| Koru Uppalapadu | |
| Other Name: | K. Uppalapadu |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 15.3713°N 79.9434°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Prakasam |
| Parts Type: | Mandal |
| Parts: | Kondapi |
| Government Type: | Village Panchayat |
| Governing Body: | Sarpanch |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 2968 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 523279 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08598 |
| Registration Plate: | AP27 |
| Website: | Gram Panchayat website |
| Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
Koru Uppalapadu (or K.Uppalapadu) is a village in Kondapi mandal, located in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2] It belongs to Kandukur revenue division..
census, the town had a population of 2,968. The total population constitute, 1,456 males and 1,512 females (sex ratio of 1038 females per 1000 males) and 219 children in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 70.14% with 1,928 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[3] Nearby villages are Chodavaram, Venkanna Palem, Vennuru, Thumadu and Muppavaram.
Cash crops like tobacco, subabul, peanuts and food crops like Rice, and a variety of pulses are grown in this region. K. Uppalapadu is located in between (west of) Tanguturu and (east of) Kondapi towns.
K. Uppalapadu belongs to Kondapi Assembly constituency. It has also produced some eminent local political personalities like Gundapaneni Pattabhi Ramayya Chowdary,[4] Gundapaneni Achuta Kumar.[5] [6]
K. Uppalapadu is a Village Panchayat administered / headed by Sarpanch, currently Vaka Koteswaramma is the Sarpanch of the village.[7]
Most of the Children in the Village are educated and the literacy rate is increasing drastically in this village. Also this village is well known for its education because of Paparao Public School, which is the only residential English medium school in Kondapi Mandal with good education standards.
K. Uppalapadu is well connected by Road on all four sides. It is on the major road connecting Tanguturu (on NH5/AH45) to Kondapi. It is also connected directly to Ongole Via Nidamanuru & Kandukur via Vikkiralapeta (Village Dirt Road). Bus services of APSRTC from Ongole & Tanguturu. The village also has Indian Oil filling station on the West.