| Karempudi | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 16.4333°N 79.7167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Palnadu |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Karempudi |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj |
| Governing Body: | Karempudi gram panchayat |
| Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Ha: | 1726 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 14385 |
| 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: | 522614 |
| Area Code: | +91–8649 |
| Registration Plate: | AP |
Karempudi is a village in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Karempudi mandal in Gurazala revenue division.[4] [5]
The battle of Palnadu (Palnati Yudham) was immortalized in Telugu literature by the poet Srinatha in his 'Palnati Vira Charita'. The only other scholarly book on the subject was written by Gene Roghair titled "Epic of Palnadu: Study and Translation of Palnati Virula Katha, a Telugu Oral Tradition from Andhra Pradesh". It was a battle between two factions of the Kalachuris (Haihaya).[6]
Karempudi is situated at . It is spread over an area of 1120ha. Naguleru stream is the source of water for the village.[7]
Karempudi gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[8]
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has 18 schools. These include one model, one KGBV, 6 private, 7 Zilla/Mandal Parishad and 3 other types of schools.[9]