Vedurupaka | |
Native Name Lang: | Telugu language |
Nickname: | Bamboohut, Land of gods. |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 16.894°N 82.024°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | East Godavari |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1698 |
Governing Body: | Vedurupaka Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 17,585[1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 533 345 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91-08857 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 25km (16miles) |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Vedurupaka Grama Panchayat |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Tropical (Köppen) |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. annual temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 30°C |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | 43.12°C |
Blank4 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank4 Info Sec2: | 28°C |
Map Alt: | Dynamic map of village |
Vedurupaka[2] is a village in Rayavaram mandal, Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh state, India.
The Tulyabhaga river flows by Vedurupaka. William Wilson Hunter described it as one of the seven[3] estuaries of the mighty Godavari River.
One of the main attractions is Vijaya Durga Peetham, a place of worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.[2] The village festival of Poleramma Jathara or Sambaram takes place each May; it is a 2-day carnival of religious fervour and traditional dances. This event was supervised by the late Sri Murthineedi Venkayya Garu for 40 years. Another festival is Dasara.
The village's Hindu temples were built by the king of Peddapuram Thimma gaja pathi maharaja in 1700 AD.
The first school in Vedurupaka was established by the Canadian Baptist Mission,[4] one of the early Christian mission initiatives. It was later gifted to the Government. This village has three Government Primary Schools along with SPPR Zilla Parishath High School.
Brahmin Student financial support trust originated in this village. D Satya Prasad, Brahmanaseva trust, Vedurupaka, Rayavaram Mandalam.[5]