Pippara
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| Coordinates | 16°43′00″N 81°33′00″E / 16.7167°N 81.5500°ECoordinates: 16°43′00″N 81°33′00″E / 16.7167°N 81.5500°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | West Godavari |
| Subdistrict(s) | Tadepalli Gudem |
| Population | 8,581 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 6 metres (20 ft) |
Pippara is one of the major villages in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 11 km from Tadepalligudem, 7 km from Attili, 9 km from Ganapavaram and 20 km from Bhimavaram.
It is a busiest center. It has good transport facility. State Highway AN-Road (Aswaraopet-Narsapuram) passes through this village. It is one of the major panchayats in Ganapavaram mandal, West Godavari district.
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[edit] Etymology
It is mentioned in the Tretha Yuga, which indicates that Lord Rama visited Pippara with Sita and Laxmana during his aranya vaasa period. At the time of conversation among them Lord Rama told "BIRA BIRA", in Sanskrit 'Bira Bira' means move fast, gradually it was pronounced as Pira Pira and finally it is settled as Pippara.
[edit] Demography
- Total Number of Families : 2,272
- Total Population : 8,581(Gents : 4,344 , Ladies : 4,237)
- Total Child Population : 1,121 (Below 6-years)(Boys :595 , Girls:526)
[edit] Education
[edit] Schools & Colleges
- Zilla parishad HighSchool
- Pippara Public School
- St Maris School
- Govt UP School
- Montessori Public School
- Pippara Junior College
- Smt.Gottumukkala Saraswathi Degree College
[edit] Religion
[edit] Temples
- Sri SomeswaraSwamy Temple
- Sri SatyanarayanaSwamy Temple
- Sri KanakaDurga Temple
- Sri SaiBaba Mandiram
- Sri MahaLakshmamma Temple
- Sri Kondalamma Temple
- Sri Anjaneya Temple
[edit] Others
[edit] Agriculture
Pippara is famous for its fish tanks and rice cultivation.Pippara is rich rice cultivating village.
[edit] Offices,Banks,Function Halls & Services
- State Bank of India (ADB)
- Panchayat Office
- Zilla parishad Library
- Govt Hospital
- Power Sub-Station
- Telephone Exchange
- Rural E-Seva
- Indian Oil Petrol Bunk
- Indukuri vari Kalyanamandapam
- Sri Krishna Hospital
- Annapurna Nursing Home
- government Hospital
[edit] Canals & Tanks
- Undi Canal
- Vayyeru river (Red canal)
- Water Tank
[edit] Nearby Villages
Agraharagopavaram, Akuteegapadu, Arthavaram, Attili, B kondepadu, CH Agraharam, Chinaramachandrapuram, Chintapalli, Dasulakumudavalli, Ganapavaram, Jagannadapuram, Jallikakinada, Kasipadu, Kaspapentapadu, Kesavaram, Komarru, kommara, Korumilli, Kothapalle, Meenavalluru, Moyyeru, Mudunuru, Muggalla, Mupparthipadu, Ravipadu, Saripalle, SKondepadu, Thirupathipuram, Vakaplle, Valluru, Varadarajapuram, Veereswarapuram, Velagapalle, Venkatrajapuram.
[edit] Famous Persons
- Sri Chitalapati Mari Raju (Late Freedom Fighter)
- Sri Indukuri Ramakrishnam Raju (Ex-Minister and MLA)
- Sri Indukuri Mari Raju (Ex Munusubu) (Late)
- Sri Indukuri Narayana Raju ( Ex Village President) (Late)
- Sri Indukuri Subba Raju (Ex- president, MPP, Vice president of Jilla Parishath)(late)
- Sri Vemulamanda Venkata Raju(Late Ex President)
- Sri Indukuri Krishnam Raju (Late Youth Leader)
- Sri Gottumukkala Sita Rama raju (Late)
- Sri Datla Krishnam Raju(Ex President)
- Dr. V.Rajam Raju MBBS
- Dr. Dantuluri RangaRaju Ph.D (Principal SRKR Engineering College Bhimavaram)
- Sri Tummalapalli Veera Bhadra Rao (Late Ex M.L.C)
- Sri Tummalapalli Satyanarayana Murty (Late Ex Village President,AICC member)
- Sri Yelamarty Viswanadham (Late Farmer)
- Sri Dandu Subba Raju ( Late Great Personality)
- Sri Pammi Suryanarayana Murthy,Late, Purohit and Telugu Teacher
- Sri Pammi Veera Bhadra Rao( Writer and Stage actor)
- Dr. Emani Ravi Sankar (Neuro Surgeon)
- Sri Tummalapalli Ratnaji,Engineer, Gamman India
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