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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Cherukupalli mandal
| official_name = Cherukupalle H/O Arumbaka mandal
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| settlement_type = [[Mandal]]
| image_skyline = File:Cherukupalle mandal in Guntur district.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Mandal map of Guntur district showing Cherukupalle mandal (in yellow)
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = Cherukupalli
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16.04825|N|80.67561|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of mandals in Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Guntur district|Guntur]]
| subdivision_name3 = Cherukupalli
| established_title = 
| established_date = 25 May 1985
| founder =
| named_for =
| parts_type =
| parts =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Guntur|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=20 February 2016|pages=14}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 98.97
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Elevation for Pedakurapadu|url=http://veloroutes.org/elevation/?location=Cherukupalli&units=m|publisher=Veloroutes|access-date=1 August 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 60385
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census" />
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 522 309
| area_code = 08648
| area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in India|Telephone code]]
| registration_plate =
| website =
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
}}

[[File:Cherukupalli Centre.jpg|thumb|right|Cherukupalli Centre]]
'''Cherukupalli mandal''' (officially:'''Cherukupalle H/O Arumbaka mandal''') is one of the fifty seven mandals in [[Guntur district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is under the administration of [[Tenali revenue division]] of the district. The village of [[Cherukupalle]] is the administrative seat of the mandal.<ref name="census" />

== History ==

This area may be under Kingdom of Prataliputra (5th century BC)}, identified with Bhattiprolu (10 km away), the earliest known kingdom in Guntur District. Inscriptional evidence shows that king Kubera was ruling over Bhattiprolu around 230 BC followed by the Sala Kings. This area used to be under Nizampatnam Circar during Golconda Sultanate and Nizam times. Nizampatnam circar was transferred to French and then on to British for the help rendered during the Carnatic wars.

The Arumbaka copper plates of Badapa (AD 970-999) mentions that the village of Arumbaka having its boundaries as Kavuru, Cherukumballi (Cherukupalli), Gomaduvu (Govada) and Sripundi (Sripudi )was given by Chalukyan Kings to certain Gandanarayana, famous archer<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sastri|first=Hirananda|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56670|title=Epigraphia Indica Vol.19|date=1927}}</ref>

The village of Arepalli was granted as Inam in the year 1688 (Salivahana era 1610) by Rajas of Komaravole, residents of Nizampatnam to certain Brahmins for religious purposes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b4961c607dba348f016b9b|title=V. Seethaya And Others v. P. Subramanya Somayajulu And Another {{!}} Privy Council {{!}} Judgment {{!}} Law {{!}} CaseMine|website=www.casemine.com|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref> "A manual of Krishna District: Madras Presidency" compiled in the year 1881–82 also mentions the villages Ponnapalli and Arepalli as inam villages and the present area under Repalli Taluka.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H74RAAAAYAAJ|title=A Manual of the Kistna District, in the Presidency of Madras: Compiled for the Government of Madras|date=1883-01-01|publisher=Lawrence Asylum Press|language=en}}</ref> The Cherukupalli Sub-District (Sub-Registrar) was formed in 1911 by removing some villages from Repalle, Bapatla and Guntur Taluks.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Fort St.George Gazette 1910|publisher=Govt of Madras Presidency|location=Kerala state archives|pages=1833}}</ref> The present sub-registrar office was constructed between 1926 and 1929<ref>{{Cite book|title=Fort St George Gazette|publisher=Madras Presidency|year=1926|url=http://statelibrary.kerala.gov.in/fort_gazette/index.php|location=Kerala state archives|pages=1058–60}}</ref> This area also finds mention in civil dispute case regarding Chennakesawara Swamy temple near cherukupalli in 1926 All India reporter<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.286052|title=All India Reporter|date=1926-01-01|publisher=D.V. Chitaley|language=en}}</ref>

