Appapuram is a village in the Nadendla mandal of Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Surrounding settlements include Nadendla, Kavuru, and Ganapavaram.
Appapuram | |
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Village | |
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| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | palnadu district |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,280 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 522611 |
| Telephone code | 086472- |
| Vehicle registration | AP-07 |
| Nearest city | Chilakaluripet Narasaraopet |
| Sex ratio | 10:8 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 80% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Narasaraopet |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chilakaluripet |
| Website | www |
Demographics
editLifestyle
editThe lifestyle is a mixture of both urban and rural but with little cosmopolitan element. with the advent of Internet, youth now have access to all the news and events that happens all over the world.
Language
editTelugu is the main language of communication.
Festivals and culture
editFestivals celebrated are Maha Shivaratri, Sankranthi, Dipavali (Diwali), Dasara (Vijayadasami), Sriramanavami, Vinayaka Chavithi (Ganesh chaturthi), Ramjaan (Ramadan), Karthika Pournami, Christmas etc.
People from Appapuram construct a big electric prabha to Kotappakonda every year for the eve of Maha Shivaratri. A Prabha is a very tall wooden structure with thousands of electric lights decorating it.
Shri Ganga Parvathi sametha Chandramouleeswara devasthanam was initially rocked in 1982 and there was a prathishta and Dwajasthambha sthaapana in the year 2000.
Economy
editMajority of people have farming as their primary profession. However, there are many Engineers and IT professionals from this place working for top notch companies across the globe. The economical development happening in the village is significant from around the year 2005, compared to the past.
Agriculture
editThe village has very fertile land in the region. Chili, cotton, paddy, redgram, greengram, tobacco and other crops grow very well in the area.
Transportation
editRoadways
editCommon modes of road transport here are cars, motorcycles, buses, and auto-rickshaws; The village is connected very well to Guntur, Vijayawada and Ongole by road. The place is around 8 km off the National Highway no. 5 (Kolkata - Chennai).this village placed at chilakaluripet to narasarao pet route.8 km to chilakaluript and 16 km to narasarao pet.
Rail connectivity
editThe nearest railway station is Narasarao pet. The place is around 20 km from the railway line connecting Kolkata and Chennai.
Nearest airport
editThe nearest Airport is Gannavaram, Vijayawada.