Bhatlapenumarru

Bhatlapenumarru is a village in the Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Movva mandal of Machilipatnam revenue division.[1]

Bhatlapenumarru
Village
Bhatlapenumarru
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Bhatlapenumarru
Bhatlapenumarru (India)
Coordinates: 16.285396°N 80.907471°E / 16.285396; 80.907471
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKrishna
Area
 • Total11.66 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,016
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
521138
Nearest cityVijayawada

History

Bhatlapenumarru was previously an agraharam donated to the Brahmin community by the Gajapathi Kings. The first part of the village's name is "bhatla," which is Telugu dialect of plural version of the word "bhat," and the second half "penumarru" means large locality.

People

Indian freedom fighter and designer of the Indian National Flag, Sri Pingali Venkayya (August 2, 1878 – July 4, 1963), was born in this village.[2][3] In honor and remembrance of the man who designed the Indian National Flag, a statue was erected in the center of the village opposite the library.[4]

Arjuna Award winner Sri Kamineni Eswara Rao was also born in this village.[5][6] He was adjudged "Strongest Man of India" in the 1954 Senior Nationals and was labelled by American coach Bob Hoffman as "Powerhouse".[7] He represented India as weightlifter in 1956 Melbourne Olympics, 1960 Rome Olympics[5] and the first Asian Games(1951). In 2009, a Gymnasium called "Sri Kamineni" was established in honor of Sri Kamineni Eswara Rao at Pedapudi, in the Kuchipudi Center.[8]

Geography

Bhatlapenumarru is located at 16.4500°N 80.7833°E / 16.4500; 80.7833.[9] It is at an altitude of approximately 5m (19feet).[10]

References
  1. "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,442. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. The Hindu Newspaper Article Dated 4 February 2008
  3. The Hindu Newspaper Article Dated 16 August 2011
  4. The Hindu Newspaper article dated 1 February 2008
  5. OneIndia News
  6. They keep the city flag flying high - The Hindu Newspaper article
  7. The Hindu Newspaper article dated 12 August 2004
  8. Local(Pedasanagallu, Near Kuchipudi) Newsblog
  9. Google Maps Result for Bhatlapenumarru
  10. Approximated to Pamarru Data
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