Tenali.pdf|website=Sakshi Education|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}} {{Palnadu district}}
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