Alamanda, Vizianagaram
| Alamanda అలమండ | |
|---|---|
| village | |
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Prashanti Express at Alamanda Train station | |
  Alamanda Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°59′00″N 83°14′00″E / 17.9833°N 83.2333°ECoordinates: 17°59′00″N 83°14′00″E / 17.9833°N 83.2333°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Vizianagaram |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 535 240 |
| Vehicle registration | AP35 |
Alamanda is a village panchayat in Jami mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India. There is a railway station in Alamanda in Waltair division of East Coast Railway, Indian Railways.
Demographics
According to Indian census, 2001, the village demographics are as follows:[1]
- Total Population - 6,563 in 1,397 households.
- Male Population - 3,346
- Female Population - 3,217
- Children under 6 years of age - 750 (Boys - 375 and Girls - 375)
- Total Literates - 2,967
Culture
Alamanda, a major panchayati village, once politically dominated by Kshatriyas (Rajus). At present Velamas dominate this village. The most dominant caste is Velamas. The Velama caste people have been ruling from last 50 years. Koppula Velama Sri Lagudu Simhadri] is the powerful candidate from this village who is former Zilla Parshed Chairman for Vizianagaram Dt. Most of the Velama families surname as Alamanda moved out of Alamanda due to some reasons and settled in different places throughout the AP like Jangareddygudem - West Godavari District, Ramanaa Palem - Visaka District, Kavala Padu - East Godavari District. Also few of the families with surname alamanda moved out of India and settled outside and started business and well known resorts named as alamanda-resort in St Martin.
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