During freedom struggle, Nehru Granthalayam (library) was established in Gudavalli village as part of library movement to educate the people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyoffreedom020146mbp/historyoffreedom020146mbp_djvu.txt|title=Full text of "History Of Freedom Movement In Guntoor District121-147"|website=archive.org|access-date=2016-09-07|publisher=PRASANNA PUBLICATIONS}}</ref> Mahatma Gandhi visited the mandal in 23 December 1933 as part of harijan upliftment tour. He laid foundation for Vinayashram building in Kavuru village, opened temple for harijans and gave a short speech.<ref>Chronology of Mahatma Gandhi's life/India 1933: https://web.archive.org/web/20170105015615/http://wikilivres.ca/wiki/Chronology_of_Mahatma_Gandhi's_life/India_1933</ref> A tree planted by Gandhiji in 1933 is still alive in this ashramam. Gandhiji again visited Vinayashram on 23 January 1937 during his tour of cyclone effected areas of coastal Andhra. Another ashramam (Maitreya Ashramam) to his memory was established in Gudavalli village and functions till date.

Sri Gollapudi Sita Rama Shastri (Swami Sitaram), a gandhian was instrumental in establishing Vinaya Ashram (now Krishi Vignana Kendra) in Kavuru Village. During Quit India movement, he led a group of people who set fire to Sub Registrar office at Cherukupalli.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu/NASD/4a7f1db4-5792-415c-be79-266f41eef20a/upgrade-archive-06-14-2007/data/upload-allbooks/disk%203/Jan%20N/ENGLISH/Mahatma_Gandhis_Leadership_And_Quit_India_Movement_In_Coastal_Andhra/HTML/00000105.htm|title=00000105.htm|access-date=2 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807144807/http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu/NASD/4a7f1db4-5792-415c-be79-266f41eef20a/upgrade-archive-06-14-2007/data/upload-allbooks/disk%203/Jan%20N/ENGLISH/Mahatma_Gandhis_Leadership_And_Quit_India_Movement_In_Coastal_Andhra/HTML/00000105.htm|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also undertook fast unto death for creation of separate Andhra state from his ashram at Kavuru, but gave up his 35-day fast under the advice from Vinobha Bhave.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/about-ap/history/struggle-for-andhra-state/|title=Struggle for Andhra State – History of AP – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|website=www.ap.gov.in|access-date=2016-08-02}}</ref> On 29 May 1975 a group of naxalites attacked Cherukupalli police station and decamped with police weapons – a first in the state's history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Former-Naxal-leaders-passes-away/articleshow/8702006.cms|title=Former Naxal leaders passes away – Times of India|access-date=2016-08-02}}</ref> This gave jolt to the police, who until then considered naxalites were confined only to the forests.

== Geography ==
The mandal is bounded by [[Nagaram, Guntur district|Nagaram]] mandal towards south, [[Amruthalur]] mandal towards north, [[Pittalavanipalem]] mandal towards south, [[Bhattiprolu mandal]] towards east.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandals in Guntur district|url=http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/guntur.html|publisher=aponline.gov.in|access-date=28 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428070826/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/apfactfile/info%20on%20districts/guntur.html|archive-date=28 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district| url=http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/ataglance.pdf| publisher=guntur.nic.in| access-date=26 May 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626041854/http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/ataglance.pdf| archive-date=26 June 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Climate'''

The mandal receives rainfall from South-West monsoon in the months of June-Sept. The average annual rainfall is 875 mm.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/ataglance.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626041854/http://guntur.nic.in/statistics/ataglance.pdf |archive-date=26 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Rainfall in Cherukupalle mandal
! rowspan="2" |Average rainfall (mm)
! colspan="3" |Actual Rainfall (mm)
|-
|2010
|2011
|2012
|-
|875.0
|1389.6
|457.6
|973.4
|}
The average monthly rainfall in mandal is as follows<ref name=":1" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Average monthly rainfall in Cherukupalle mandal
!scope="col"|Month
!scope="col"|January
!scope="col"|February
!scope="col"|March
!scope="col"|April
!scope="col"|May
!scope="col"|June
!scope="col"|July
!scope="col"|August
!scope="col"|September
!scope="col"|October
!scope="col"|November
!scope="col"|December
|-
|Average rainfall (mm)
|13.1
|8.4
|3.7
|6.4
|62.7
|85.7
|127.9
|138.3
|157.0
|143.0
|102.2
|26.6
|}

