K. Rajupalem, Prakasam district explained

K. Rajupalem
Native Name Lang:te
Settlement Type:Village
Map Alt:Dynamic map
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:16.016°N 80.0785°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India16.0160324,80.0785253
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Prakasam
Subdivision Type3:Mandal
Subdivision Name3:Ballikurava (K. Rajupalem)
Subdivision Type4:Mandal
Subdivision Name4:Martur (Rajupalem)
Government Type:State Government
Governing Body:TDP
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6
Elevation Footnotes:- Meters above sea level
Elevation M:75
Population Total:5371
Population As Of:2011 Census
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Telugu
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:523301
Registration Plate:AP27

K. Rajupalem is a village in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh in India. It belongs to Ballikurava, Martur mandals[1] and is inhabited by approximately 5371 people.

Geography

The interesting fact about this Village is that, though the village had one Geographical location it is divided into two different constitutions as Addanki for K.Rajupalem and Parchuru for Rajupalem by the road passing through the village.

K. Rajupalem (Konidena Rajupalem) belongs to Ballikurava Mandal and Rajupalem is in Martur Mandal in Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Coastal Andhra region. (Herein after the both villages are termed as Rajupalem and the data represents the both villages)

It is located 63 kn to the north from the district headquarters Ongole. It is surrounded by Martur Mandal, Yaddanapudi Mandal, and Chilakaluripet Mandal to the east; and Santhamaguluru Mandal to the north. Chilakaluripet, Narasaraopet, Vinukonda, Chirala are the nearby cities. This place is on the border of Prakasam District and Guntur District.

Demographics

Around 1,440 families reside in this village. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, K. Rajupalem village is administered by the Sarpanch Sri. Gadde MuralidharaRao elected for the five years term. As per the Census India 2011, Rajupalem village (Sum of the both for K. Rajupalem, Rajupalem) had a population of 5,371, of whom 2,690 were males and 2,681 were females. The population of children between age 0-6 was 554 which is 10.31% of total population.

The female sex ratio of Rajupalem village is around 997 per 1000 male, compared with the average of Andhra Pradesh state which is 993. The literacy rate of K. Rajupalem village is 53.88% out of whom 62.38% males are literate and 45.36% females are literate. There are 22.47% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Rajupalem village.

Population facts

Stats
Number of households 1,440
5,371
Male population 2,690 (50.08%)
Female population 2,681 (49.92%)
Children population 554
Sex ratio 997 w/m
53.88%
62.38%
Female literacy 45.36%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) % 3%
Scheduled Caste (SC) % 22.47%
Non-working people 1622
753
869

Climate

The village experiences tropical climate with the average annual temperatures records at 28.4C. Hot summers and cool winters are observed due to its proximity to the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It receives both Southwest monsoon and Northeast monsoon.[2] It is most affected by the cyclonic storms that occur on the east coast.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Prakasam District Mandals . Census of India . 19 June 2015. 170, 180. PDF.
  2. News: Water woes bog down Rajupalem ryots. 29 February 2016. 28 October 2015.
  3. Cyclones and depressions over the north Indian Ocean during 2010. MAUSAM. 3 July 2011. 62. 287. 29 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315013135/http://www.imdchennai.gov.in/Mausamcw/2010.pdf. 15 March 2016. dead.