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'''Obulakkapalli''' is a [[village]] in Peddaraveedu [[mandal]], [[Prakasam district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] state, [[Indian people|India]]. The village is named after village patron [[god]] Bodireddy.<ref name="panchayat">{{cite web |title=Gram Panchayat Identification Codes |url=http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |website=Saakshar Bharat Mission |publisher=National Informatics Centre |accessdate=9 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818173131/http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |archivedate=18 August 2017 |page=374 |format=PDF| url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Bodireddypalli ==


[[Agriculture]] is the prime industry of the village. [[Citrus]] was once a major source of income for the village. Farmers used to export hundreds of trucks of [[citrus crop]]s to [[Gaddiannaram Fruit Market]] every year, but due to the severe [[drought]] of 2002–04, most farmland became sterile from lack of ground water. Currently, the local water table exists at 500 – 600' depth. A large pond located nearby has also run dry, further hampering crop production.
Obulakkapalli( ఓబులక్కపల్లి) also known as Bodireddypalli (బోడిరెడ్డిపల్లి) is a village in Peddaraveedu mandal, [[Prakasam]] district of [[Andhrapradesh]] state. Village is name after village god Bodireddy lived few centuries back, he said to have built the village and excavated near by pond for agriculture. Village is situated right next to Kurnool - Guntur sate highway and has excellent road connectivity all across Andhra pradesh.


It's a predominantly agriculture depending village. Population of the village is around 600 people with 49% Male and 51% female population, it's a prosperous village with 80% literacy rate.
The population of the village is around 600, divided 49% male / 51% female. The [[literacy rate]] is about 80%, and villagers are primarily [[Hindu]].
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<big>Crops</big>
Battayi or citrus used to be major source of income to the village. It used to export hundreds of trucks of citrus crops to Hyderabad gaddiannaram market every year, but due to the severe draught in 2002-04, most of the plantation was lost to draught because of lack of ground water. Now the ground water levels in the village went to 500–600&nbsp;ft depth.


==References==
There is a big pond aka bodireddy cheruvu located in the paddy fields of the village but due to less than average rain fall, most of the times the pond is in dry condition. Once the pond was prosperous with full of water and used to supply water for 2 crops a year.
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<big>Education</big>
All of the population below 40years is educated. Village has a well established high school running with 500+ students. Students from nearby villages come to attend the school.


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<big>Temples</big>
Village is follows only Hindu religion, it has nice temples. Rama temple is location in the center of the village, Lord shiva, Durga temple are location in the nearby paddy fields of the village. Lord Veerabhadra temple is located in the nearby fields.


[[Category:Geography of India]]
[[Category:Villages in Andhra Pradesh]]

Latest revision as of 23:40, 21 November 2024

Obulakkapalli is a village in Peddaraveedu mandal, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh state, India. The village is named after village patron god Bodireddy.[1]

Agriculture is the prime industry of the village. Citrus was once a major source of income for the village. Farmers used to export hundreds of trucks of citrus crops to Gaddiannaram Fruit Market every year, but due to the severe drought of 2002–04, most farmland became sterile from lack of ground water. Currently, the local water table exists at 500 – 600' depth. A large pond located nearby has also run dry, further hampering crop production.

The population of the village is around 600, divided 49% male / 51% female. The literacy rate is about 80%, and villagers are primarily Hindu.

References

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  1. ^ "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 374. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

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