Rajavolu, Guntur district
| Rajavolu రాజవోలు | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Rajavolu  Rajavolu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°03′08″N 80°43′24″E / 16.0521°N 80.7233°ECoordinates: 16°03′08″N 80°43′24″E / 16.0521°N 80.7233°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Mandal | Cherukupalli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.72 km2 (2.59 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 7 |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,755 |
| • Rank | 7 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 522259 |
| Telephone code | 08648 |
| Vehicle registration | AP07 |
Rajavolu is a revenue village and gram panchayat in Guntur district of the Indian state Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Cherukupalli mandal of Tenali revenue division. The village is located 8 km from Mandal headquarters and 60 km east to district headquarters Guntur. The nearest town Repalle is 22 km away.
Total geographical area of Rajavolu village is 6.72 km2 and it is the 4th smallest village by area as well as in population in the mandal.[1] Padamatipalem, Rajavolu, Turuppalem are villages under this panchayat.
Demographics[1]
The village is home to 3,755 people with 1,161 households. The population consists of 6% schedule castes and 1% schedule tribes. It has healthy sex ratio of 1016 females per 1000 male in the village. The population of this village increased by 0.8% between 2001-11.
| Population | Change in population (%)
(2001–11) |
Literacy | Change in literacy (%)
(2001–11) | |
| Total | 3,755 | 0.8 | 65% | 4.1 |
| Male | 1,863 | 2.4 | 74.7% | 2.6 |
| Female | 1,892 | - 0.7 | 55.7% | 5.5 |
Transport
By Rail
Bhattiprolu Railway Station (7 km) is the nearest railway station to Rajavolu. However Guntur Jn Railway Station is major railway station 60 km near to Rajavolu.
By Bus
Cherukupalli, Battiprolu, Nagaram are the nearby by APSRTC focal points from which frequent buses are available. APSRTC runs few buses to major cities through this village.
Autos ply frequently between Cherukupalli-Rajavolu, Rajavolu-Bhaatiprolu and Rajavolu-Nagaram
Educational Institutions
- Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School, Rajavolu (Estd: 1932)
- Zilla Parishad Upper Primary School, Rajavolu (Estd: 1949)
- SSHA Private Aided School, Padamatipalem (Estd: 1954)
Amenities
- PWS water scheme[2]
- Rajavolu Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (HWCS)
- Famous for handloom saree weaving
Government and politics
Rajavolu gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[3] The panchayat has a total of 12 wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member.[4] The ward members are headed by a sarpanch and the present sarpanch is T.S.V.Rama Rao[5].
| S.No | Name | Designation | Ward Number |
| 1 | T.S.V.Rama Rao | Sarpanch | |
| 2 | Enduri.V.Mahalakshmi | Ward Member | 1 |
| 3 | Gorre.Chandravathi | Ward Member | 2 |
| 4 | Maradaku.Pardhasaradhi | Ward Member | 3 |
| 5 | K.Lakshmi Koteswaramma | Ward Member | 4 |
| 6 | Parisa.Nagamani | Ward Member | 5 |
| 7 | Tata.Sambasivarao | Ward Member | 6 |
| 8 | Mande.Manikyam | Ward Member | 7 |
| 9 | Rajolu.Achiyya | Ward Member | 8 |
| 10 | Kaza.Nageswara Rao | Ward Member | 9 |
| 11 | Pamu.Pichireddy | Ward Member | 10 |
| 12 | Tumma.Achimma | Ward Member | 11 |
| 13 | U.Jagannadham | Ward Member | 12 |
Rajavolu elects 1 MPTC member to Cherukupalli mandal parishad. The details are as follows.[6]
| Rajavolu & Allavaripalem | ||
| Election Years | Name | Party |
| 2001 | Donthuboina Venkateshwarlu Reddy | INC |
| 2006 | Donthuboina Venkateshwarlu Reddy | INC |
| 2014 | Donthuboina Samrajyam | YSRCP |
References
- 1 2 "Rajavolu Village". indikosh.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ↑ "WaterSoft". rwss.ap.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ↑ "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. p. 99. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Elected Members". National Panchayat Portal. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "RAJAVOLU-Village Panchayat - National Panchayat Portal - Govt. of India". www.guncherukrajavogp.appr.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
- ↑ "STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, ANDHRA PRADESH". www.apsec.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-08-09.