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'''Patharlapahad''' ({{Lang-te|పాతర్లపహాడ్}}) is a village in Atmakoor (S) Mandal of [[Nalgonda district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It is located along a Highway between Suryapet and Warangal |
'''Patharlapahad''' ({{Lang-te|పాతర్లపహాడ్}}) is a village in Atmakoor (S) Mandal of [[Nalgonda district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is located along a Highway between Suryapet and Warangal |
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==Geography and demographics== |
==Geography and demographics== |
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Revision as of 04:21, 9 May 2014
Patharlapahad | |
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Village | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| • Sarpanch | Narayana Ganaparapu, Congress |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Ramreddy Damoder Reddy |
| Area | |
• Total | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,205 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu and Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 508221 |
| Telephone code | 91–8684 |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 26 °C (79 °F) |
Patharlapahad (Template:Lang-te) is a village in Atmakoor (S) Mandal of Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located along a Highway between Suryapet and Warangal
Geography and demographics
The village is spread across 3 km² and has total population of approximately 4205.[1] The village possesses cultural diversity with Hindu's and Muslims. The literacy percentage of the village is 38%
History
The village, like many other villages in the district (and in Telangana region), faced a major threat from "Rajakarulu", a private militia organized by Qasim Razvi to support the rule of Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and resist the integration of Hyderabad State in India. Village citizens used to hide themselves in forest areas around the village to escape from killings of the Nizam Army. There are some notable persons who scarified their lives fighting against the army for freedom.
Historical places
One of the historical places in the village is 'Shambhuni Gudi' (Shivalayam; A Temple of Lord Shiva), located on the banks of Shabhuni Cheruvu (A major reservoir of the village). The temple was constructed during the ruling of Rani Rudrama Devi of the Kakatiya dynasty. The architectural style of the temple is characteristic of Shiva temples built by Kakatiya rulers. However, over a period of time, the temple was demolished and was never been recovered by Archeological department of India.
The other notable place is 'Anjaneya Swamy Gudi (Temple of Lord Hanuman who is a disciple of Lord Rama in the war against the demon king Ravana). The temple is located in the middle of the village. As per the village culture (and Hindu culture of weddings), all the newly wedded couples will visit the temple before they enter their house.
There is new Ramalayam temple (Temple of Lord Rama) is being built in the village currently. The budget for the temple is being collected in the form of donations.
Festivals and events
Village people actively celebrate most major festival of Hindu religion - Sankranti, Ugadi, Diwali, Vijayadashami and Muslim festivals like Ramzan (Ramadan), Bakra Eid, Peerla Panduga (Muharram).
Once in every two years, the village hosts the major carnival called 'Gangadevamma Jathara' a festival celebrated by people of the village worshiping Goddess Ganga (aka Ganges, Personified as a goddess, worshiped by Hindus who believe that the prayers towards the goddess would bring more rains and water to the village). This festival also invites people from many other surrounding villages who camp near the temple for few days and participate in the celebrations.
The women in the village celebrate a Telangana traditional festival called Bathukamma every year.
Peerla Panduga used to be one of the Muslim festivals enjoyed by all the people in the village irrespective of their religion.
Agriculture and other occupations
The village is majorly dependent on agriculture. There are 4 major reservoirs located around the village to aid the agriculture. They are - Shambhuni cheruvu (Built by Rani Rudrama devi), Kotha Kunta, Ayyavaari Kunta, Garu Kunta. There is also a small check dam built on a creek that passes by the village, which also serves part of agriculture land. There is about 10000 acres of land cultivated every year. However, most of the agriculture is rain dependent. Some of the crops grown in the village are - Paddy, Peanuts, Red Chilli, mung bean (also known as green gram or golden gram), pigeon pea (also known as yellow dal) and Cotton. Village lately have been adapting commercial crops like Mango, Orange etc. As the village is surrounded by more than ten Lambada Thandas (Banjara Thanda), a good portion of agriculture labor is supplied from these Thandas.
All the crops except cotton are marketed in Suryapet agriculture market yard. Cotton is usually sold in Warangal market.
There are significant number of people in the village who belongs to Golla or Yadav. The traditional occupation of these have been rearing sheep, goats and cattle and sell them in nearby Angadi (Rural supermarkets in Telangana region) to make money. The village like most other villages in Telangana region, used to host weekly Angadi (every Saturday) until 1998. People relied on the angadi for procuring their daily household goods. The angadis were an alternative supermarket concept for villages in most of the Telangana districts.
In late 1980s, the village was famous for producing most kallu. There are two main types of kallu produced, namely Thadi Kallu (from Toddy Palmyra trees) and Eetha Kallu (from silver date palms). Eetha Kallu is very sweet and less intoxicating, whereas Thati Kallu is stronger (sweet in the morning, becoming sour to bitter-sour in the evening) and is highly intoxicating. People enjoy kallu right at the trees where it is brought down. They drink out of leaves by holding them to their mouths while the Goud pours the kallu from the Kunda (kallu pot). There are different types of toddy (kallu) according to the season: 1. poddathadu, 2. parpudthadu, 3. pandudthadu, and 4. mogadthadu. A good portion of the village population (called Goud) depends on selling 'Kallu' for their living.
Education and employment
The village has a Zila Parishad school that educate the students up to 10th standard (SSC - Secondary School Certificate). Patharlapahad is notable in the district for a bundle of educated talent who serves as employees in wide variety of departments. The village is famous for producing most number of teachers in the mandal. At the time of this writing, the village has about1 doctor,105 Govt teachers, 12 engineers, 4 circle inspectors,4 Sub inspectors and 4 conistables actively serving.
Patharlapahad has a youth club named - Navodaya Youth Club. Under the authority of this club, the village used to host district level sports & cultural competitions.
Politics
The Patharlapahad Govt is a gram panchayat that consists of 12 wards. The Panchayath also includes wards from near by Thandas. Main political parties are Indian National Congress and Telugu Desam Party. However, since the independence the village was mostly ruled by Congress party.
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