Kuchipudi, Krishna district
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{{for|the classical Indian dance form|Kuchipudi}}
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| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
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| subdivision_name2 = Krishna
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| postal_code = 521135
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| area_code = +91–08671
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Kuchipudi is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also known as Kuchelapuram or Kuchilapuri.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inditales.com/kuchipudi-village-andhra-pradesh|title = Kuchipudi Village – Dance Village of Andhra Pradesh|date = 2 March 2017}} It is the origin of the eponymous dance form Kuchipudi, one of the eight major Indian classical dances. It is one of the villages in the Movva mandal to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.{{cite web|title=Declaration of A.P. Capital Region|url=https://andhranation.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/new-mandals-added-in-crda.pdf|website=Andhra Nation|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department|accessdate=5 October 2015|date=22 September 2015|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810085549/https://andhranation.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/new-mandals-added-in-crda.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Geography
This place is the border of Krishna district and Guntur district. Kollur is towards west of the village. It is located in Movva mandal of Machilipatnam revenue division.{{cite web|title=District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh|url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/krishna.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010053343/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/krishna.pdf|archivedate=10 October 2014|accessdate=19 September 2015|website=Chief Commissioner of Land Administration|publisher=National Informatics Centre|page=9}}{{cite web|title=Administrative Setup|url=http://krishna.nic.in/admin-setup.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020223104/http://krishna.nic.in/admin-setup.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2014|accessdate=25 September 2015|website=Official website of Krishna district|publisher=National Informatics Centre}}
Education
Sri Siddhendra Yogi Kala Pitham in the village is one of the eight schools under Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, renowned for the dance form of Kuchipudi.{{cite web | url=http://teluguuniversity.ac.in/oldversion/kuchipudi/kuchipudi_history.html | title=Siddhendra Yogi kala Pitham | accessdate=18 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807131809/http://teluguuniversity.ac.in/oldversion/kuchipudi/kuchipudi_history.html | archive-date=7 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}
History
Siddhendra Yogi Kala Peetham, one of the eight schools of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University is situated in Kuchipudi. The Kuchipudi dance was evolved by Siddhendra Yogi.{{cite web|title=teluguuniversity.ac.in » Siddhendra Yogi Kala Pitham|url=http://teluguuniversity.ac.in/index-3/kuchipudi_history/|website=teluguuniversity.ac.in|accessdate=26 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031309/http://teluguuniversity.ac.in/index-3/kuchipudi_history/|url-status=dead}}
Transport
Machilipatnam is the nearest town to Kuchipudi, {{convert|24|km}} away.