Kondapalli

For other uses, see Kondapalli (disambiguation).

Kondapalli
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Kondapalli aerial view
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Kondapalli Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°37′06″N 80°32′28″E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
District	NTR
Mandal	Ibrahimpatnam
City	Vijayawada
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Kondapalli Municipality
Area
• Total	30.00 km^2 (11.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	33,373
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	521228
Telephone code	+91-866
Vehicle registration	AP-16

Kondapalli toys at a house in Vijayawada

Forecourt of the fort

Kondapalli is an industrial and residential hub located in western part of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station, one of the major Thermal Power stations of the state is located in between Ibrahimpatnam and Kondapalli. It is home for many industries like Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL), BPCL, HPCL, IOC, Reliance Industries, Lanco Infratech are located here. Kondapalli Toys are very famous in the state. Kondapalli Fort, also known as Kondapalli Kota, is located towards west of Kondapalli. The closest locality to Kondapalli is Ibrahimpatnam.

Etymology

In 18th century, Kondapalli was known with the name, Mustafanagar.^[1]

Culture

Main article: Kondapalli Toys

The village is known for Kondapalli Toys (Kondapalli bommalu). The toys are chiselled from local light softwoods (Tella Poniki) and painted with vegetable dyes, and vibrant enamel colours. They are made by local wooden and lay artisans. The most popular toys include Dasavatarams (ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) elephants with Ambari, palanquin-bearers carrying the bride and bridegroom, toddy tapper, set of village craftsmen, as well as various animals. The papier mache swinging doll is a favourite with many.^[2]

Fort

Main article: Kondapalli Fort

Flora and fauna

Kondapalli is home to the Kondapalli Reserve Forest one of the last remaining pristine forests in the Krishna district, spread over an area of 30,000 acres (120 km²). It is home to several leopards, wild dogs, jackals, wild boar, and wolves with a varied topography.^[3] A Zoological park was also planned by the state government at the village.^[4]

Economy

Kondapalli is an industrial suburb of Vijayawada. It has one of the largest industrial estates (industrial parks) in Andhra Pradesh, spread over 450 acres (1.8 km²) and supporting over 800 industrial enterprises. Second largest wagon workshop of Indian Railways is present in Rayanapadu (Guntupalli) about 3 km (1.9 mi) from Kondapalli.^[5] In addition to a 1760 MW Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station (NTTPs) and 368.144 MW gas based Lanco power plant which is under expansion to 768.144 MW are located here.^[6] Andhra Pradesh Heavy Machinery & Engineering Limited (APHMEL) factory is present in Kondapalli. Kondapalli is hub for storage, bottling and transportation of petroleum products of all major companies. Major companies having a presence in Kondapalli include BPCL, GAIL, HPCL, IOC, Reliance Industries, and Lanco Infratech.

Transport

Kondapalli ghat road

Kondapalli railway station is located on Kazipet–Vijayawada section, administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.^[7] NH 30 passes through the town, which connects Vijayawada with Uttarakhand. APSRTC operates city buses from Kondapalli to other places of the city.

APSRTC City Bus Routes

Route Number	Start	End	Via
144	Kondapalli	Auto Nagar	Ibrahimpatam,Gollapuri,City Terminal,Governorpet,M.G Road, Libbipet, Benz circle, Patamata
145	Kondapalli	Nidamanuru	Ibrahimpatnam, Gollapuri,City Terminal, Maruthinagar, gunadala, Ramavarapadu, Nidamanuru,
145G	Kondapalli Railway Station	Gannavaram	Kondapalli Railway Station, City Terminal, Gunadala, Ramavarapadu, Prasadampadu, Enkepadu, Nidamanuru, Kesarapalli, Gannavaram
150	Kondapalli	Kankipadu	Ibrahimpatam,Gollapuri,City Terminal,Governorpet,M.G Road, Libbipet, Benz circle, Patamata, Tadigadapa,Penamaluru
188	Kondapalli Railway Station	Gannavaram	Kondapalli Railway Station, Ibrahim patnam, City Terminal,Gunadala, Ramavarappadu, Gannavaram Centre Bus Stop
200	Kondapalli Khilla	City Terminal	Kondapalli Railway Station, Ibrahim patnam, City Terminal

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.^[8][9] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

See also

• List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh

References

1. Swarnalatha, P. (2005). The World of the Weaver in Northern Coromandel, C.1750-c.1850. Orient Blackswan. p. 11. ISBN 9788125028680.
2. Somya, J. N.; Des, M. "Design Resources on Traditional Toys of Kondapalli The Craft of Wooden Toys". Visual Communication Industrial Design Centre (IDC), IIT Bombay. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
3. Rao, G. V. Ramana (25 May 2006). "Presence of leopards, wild dogs detected in Krishna forests". The Hindu. Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 27 November 2007.
4. Rao, G. v r Subba (27 November 2018). "World-class zoo at Kondapalli soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
5. "Wagon Workshop, Guntupalli". South Central Railway. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
6. "It is always better to spread your wings". The Financial Express. 31 March 2008.
7. "Overview of Kondapalli Station". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
8. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
9. "The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

External links

• Kondapalli toys