Pamidipadu

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Pamidipadu
Village
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Prakasam
Population (2011)
• Total	10,000
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	523213

Pamidipadu village (15° 42’ 41.8’’ N and 80° 06’ 40.4’’ E) is located in Korisapadu mandal of Prakasam district 28 km away from Ongole town on the Grand Trunk road (Kolkata- Chennai) National Highway No. 5. An approach road from the village connects to the national highway at a distance of 14 km at Medarmetla town. The nearest railway station is Ongole. The major soils of the village are shallow to deep black, constituting about 60% of the arable land. Red, sandy and saline soils contribute the rest. The normal rainfall in the village is 842 mm.

History:

Pamidipadu village was formed around the 12th century AD, as evidenced from writings on the Shilashasanam that appeared in the old Shiva temple constructed in the 13th century

Infrastructure:

The village has well-developed infrastructure facilities. It was electrified in 1975, and at present, 1075 households have access to electricity for domestic purposes in addition to 50 connections for commercial purpose and 20 connections for irrigation pumpsets. Water is supplied to the villagers through 110 public and private tap connections connected to an overhead tank constructed in 2001. In 2010, a Nandi safe drinking water plant was established to purify the water and supply safe drinking water at nominal price. Cement and tar roads were constructed during 2004- 07 with a good drainage system.

Public transport:

APSRTC Buses(11 trips a day to near towns) one trip to Hyderabad, autorickshaws, four wheelers and motor cycles are the main means of transportation. The village post office was established in 1949 and a BSNL telephone exchange in 1982. There are about 250 landline connections, 3000 cell phones and three STD booths in the village. There is also one E-Seva Centre (started in 2004) providing bill-payment services to the villagers.

Education

Three high schools functioning in the village include one government-managed school (started in 1971) and two privately-managed schools (started in 1977 and 1999), providing education up to Standard 10. One Jounior college in the near village 4 km away.

Banks: PACS(1928) Andhra Pragati Grameena Bank(1985) State Bank of India(2010)

The present literacy rate in the village is 81%

References

1. vdsa.icrisat.ac.in/Include/vaag/pamidipadu.pdf