{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mogalthuru | native_name = | native_name_lang = te | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|16.4167|N|81.6000|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = West Godavari | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Telugu | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 534281 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 08814 | registration_plate = AP | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = NARSAPURAM | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Mogalthuru''' is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a princely estate during the British rule. It was the Native village of Megastar Chiranjeevi <ref>{{cite web|title=Mandal wise list of villages in West Godavari district|url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/westgodavari.pdf|website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration|publisher=National Informatics Centre|accessdate=8 March 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208134347/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/westgodavari.pdf|archivedate=8 February 2015|format=PDF}}</ref>
==Geography== Mogalthuru is located at {{coord|16.4167|N|81.6000|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Mogalturru.html Falling Rain Genomics.Mogalturru]</ref> It has an average elevation of 1 meter (6 feet). NH 214A passes through the village.
==History==
Mogalthuru is known for the ancient Kalidindi Zamindari clan and a mud fort connected to the ancient Vishnukundina dynasty. The Zamindari territory expands to West Godavari and parts of Krishna District. The biggest of the ten forts which has survived the ravages of time is the Mogalthuru Fort in which the family of the erstwhile kingdom still lives. Mogalthuru Old Name was KETAKIPURAM.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} Census of India, Mogalthuru had a population of 24,189. The total population constituted of, 12,089 males, and 12,100 females with a sex ratio of 1,001 females per 1,000 males. 2,347 children were in the age group of 0–6 years, with the sex ratio of 987. The average literacy rate stood at 75.02%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/588756-mogalthur-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Mogalthur Population Census|accessdate=20 May 2017}}</ref>
== Notable people == <!---♦♦♦ Only add a person to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦--->
* Uppalapati Krishnam Raju, Telugu Film Actor, Rebel Star, Businessman, Politician, Producer * Uppalapati Surya Narayana Raju, Telugu Film Producer * Prabhas, Telugu Film Actor, Pan India Star * Uppalapati Prabodh, Telugu Film Producer * Konidela Chiranjeevi, Telugu Film Actor. * Konidela Pawan Kalyan, Telugu Film Actor, Politician
==References== {{reflist}} Barrister Parvatisam
Category:Villages in West Godavari district Category:Mandal headquarters in West Godavari district