Gollapudi, Vijayawada
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Gollapudi, Vijayawada
Gollapudi GOLLAPUDI | |
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| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 25,000 |
Gollapudi is a village in Krishna district located to the west of Vijayawada . The population according to 2001 census is 17,845.
Ayyappa Temple is one of the Famous temple and first Ayyappa temple in AP
Climate and Rainfall
The climate of Gollapudi zone is tropical in nature with hot summers and moderate winters. The climate is hot and dry throughout the year. Summers are quite hot with very minor difference between the maximum and minimum temperatures. The climatic cycle can thus be divided into four seasons as:
- Cool months January and February
- Hot months March to July
- Monsoon (S.W) June to September and
- Monsoon (N.E) October to December
Gollapudi and the surrounding areas experience high temperature. The mean daily maximum temperature is 37 °C, while minimum is 27.7 °C in this region. The temperature begins to rise in mid February and May is the hottest month, when temperature reaches even up to 45°C. December and January are usually the months with the lowest. Gollapudi is called as master plan city
General Facts
Village plan drawn by "Numerous", an English Engineer. This is one of the few villages in Krishna District where all the roads are perfectly laid with no dead ends.
16°32′N 80°34′E / 16.533°N 80.567°E
The village is located by the river side of river Krishna.
And this is the main political center in Vijayawada.
And almost all famous educational institutes established their branches in Gollapudi.
NH-9 passes through the village, which connects Vijayawada and Hyderabad.
Temples
- Ayyappa temple (first temple in Andhra Pradesh)
- Trisakthi Peetam
- Lakshmi Narayana Temple (in Lanco Colony)
- Durga Temple (on the banks of River Krishna)
- RCM church
- CSI church
- Masqeed (one in Gollapudi main village and one more is in Moulanagar, a part of Gollapudi)
- Ramalayam (Harizanawada)
- Shivalayam
- Venugopala Swamy temple
- Ramalayam
- Abhaya Anjaneya Swamy temple
- Sai Baba temple (in Saipuram Colony,a part of the village.)