Kuchipudi, Krishna district

Kuchipudi
Village
Kuchipudi
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Kuchipudi
Kuchipudi (India)
Coordinates: 16°15′25″N 80°54′45″E / 16.2570°N 80.9126°E / 16.2570; 80.9126Coordinates: 16°15′25″N 80°54′45″E / 16.2570°N 80.9126°E / 16.2570; 80.9126
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Area[1]
 • Total 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,941
 • Density 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 521135
Telephone code +91–08671

Kuchipudi is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kuchipudi is also known as Kuchelapuram or Kuchilapuri.[2]. It is located in Movva mandal of Machilipatnam revenue division.[3][4] It is one of the villages in the mandal to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region.[5]

Geography

This place is the border of Krishna district and Guntur district. Kollur is west towards this village.

Education

Sri Siddhendra Yogi Kala Pitham in the village is one of the eight schools under Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, renowned for the dance form of Kuchipudi.[6]

History

Siddhendhra Yogi Kala pitham, one of the eight schools of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University is situated in Kuchipudi. The kuchipudi dance was evolved by Siddhendra Yogi.[7]

Transport

Machilipatnam is the nearest town to Kuchipudi, 24 kilometres (15 mi) away.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,244. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ↑ https://www.inditales.com/kuchipudi-village-andhra-pradesh
  3. ↑ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Administrative Setup". Official website of Krishna district. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Nation. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Siddhendra Yogi kala Pitham". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "teluguuniversity.ac.in » Siddhendra Yogi Kala Pitham". teluguuniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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