Vejendla

Greater Vejendla
Village
Vejendla railway station signboard
Greater Vejendla
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Greater Vejendla
Greater Vejendla (India)
Coordinates: 16°14′20″N 80°31′34″E / 16.239°N 80.526°E / 16.239; 80.526Coordinates: 16°14′20″N 80°31′34″E / 16.239°N 80.526°E / 16.239; 80.526
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Mandal Chebrolu
Government
 • Type Panchayati raj
 • Body Vejendla Gram Panchayat
 • Sarpanch Vejendla Jyothi
Area[1]
 • Total 13.99 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 9,938
 • Density 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 522213

Greater Vejendla is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Chebrolu mandal of Tenali revenue division.[3][4]

Government and politics

Vejendla gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village.[5][6] The panchayat has a total of 14 wards and each ward is represented by an elected ward member.[7] The present sarpanch of the village is Vejendla Jyothi.[8] V.V.D.V.Prasad Babu is the secretary of the panchayat.[9]

Transport

Vejendla road at the intersection of Guntur-Tenali road

Guntur-Tenali road passes through Vejendla. APSRTC operates buses from Guntur on this route, which halts at Vejendla. Vejendla railway station is situated on Guntur–Tenali section and is administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is classified as an E–category station in the Guntur railway division.[10] The nearest major railway station to the village is Guntur, at a distance of 13 km (8.1 mi).[11]

References

  1. ↑ "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14, 414. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Administrative Setup". Official website of Krishna district. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Vejendla Village Panchayat". National Panchayat Portal. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Local Body Elected Members of Vejendla". Area Profiler. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "List of elected Sarpanchas in Grampanchayat of Guntur district, 2013" (PDF). State Election Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Layout page". areaprofiler.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  10. ↑ "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. p. 11. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Vejandla railway station info". India Rail Info. Retrieved 3 May 2016.


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