Tatiparthi Explained

Tatiparthi
Native Name Lang:te
Other Name:Weaving tradition
Nickname:paddy village
Settlement Type:Village
Map Alt:Dynamic map
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:17.1769°N 82.2757°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kakinada district
Established Date:1692
Founder:Saliyar
Named For:Textile village
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Gollaprolu Mandal
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Rank:1ST
Population Total:9875
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:533445
Registration Plate:AP31

Tatiparthi is a village in Gollaprolu Mandal, located in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2] with agriculture and weaving as major occupations. The name 'Tatiparthi' is made up of two word 'Tati' and 'Parthi' that translate to 'Palm' and 'Cotton' in English. Palm trees are found in large number around this place. Agriculture is one of the main occupation of the Villagers with Rice, Cotton, Sugarcone and Corn being the important crops grown here.

The village is well known for its traditions, festivals and temples. The village has a famous temple of Goddess Gajjalamma, who is also the 'Graama Devata'. The temple is said to be 300 years old. The village also has a temple for Lord Subrahmanyeswara Swamy. Both temples are well known for their annual celebrations known as 'Gajjalamma Teertham' and 'Subrahmanya Shashti'. A temple dedicated to Aparna Devi is also located here. The goddess is revered by many people in the vicinity of Tatiparthi.

This village also has given birth to one of country's best selfless freedom fighter Late Sri Challa Narayana Murthy.

In recent years, it has been famous for various types of Sarees woven by local artisans and available at cheaper prices. Padmashali is a weaver community most popular to produce large amount of sarees. Nearly 5000 weavers situated here. They manufacture different kind of sarees like Jamdhani, Pure pattu, cotton sarees etc.

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Climate

The climate is dry and moderate throughout the year. The hottest part of the year is between April and mid June with maximum temperatures around 38C42C. The coolest part of the year is January, with minimum temperatures around 18C20C. The city gets most of its seasonal rainfall from the south-west monsoon winds although a good deal of rains greet these parts during the northeast monsoon from mid-October to mid-December. Depressions/cyclones in the Bay of Bengal causes heavy rain falls and thunderstorms.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2011 . The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 27 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Mandal wise villages. Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. 26 November 2014. 6. PDF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150121141044/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/EastGodavari.pdf. 21 January 2015.