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India|census]], the mandal had a population of 60,385. The total population constitute, 29,852 males and 30,533 females —a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males. 5,371 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,748 are boys and 2,623
are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 66.88% with 36,795 literates.<ref name=census />{{rp|480}}<ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=Hand Book of Statistics 2013 Guntur Distric|url=http://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/social/Guntur%20District%20DHB%20-%202013.pdf|access-date=9 September 2016|pages=xi,3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012181418/http://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/social/Guntur%20District%20DHB%20-%202013.pdf|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Government and politics ==

=== Administration ===

The mandal consist 10 revenue villages, 16 panchayats and 49 hamlets.<ref name=census />{{rp|480}}<ref name=stats />{{rp|7}}

The area used to be part of Tenali Taluka and later came under newly formed Repalle Taluka from 1909. Again in 1981–82 this mandal came under Pallapatla taluka after bifurcation of Repalle Taluka. Cherukupalli mandal came into existence from 25-5-1985 as per govt. decision to form new administrative units called mandals.<ref name=":1" />
The settlements in the mandal are listed below:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|style=width:450px;|
# Arepalli
# Arumbaka†
# Balusupalem
# [[Gudavalli, Guntur district|Gudavalli]]
# Kaavuru
# [[Kanagala]]
# [[Nadimpalli]]
# [[Ponnapalli]]
# [[Rajavolu, Guntur district|Rajavolu]]
# Rambhotlapalem
}}
''†−Mandal headquarters''

=== Politics ===
Cherukupalli mandal falls under [[Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baptla Parliamentary constituency]], represented by [[Nandhigama Suresh]] of [[YSRCP]]. It in turn is a part of [[Repalle (Assembly constituency)|Repalle assembly constituency]], represented by [[Anagani Satya Prasad]] from tdp. The mandal administration is under the Cherukupalli Mandal Parishad, a local self-government, established under AP Panchayati Raj act, 1994. The present Mandal Parishad president is M.Parvathi of TDP.<ref name=mpp>{{cite web|title=4th Ordinary Elections to MPTC / ZPTC, 2014|url=http://www.apsec.gov.in/ELECTIONRESULTS/RESULTS%202014/MPP%20ELECTED%20MEMBERS,%202014(ANDHRA).pdf|website=Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref> In the local government elections held in 2014, Pitlu Srinivasa Reddy won from Cherukupalli ZPTC (ZIlla Parishad Territorial Constituency).<ref name=zpm>{{cite web|title=4th Ordinary Elections to MPTC / ZPTC, 2014|url=http://www.apsec.gov.in/ELECTIONRESULTS/RESULTS%202014/Andhra%20Elected%20ZPTCs%20List,%202014.pdf|website=Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>

The list of Mandal Parishad members elected in 2014 elections are as below.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.apsec.gov.in/RLBS_RESULTS.html|title=State Election Commission, Andhra Pradesh|website=www.apsec.gov.in|access-date=2016-08-04}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!S.No.
!Constituency
!Reservation
!MPTC Member
!Political Party
|-
|1
|Arepalli
|UR(W)
|Mathi Vijaya Lakshmi
|YSRCP
|-
|2
|Arumbaka
|SC
|Vemu Mohanbabu
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|3
|Balusulapalem
|UR
|Yarramsetty Venkata Srinivasa Rao
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|4
|Cherukupalli-1
|SC(W)
|Naidu Padma
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|5
|Cherukupalli-2
|UR(W)
|Mokhamatam Parvathi
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|6
|Gudavalli
|UR
|Gaddipati Venkateswara Rao
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|7
|Gullapalli-1
|ST(W)
|Savanam Padma
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|8
|Gullapalli-2
|BC
|Yaragalla Amareswari
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|9
|Kanagala-1
|UR
|Abdul Ahad
|YSRCP
|-
|10
|Kanagala-2
|UR(W)
|Dhoopam Samrajyam
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|11
|Kavuru
|BC(W)
|Yalavarthi Tirumala Rani
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|12
|Nadimpalli
|UR(W)
|Uppala Swetha
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|-
|13
|Ponnapalli
|BC(W)
|Puli Vijaya Lakshmi
|YSRCP
|-
|14
|Rajavolu
|UR(W)
|Dontuboina Samrajyam
|YSRCP
|-
|15
|Rambhotlapalem
|BC
|Janni Sambasiva Rao
|YSRCP
|-
|16
|Thurpupalem
|UR
|Pushadapu Venkata Srinivasa Rao
|YSRCP
|-
|17
|Tummalapalem
|UR
|Akkala Venkata Krishna Reddy
|YSRCP
|}

