Guntupalli | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 16.568°N 80.548°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Coastal Andhra |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | NTR |
Established Title1: | Incorporated (town) |
Government Type: | Mayor-council |
Governing Body: | Guntupalli Gram panchayat |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.26 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 11187 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 521241 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | +91- |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration |
Registration Plate: | AP |
Blank Info Sec1: | Telugu |
Subdivision Type4: | Mandal |
Subdivision Type5: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Ibrahimpatnam |
Subdivision Name5: | Vijayawada |
Subdivision Type6: | Metro |
Subdivision Name6: | Andhra Pradesh Capital Region |
Guntupalli is located in western part of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Rural area falls under Ibrahimpatnam mandal in Vijayawada revenue division of NTR district. Guntupalli Railway Wagon Workshop is located here. There is a proposal to merge this village into Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) to form a Greater Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.
census, the town had a population of 11,187. The total population constitute, 5,573 males and 5,614 females —a sex ratio of 1007 females per 1000 males. 993 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 521 are boys and 472 are girls —a ratio of 906 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 85.18% with 8,683 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[3]
Jainism was once practiced and is supported by the Jain remnants at the site.[4]
APSRTC operates city buses from Vijayawada. Rayanapadu railway station is the nearby railway station to the town.[5] The town is located 10 km to the west of Vijayawada on NH 65. It has the wagon workshop of Indian Railways.[6]
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. Several schools and colleges run by Private, Local government, state government and central government.[7] [8]