Allur
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| Coordinates | 14°41′N 80°04′E / 14.68°N 80.06°ECoordinates: 14°41′N 80°04′E / 14.68°N 80.06°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Nellore District |
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| Population | 52,925 (2004[update]) |
| Sex ratio | 26,584:26,341 ♂/♀ |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
Allur (Telugu: అల్లూరు) is a major village in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of Allur Mandal.
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[edit] Geography
The village is located at 14°41′N 80°3′E / 14.683°N 80.05°E.[1] It is about 25 km north of Nellore and 25 km south of Kavali. The mandal is bounded by Bay of Bengal on east, by Bitragunta Mandal on north, Vidavalur Mandal on south and Dagadarthi Mandal on west. Part of the area is served by Pennar canals and the rest of the area is served by rainfed tanks. Most soils are red soils and low in Nitrogen, medium in Phosphorus, high in Carbon and high in Potash.
[edit] History
History of Allur is only available from Nellore District gazettes and few biographical notes from Christian missionaries. According to gazettes published during British time, Allur was largest land revenue generating town in district. It raised 53,000Rs/- in 1901. It was home for 3,677 people in 1873 and the population increased to 7,527 by 1901.
It was a station of a deputy tahlsidhar and sub megistrate in Nellore Taluk till 1910 and became part of Kovur Taluk after 1910. It had a jail used for short sentence prisoners up to a month and it was one of the 17 sub jails in the district. A sub registrar office to register documents and deeds was established in 1871 and it was one of the 14 sub registrar offices in district.
There were only pial elementary schools that teach Telugu reading, writing, poetry and basic math till 1868. In 1868, British government established a secondary school under 1864 Education Act and system of payments on results is introduced to increase school attendance. A dispensary was started in 1872. Boarding school for boys was opened in 1907.
Christian missionaries John E. Clough and Dr. Jewett visited Allur in 1869. A dwelling house and few acres of land were purchased for 1100 Rs/- and old travelers bunglaw was bought for 350 Rs/- and Allur was chosen as the fourth mission after Nellore, Ramayapatnam and Ongole in the district. An American Baptist church with 44 members was established in 1872 by Mr. Bullard. Mr. Bullard abandoned Allur mission in 1876 and made Allur as the outstation for Nellore mission. Resident missionaries were specially appointed to work at church since 1893. Rev W. S. Davis worked for two decades and according to his 1908 report, the total number of converts is 472.
Village has one ancient Siddeshwara or Siva temple and one ancient Gopalaswamy or Vishnu temple. There are illegible inscriptions on a pillar in front of the temple of Siddeswara and on the flooring in front of Gopalaswamy temple. A woman called Perantalamma died in Sati sacrifice and a temple was constructed in her memory.
Mosque was built in 1910. Communal troubles arose around 1924 over the right of Hindu processions to play music before Mosques until Hindus got a decree for permission in 1928. Gandhi visited Allur on December 30, 1933 as part of his coastal Andhra trip after Salt Satyagraha revolution.
[edit] Economics
The main occupations of the village are agriculture, salt business and aquaculture. Crops are dependent on water from Allur tank with sources of water from rain in catchment and excess water from Pyderu. Its aquaculture and salt business is mainly centered at adjacent villages Iskapalle and Gogulapalle. Many hotel and real estate industrialists settled now in Hyderabad were raised in this area. Allur is also like a bridge between the surrounding villages and the rest of the world by providing banking, government offices and bus facilities to Nellore and Kavali.
The economical growth of the village is nominal and stagnated for many reasons. The village is not located on national highway and also has no train facility. So it did not attract any industries and also did not see any growth in real estate. Despite having junior college, most people are not educated or not motivated for higher studies and dependent on agriculture and labour. The educated migrate away to Nellore, Hyderabad or Bangalore to work in hotel and real estate industries. The people have less storage facilities for rice or salt until recently, and so are forced to export immediately for cheaper rates. The village is solely dependent on rains and monsoons, and is far from river Pennar. So people can not cultivate profitable crops like sugar cane etc. Because of adjacency to Bay of Bengal, cyclones and floods do unexpected damage to crops and fisheries. The recent political battle is whether to give license to new chemical industries. Supporters claim more jobs and the growth and infrastructure development. Critics claim that the wastage from the even faraway factories is leaking into lakes resulting in reduced drinking water quality, health problems and damage to crops and aquaculture.
