Kollipara | |
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: | 16.2877°N 80.7519°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Guntur |
Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
Subdivision Name3: | Kollipara |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj |
Governing Body: | Kollipara gram panchayat |
Leader Title: | Sarpanch |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Ha: | 1743 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 12982 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Area Code: | +91– |
Registration Plate: | AP |
Kollipara is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Kollipara mandal in Tenali revenue division. And it was one of the capital for Pericchedi.[4]
Kollipara is situated at 16.291°N 80.6816°W. It is spread over an area of 1743ha. Kollipara is located at a distance of 21 km from Tenali. The Nearest city to Kollipara is Tenali.
Kollipara gram panchayat is the local government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[5] The currently ruling sarpanch in this village is P Radhika.[6] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[7]
The major occupation of the village is agriculture, which includes cultivation of paddy.[8]
APSRTC operates buses from Tenali, Guntur, Vijayawada and BHEL Township, Hyderabad to Kollipara. The nearest railway stations include Kolakaluru halt and Tenali Junction railway station.
As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has 16 schools. These include 9 private and 7 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools.[9]