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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gurazala > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gurazala.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurazala > Source revision: 1355860838 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Gurazala | settlement_type = [Town](/source/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 = | pushpin_label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|16.58|N|79.57|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = [State](/source/States_and_union_territories_of_India) | subdivision_name1 = [Andhra Pradesh](/source/Andhra_Pradesh) | subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India) | subdivision_name2 = [Palnadu](/source/Palnadu_district) | subdivision_type3 = [Revenue division](/source/Revenue_division) | subdivision_name3 = [Gurazala](/source/Gurazala_revenue_division) | subdivision_type4 = [Assembly constituency](/source/List_of_Assembly_constituencies_of_Andhra_Pradesh) | subdivision_name4 = [Gurazala](/source/Gurazala_Assembly_constituency) | subdivision_type5 = [Mandal](/source/List_of_mandals_in_Andhra_Pradesh) | subdivision_name5 = Gurazala | government_footnotes = | government_type = [Municipality](/source/Municipality) | governing_body = Gurazala[Nagar Panchayat](/source/Nagar_Panchayat) | established_date = 11th [century](/source/century) [AD](/source/Anno_Domini) | established_title1 = Incorporated (town) | established_date1 = 25-01-2020 | established_title2 = Incorporated (city) | established_date2 = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = Gurazala [Nagar Panchayat](/source/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](/source/Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Assembly) | leader_name = [Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao](/source/Yarapathineni_Srinivasa_Rao) | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = {{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](/source/Census_of_India) |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=2 June 2019 |pages=14,204 |date=2011}} | area_total_ha = 4341 | population_as_of = 2011(estd.) | population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Population |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=667871 |website=[Census of India](/source/Census_of_India) |publisher=[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India](/source/Registrar_General_and_Census_Commissioner_of_India) |access-date=8 May 2019}} | population_total = 35500+(estd) | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [Telugu](/source/Telugu_language) | timezone1 = [IST](/source/Indian_Standard_Time) | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number) | postal_code = 522415 | area_code_type = | area_code = +91–8649 | registration_plate_type = | registration_plate = AP }} '''Gurazala''' is a town in [Palnadu district](/source/Palnadu_district) in the [Indian state](/source/Indian_state) of [Andhra Pradesh](/source/Andhra_Pradesh). It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal, [Gurazala Assembly constituency](/source/Gurazala_Assembly_constituency) and [Gurazala revenue division](/source/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.{{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}}{{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)}} == History == The battle of [Palnadu](/source/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.Roghair, G.H., The Epic of Palnadu, 1982, Clarendon Press; {{ISBN|0-19-815456-9}} == Geography == Gurazala is situated at {{Coord|16.58|N|79.57|E}}. It is spread over an area of {{Convert|4341|ha|abbr=on}}. == Governance == Gurazala [nagar panchayat](/source/nagar_panchayat) is the municipal body of the town.{{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}} {| 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.{{Cite book| last1=Rao| first1=Dr. P. Purnachandra| title=Chronicle of Guntur District Tourism| year=2023| publisher=[Acharya Nagarjuna University](/source/Acharya_Nagarjuna_University)| edition= 1| location=Guntur| page=35}} == Notable people == * [Nayakuralu Nagamma](/source/Nayakuralu_Nagamma), minister of the Gurajala faction who led the army against [Macherla](/source/Macherla) faction in the Battle of Palnadu,{{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}} * [Kaneganti Hanumanthu](/source/Kanneganti_Hanumanthu), started the Palnadu Rebellion against taxes. * [Palnati Bramhanaidu](/source/Palnati_Bramhanaidu), Minister of Palnadu Kingdom and a great social reformer of medieval india. * Kavuri Venkaiah, a [freedom fighter](/source/freedom_fighter), started training institutes for teachers and free education for many poor people around the Palnadu area.The Atheist, Volume 8{{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}} == Education == The village had 25 schools in 2018–2019, including one each of [government](/source/government_school), model, [KGBV](/source/Kasturba_Gandhi_Balika_Vidyalaya) and state welfare residential schools; 11 private and 10 [Zilla](/source/District_Councils_of_India)/[Mandal Parishad](/source/Mandal_Parishad) schools.{{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 }} Jagarlamudi [Zilla Parishad High School](/source/Zilla_Parishad_High_School) is a district council funded school, which provides [Secondary education](/source/Secondary_education) in the village.{{cite web|title=List of High Schools|url=http://sakshieducation.com/Schools/HIGH/GNT/Tenali.pdf|website=Sakshi Education|access-date=5 May 2016}} == References == {{reflist}} {{Palnadu district}} Category:Articles expanded in Collaboration with ANU, Guntur Category:Mandal headquarters in Palnadu district Category:Cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gurazala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurazala) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurazala?action=history)). 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