Peddapuram

Peddapuram is located at {{Coord|17.08|N|82.13|E|}}.[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Peddapuram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Peddapuram] It has an average elevation of 35 metres (114 feet). It's located next to Kakinada.

{{As of|2011}} Census of India, the town had a population of {{formatnum:49477}}. The total

population constitute, {{formatnum:24334}} males, {{formatnum:25143}} females and

{{formatnum:4912}} children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at

76.14% with {{formatnum:33930}} literates, higher than the national average of 73.00%.{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=24 August 2014}}

In olden days it was referred as Kimmuru by natives and a Paragana within the Rajamundry Sarkar of Mughal empire's Deccan subah.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=coIfAAAAYAAJ|title=Madras Presidency|author=Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the East India Company|publisher=J. Higginbotham|year=1966|page=214|via=Google Books}}

By the time of 1785 the Peddapuram Estate extended from Totapalli to Nagaram encompassing villages and towns. During the British rule, Sri Raya Jagapati was chosen to take over the estate in 1802. After Sri Raya Jagapati's death, the three wives, Lakshmi Narasayyamma, Bucchi Seetayyamma and Bucchi Bangaramma, ruled the estate in succession. Raya Jagapati's widow Bucchi Seetayyamma, ruled from 1828-1835. She founded two trusts for the poor, one in Peddapuram and another in Kattipudi in East Godavari. Peddapuram was ruled by Sri Raja Vatsavayi Jagapati Raja Bahadur Dynasty. Vatsavai Dynasty Kings ruled Peddapuram, Tuni, Kottam Estate.

There are some ancient caves with the supposed footprints of Bhima (Pandavas).

File:Portico of an old house in Peddapuram 02.jpg

Peddapuram municipality was established in 1915 and became the second oldest municipality after Bheemunipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Initially the British appointed Sri V. K. Anantakrishna Ayyar followed by Sri Abhinava Patnayak and Sri Pingali Krishnarao. Sri Goli Pedda Kondayya was the first one direct elected as Chairman of the municipality.

Peddapuram revenue division (or Peddapuram division) is an administrative division in the Kakinada district of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 2 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 11 mandals under its administration. Peddapuram Town is the Divisional Headquarters.

Peddapuram town is located on Rajahmundry-Kakinada ADB road. APSRTC Bus Services are available to Vijayawada and Hyderabad Cities. The nearest railway station to Peddapuram is Samalkot railway station which is 5km away. The nearest airport to the town is Rajahmundry Airport which is 35km away.

The first school was established here in PeddapuramSivasankaranarayana, Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers, Volume 14, Printed by the Director of Printing and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press, Hyderabad, 1979, p.186. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Yk5uAAAAMAAJ&q=lutheran] in 1891 by the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church SocietyMartin Luther Dolbeer, The Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church: A Brief History, Department of Religious Education of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, Guntur, 1951, pp.53-54.[https://books.google.com/books?id=YGLZAAAAMAAJ&q=peddapuram] which also had boarding facilities. Among the eminent personalities who studied in this school include Archbishop Marampudi Joji and M. Victor Paul.

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220545/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|access-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archive-date=7 November 2016}} The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

There is an Agricultural Research Station which does research on ragi and tapioca and is affiliated to Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University. Sri Muppana Veerraju High School is one of the oldest school which is imparting elementary and high school education to many students without any profit motive. S.R.V.B.S.J.B. M.R. College has completed 50 years; it celebrated its Golden Jubilee on 4 February 2018 by its old students association, considered a very prestigious college, was established in 1967 by Sri S.B.P.B.K.Satyanarayana Rao, then Zilla Parishad chairman as the founder president in memory of Maharani of Peddapuram Samsthanam Peddapuram Kings Srimati Raja Vatsavayi Bucchi Sitayamma Jagapati Bahadur.

In order to provide good quality modern education to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas, without regard to their family socio-economic conditions, the Government of India established Navodaya Vidyalayas, on an average, one in each district of the country during the seventh Five Year Plan period and Peddapuram was selected to establish Navodaya Vidyalaya. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya.

Colleges located in Peddapuram Rural :

Peddapuram is one of the Industrial Development Area (IDA) in Kakinada District of AP and has lot of popular industries established in the town and its rural surroundings. Both Peddapuram and Samalkot (Samarlakota) municipalities and the corresponding rural areas comes under IDA PEDDAPURAM.

Some Popular Industries located in IDA Peddapuram :

• [https://www.srilalithaenterprises.com/ Sri Lalitha Enterprises Industries Private Limited] Sri Lalitha Enterprises Industries Private Limited (Lalitha Brand Rice)
• [http://www.pattabhiagro.com/pafpl/PattabhiAgro/ Pattabhi Agro Foods Private Limited] Pattabhi Agro Foods Private Limited (Lohitha Rice)
• [http://www.lepakshirice.com/ Sri Venkateswara Rice Industry] Sri Venkateswara Rice Industry (Lepakshi Rice)
• [http://www.nsrindustries.in/ NSR Industries] NSR Industries (Bio Diesel Manufacturer)
• [http://wikimapia.org/8056675/Reliance-Bio-Diesel-Pilot-Plant-IDA-Peddapuram Reliance Bio Diesel Pilot Plant] Reliance Bio Diesel Pilot Plant (Bio Diesel Manufacturer)
• [https://aparnaenterprisesltd.com/ Aparna Enterprises Limited] Aparna Enterprises Limited (Ceramic Tile Plant)
• [https://www.rakceramics.com/asia/en/ R A K Ceramics India Private Limited] R A K Ceramics India Private Limited (Ceramics Plant)
• [http://www.srinivasaferro.com/contactus.htm Shri Girija Alloy & Power (I) Pvt. Ltd.] Shri Girija Alloy & Power (I) Pvt. Ltd. (Power Plant)
• GVT Gauthami Power Limited{{Circular reference|date=November 2019}} GVT Gauthami Power Limited (Power Plant)

• Anjali Devi, (Telugu Actress)
• Easwari Rao, (Telugu Actress)
• Dubbing Janaki, (Telugu Actress)
• Marampudi Joji, Archbishop of Hyderabad

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