[edit] Government and politics
[edit] Divisions (Villages in Allur Mandal)
It is a major Panchayat and head quarters of a mandal(code 31) and a state assembly constituency (Seat 126).
- Allur
- Alluru Peta
- Ananthabotlavari kandrika
- Batra kagollu
- Beeramgunta
- East Gogulapalli
- West Gogulapalli
- Graddagunta
- Indupuru
- Isakapalli
- Kalambotla Khandrika
- North Amuluru Gollapalem
- North Mopuru
- Purini
- Singapeta
- Velicharla
[edit] Assembly Constituency
Allur is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,36,127 registered voters in Allur constituency in 1999 elections.
List of Elected Members:[2]
| year | name |
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| 1978 | Giddaluru Sundara Ramaiah |
| 1983 | Bezawada Papireddy |
| 1985 | Jakka Venkaiah |
| 1989 | Katamreddy Vishnuvardhan Reddy |
| 1994 | Jakka Venkaiah |
| 1999 | Adala Prabhakar Reddy |
| 2004 | Katamreddy Vishnuvardhan Reddy |
| 2009 | Beeda Masthan rao |
[edit] Gram Panchayat
Allur is a major panchyat in Andhra Pradesh.
[edit] Transport
Nearest railway station is 7 miles (11 km) away at Bitragunta. The national highway is 7 miles (11 km) away at Kodavaluru. The sea is 3 miles (4.8 km) away at Iskapalle. Neareset airport is Tirupathi for National Flights and Chennai for International Flights. The best way to reach Allur is by road from Nellore or Kavali. The Andhra Pradesh state road transport runs lot of buses daily from either place to Allur.
In earlier days the local transport in the village is by bicycles or bullock carts, but nowadays autos and taxis are available.
[edit] Demographics
The population of the village is around 45,000. Total population of Allur Mandal is 52,925 according to 2004 election results. Male population is 26,584 and females are 26,341, and children are 6,485. Literates are 28,377 and males among them are 15,788 and female literates are 12,589.
[edit] Culture
People speak only Telugu, though English is understood in parts of the place. Men wear traditional wear like Dhoti/Lungi as well as urban dress and women wear mostly Sarees.
It is really not a village by statistics. It is a place where both the environment of villages and towns will be seen. The festival celebrations, temples and religious activities like Shakti Poleramma Jatara and mass holy sea baths during eclipses, traditions, rice fields, lakes and serene coastal areas give village appearance. Its telephone and communication facilities, schools, being the shopping centre and business place for adjacent villages, size of the area and population, interest in politics, lifestyle and attire make it look like a town. Since it is a major village consisting of educated people, the people from this village participated in freedom struggle enthusiastically and the village got its place in the history of Nellore district.
Allur is famous for rice cultivation and so some people call it as Pantala Allur. Rice produced from Allur and nearby villages is exported to neighbouring states such as Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
[edit] Festivals
Sankranti, Diwali and Dasara are celebrated, but Poleramma goddess procession is celebrated with hue and interest. Poleramma festival is celebrated on a Tuesday in the first half of January every year. The floors are decorated with rangavalli and village is decorated with lights and flowers. A heap of cooked rice is offered along with neem leaves in the morning. The deity is placed in a palanquin on a tiger or a swan and taken in a procession. The procession goes round the village by the music and dance. Traditional art forms like Burra katha and other folk dances will also be organized. Fire crackers are used.
[edit] Education
It boasts a school and Junior college named Ramakrishna Jr. College since 1930 and has been providing education for students for forty villages surrounding it. Rama Krishna Degree College is annexed in 1999. In addition, many upper primary schools provide education from 1st to 7th grade students.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Mandal wise demographics in Nellore district
- Manual of Nellore district in Madras presidency Vol 4 by John Alexander Corris Boswell
- Gazetteer of the Nellore district brought up to 1938 by Government Of Madras Staff, Government of Madras
