Govindaraopet
| Govindaraopet | |
|---|---|
| Village and Mandal | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Warangal |
| Talukas | Govindaraopet |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 506344 |
| Telephone code | 08715 |
Govindaraopet is a village and a mandal in Warangal district in the state of Telangana in India.[1] It is located approximately 70 km distance from Hanamkonda along National Highway-163 which connects Hyderabad in Telangana and Bhopalapatnam in Chhattisgarh.
Economy
Most of its population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. Paddy is the main crop of this village, in both Rabi and Kharif seasons. The main sources of water for irrigation are Dayyala Vagu, Rangapur Kaluva. They derive water from Laknavaram Lake. Dayyala Vagu can be regarded as "The Lifeline of Govindaraopet" because of its significant contribution to agricultural economy of this village.
Apart from agriculture, considerable economic activities in the form of hotels, general stores, fertilizer shops, rice mills, wine shops take place everyday.
Every Saturday a market will be held in the village. Major commodities of this market include: vegetables, fruits, kitchen utensils and other home needs.
Education
There are two major government schools in Govindaraopet.
- Government High School, Govindaraopet---GHS
- Zilla Parishad Secondary School (Girls), Govindaraopet---ZPSS
Tourism
Several famous tourist attractions in and around the village include Govindarajaswamy Temple, Ramappa Temple, Laknavaram Lake, Project Site, and Medaram. Govindaraopeta is a Town in Govindaraopet Mandal in Warangal District in Andhra Pradesh State in India . Govindaraopeta is 66.9 km distance from its District Main City Warangal . And 200 km distance from its State Main City Hyderabad . . Govindaraopet serves as a mandal headquarters for surrounding villages. The name Govindaraopet is derived from the god Govindarajulu. The majority of the people in the village rely on agriculture and domestic animals for their livelihood. Agricultural products includes paddy, Chili, cotton, mangoes, etc. Govindaraopet can be reached in approximately 2 hours via road from Warangal. Frequent road transportation facilities available from public (APSRTC) and private vehicles at affordable rates. Pasra is a major panchayat village, 3 km from Govindaraopet and serves as economic hot spot for local businesses. A police station, government hospital and schooling up to degree level were also set up. Govindaraopet itself is a beautiful village with paddy fields, gardens, canals, temples and welcoming people. Several famous tourist attractions in and around the village includes Govindarajulu Temple, Ramappa Temple, Laknavaram Lake, Project Site, Medaram etc... Laknavaram Lake is around 78km from Warangal and 6km from Govindaraopet. Tourists coming from Warangal direction has to take the NH 202 road towards Mulugu. After crossing mulugu, drive 8km to the right direction into the thick forest to reach this place. The green hills of Govindaraopet agency mandal lie side by side to form a massive bowl like structure which holds the spacious, beautiful and pristine lake popular known as ‘Laknavaram Cheruvu'. The lake was the discovery of ancient Kakatiya rulers. They spotted this excellent place amidst trees and green hills lined up around to hold the rainwater. The Kakatiya rulers only built a small sluice gate turning the place into a spacious lake which now feeds thousands of acres of agricultural land every year. Medaram is a village in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh, India. A popular religious congregation or Jatara called "Samakka sarakka jatara" or "medaram jatara" takes place for three days biennially in this village. This is deemed to be second largest congregation in India, only after the Kumbha Mela. Nearly one crore or ten million people are expected to converge on this village for the Jatara in the year 2010.
In Govindrao pet there is a new Temple that was built in a place where there was an ancient temple of the god Govindarajaswamy by Shri Mr Vaishanava Gandhi Babu Retired Lecturer in Govindarao Pet Government Junior College.
References
- ↑ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. Retrieved 2007-05-29.