Siripuram, Guntur district explained

Siripuram
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:16.18°N 80.29°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:Medikonduru
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:Panchayati raj
Governing Body:Siripuram Gram panchayat
Leader Title:Sarpanch
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Ha:1641
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:8766
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:522401
Area Code:+91–863
Registration Plate:AP

Siripuram is a village in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Medikonduru mandal of Guntur revenue division.

Geography

Siripuram is situated to the north of the mandal headquarters, Medikonduru,[4] at 16.18°N 80.29°W. It is spread over an area of 1641ha.

Governance

Siripuram Gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.[5] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.[6]

Siripuram is mentioned in the previous studies regarding governance in the 12th century:

Velanati Chodas took a keen interest in excavating tanks and digging canals. Many tanks were dedicated to temples. In Talagadadivi the paddy and sugarcane fields were said to have been abundant with water by tanks in the vicinity. Velanati Choda-II constructed three tanks, one at Siripuram and two at Marripundi in Ungini-marga to a temple. An inscription from Mandapadu, Guntur district, dated 1168 A.D., belonging to the VelanatiRajendra Choda-II, mentions tanks, viz., Prolinayaka cheruvu, Karanam maraya cheruvu,Kotta cheruvu, Narayana cheruvu and a tank (name not mentioned).[7]

Historical significance

On a stone in front of a ruined temple near the tank in Siripuram is an inscription from A. D. 1165 relating how the Chalukya Kingdom passed into the hands of the Chola kings. Adjoining the village of Patibandla is a mass of black rock crowned by temples said to have been built circa A. D. An inscription in Telugu records that Kondarnanidu, son of Gopapatrudu, on horseback crossed over the rock from west to east. The neighboring villages of Jellil-puram and Musapuram took their names from two Muhammadan jagirdars, Jellil Khan and Musa Khan.[8]

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 13 schools. These include eight Zilla Parishad/MPP and five private schools.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gram Panchayat Identification Codes . Saakshar Bharat Mission . National Informatics Centre . 7 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818173131/http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf . 18 August 2017 . 108 . dead.
  2. Web site: District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B) . . Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh . 11 June 2019 . 14,378 . 2011.
  3. Web site: Population . . . 8 May 2019.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A) . Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh . 5 June 2019 . 5,590–591 . 2011.
  5. Book: Seetharam, Mukkavilli. Citizen Participation in Rural Development. 1990-01-01. Mittal Publications. 9788170992271. 34.
  6. Web site: Declaration of A.P. Capital Region . . . 14 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511092238/https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF . 11 May 2019 . 4 . live . 30 December 2014.
  7. (Cf. https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/144085/11/11_%20economy.pdf, p. 133)
  8. (Cf. A Manual of the Kistna District in the Presidency of MadrasDi Gordon Mackenzie, p. 168, (https://books.google.it/books?id=430nAMZz8LwC&pg=PA284&lpg=PA284&dq=christianity+siripuram+guntur&source=bl&ots=_N_DhRnRjD&sig=ACfU3U2mHpRCB_F4zK7pXHoixZTqx1Hkjw&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj646zQzbPrAhURwKQKHW1TC3g4HhDoATAIegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=%20siripuram%20&f=false).
  9. Web site: School Information . Commissionerate of School Education . Government of Andhra Pradesh . 7 May 2019 . 16 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190416174708/https://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls . dead .