Marripudi, Guntur
| Marripudi | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Marripudi Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°59′18″N 80°30′13″E / 15.9882783°N 80.5037402°ECoordinates: 15°59′18″N 80°30′13″E / 15.9882783°N 80.5037402°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Marripudi is an Indian village located in Bapatla Mandal, Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh State. Marripudi is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Mandal's main town Bapatla. The nearest towns are Bapatla and Ponnur. Marripudi has got very rich history.
Many eminent persons have hailed from Marripudi and they participated in India's freedom struggle, excelled in various government and private services, politics and sports. Neighboring villages for Marripudi are Poondla, Itikampadu, Appikatla and Etheru.
Transportation
Marripudi is well connected to Bapatla and Ponnur towns through road transport. Majority of people travel by RTC Buses, Auto Rikshaws, Motorcycles and Bicycles.
Villagers go to Ponnur or Bapatla towns to catch Buses and Trains to travel to various parts of the states.
Climate
Marripudi is generally hot and humid during summer with temperatures ranging between 32 and 45 °C. Winters are milder with fog and temperatures between 15 and 23 °C. Heavy rains are experienced between July and November during monsoon time.
Overall climate is normal and people live with good health.
Economy
The major occupation of the people in Marripudi village is agriculture. The region around the village has fertile soil irrigated by the Krishna river water. Major crops include rice, blackgram, corn.
By sheer hard work people earn a good income to maintain the family and send the kids to better education opportunities.
Education
Marripudi has an Elementary School from 1st Class to 5th Class. Many people who studied in this small school went for further studies in various domains and settled well in India and abroad. Many of the students completed the hihger secondary schooling in Poondla and Appikatla villages.
There are several meritorious citizens from Marripudi made to the top level of civil services administration, Engineering, Medicine, Information Technology in Delhi and Various Indian States and United States of America.
B S Sastry was a finest IPS Officer and worked as D.G.P Kerala and during his time he won several awards and recognitions . Ch Vijaya Rama Raju became MLA of Bapatla in year 1983 and he is native of Marripudi.
M Naga Raju, M Ramakrishna Raju , V Jitendra Varma Raju , V Srinivas Raju, V Venkata Raju, V Ramakrishna Raju, M Punnam Raju and M Srinivas Raju have completed their formal education in and around Marripudi village,in Hyderabad area and in other Indian states in many branches like Civil, Mechanical, Computer Science, MCA and MSc etc Programmes. Many of them are working in the best fortune companies in United States of America and in India. Some of them have established companies and providing employments to many people. There are many other achievers who excelled in academics since long time and their credentials will be updated when available. Marripudi is the "Abode of Education"
Some of the research scholars play an active role for aware the childrens for education through conducting and managing the social services Programmes-Good Friends Social Trust and conducting games for villagers
Some of the Research Scholars (Gummadi Sudhakar and Dr.Karra Somaiah) completed their Ph.D and awarded the Doctorates from Acharya Nagarjuna University and Publish Research Papers in International Peer reviewed Journals on local Problems especially On Ground water quality and Fish toxicological problems. the contributions of people in education, cultural and forming is well in India
Technology & Communications
Villages is well connected with many telephones and mobile Phones services.
Religion
Christianity and Hinduism are the main religions. The main castes are Scheduled Tribe-Yerukala, Christian-Mala, Reddys, [Kshatriyas]] or Rajus, Brahmins, Vysyas, & Muslims.
The village is known for its holy Church and temples Sivalayam, Dattatreya Mandiram & Anjaneya Swami temple, Potuluri Veera Brahmendra Swamy temple, a Mosque.
People from different backgrounds maintain good relations and lives in harmony.
Sports
Marripudi produced many sports persons and very famous for Kabaddi game and won many trophies in prime days.
Politics
Marripudi village is very active in political movements since Indian freedom struggles and plays a key role in electing political representatives at various levels of the system. The village is yet to get any major development works or projects in recent years and lacks in political lobbying comparing other nearby villages.