The below table lists all the presidents elected for mandal parishad.

{| class="wikitable"
!Election Years
!Mandal Parishad President
!Political Party
|-
|2001
|Pushadapu Siva Ganga Parvathy<ref>{{cite web|title=4th Ordinary Elections to MPTC / ZPTC, 2014|url=http://www.apsec.gov.in/ELECTIONRESULTS/MP%20Presidents%202001.pdf|website=Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>
|[[CONGRESS INC]]
|-
|2006
|Chennu Koteswara Rao<ref>{{cite web|title=4th Ordinary Elections to MPTC / ZPTC, 2014|url=http://www.apsec.gov.in/ELECTIONRESULTS/MP%20Presidents%202006.pdf|website=Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission|access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>
|INC
|-
|2014
|M.Parvathi<ref name="mpp" />
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|}

== Economy ==
Mother Teressa Swachanda Seva Samstha at Cherukupalle and Sharon International Ministries at Kurrapalem, Gullapalli village are the only two NGOs in the mandal are cleared to receive foreign donations under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://fcraonline.nic.in/home/index.aspx#|title=Fcra OnLine Services|website=fcraonline.nic.in|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref>

Three Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Societies (PACS) are active in the mandal at Kavuru, Gudavalli, Nadimpalli.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://gunturdccb.com/affiliated-packs/ | title=Affiliated PACS}}</ref> Milk Producers MACS (Nadimpalli, Cherukupalli, Vuchavaripalem, Pooshadapuvaripalem, Podilivaripalem, Ponnapalli, Balusulapalem, Gullapalli, Arepalli, Rajavolu, Kanagala, Gudavalli, Kaminenivaripalem, Yeminenivaripalem); Mutually Aided Coop.Thrift Village Societies (MACTVS) in all the villages the mandal; Cherukupalli Santhi Sree Mandal Women MATC Federation Ltd; Pagadavaripalem Mahila TMACPS; Pittukotireddypalem Mahila TMACPS are some of the other.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cooperation.ap.gov.in/mas.html|title=Coop--Movement|website=www.cooperation.ap.gov.in|access-date=2016-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916181551/http://www.cooperation.ap.gov.in/mas.html|archive-date=16 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Education ==
66 Anganwadi Centres (AWC) operate in the mandal providing nutrition and pre-school education. The mandal has some of the oldest and famous govt schools like Sri Jagannadha Aided upper primary school, Kanagala established in 1929,Muniwamy Nadiu ZP school, Gudavalli established in 1944, Cherukupalli ZPH school, Kavuru ZPH school. A Govt BC Boys welfare hostel is located at Gullapalli. Apart from this 1 SC boys hostel and 1 SC girls hostel also operate in the mandal. Kavuru govt junior college, Nagarjuna Junior College at Cherukupalle and Cherukupalle Junior College are the notable junior colleges in the mandal.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Colleges in Guntur District|url=http://bieap.gov.in/Pdf/guntur.pdf|website=Board of Intermediate Education|access-date=9 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021151643/http://bieap.gov.in/pdf/guntur.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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Cherukupalle mandal - Revision history

Kamal Guha at 02:52, 2 September 2023