Kurupam
Kurupam | |
|---|---|
village | |
.svg)  Kurupam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Kurupam Kurupam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°52′00″N 83°34′00″E / 18.8667°N 83.5667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Vizianagaram |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 535 524 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP35 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
Kurupam is a village in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2]
Geography
It is located at 18°52′00″N 83°34′00″E / 18.8667°N 83.5667°E. It has an average altitude of 133 meters (439 feet).
Demography
As of 2001[update] census, Kurupam mandal had a population of 46,439. Males consists of 23,241 and females 23,198 of the population. The average literacy rate is 46%, below the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 57% and that of females is 35%. Way back the great people such as Ravupalli Krishna Murthy was born here and contributed so much to this Mandal. This legacy is carrying by Ravupalli Umamaheswararao, Ravupalli Srinivasa Hemanth, Divya Ravupalli and Sravani Godaba
Kurupam Kingdom
Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo, Erstwhile Zamindar - Rajah of Kurupam and Tribal Chiefs of the Konda Dora Tribe [3] was member of Lok Sabha and a Union Cabinet Minister. He is now a senior member of the Telugu Desam Party.
References
- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Mandal wise list of villages in Vizianagaram district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 14 December 2014 suggested (help) - ^ Kurupam Zamindari