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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Krosuru<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India<br />
| pushpin_label = <!-- only necessary if "name" or "official_name" are too long --><br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|16|33|00|N|80|07|59|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref>tags --><br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Palnadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Krosuru<br />
| government_footnotes = <ref name="panchayat">{{cite web |title=Gram Panchayat Identification Codes |url=http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |website=Saakshar Bharat Mission |publisher=National Informatics Centre |accessdate=7 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818173131/http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |archivedate=18 August 2017 |page=106 | url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati raj]]<br />
| governing_body = Krosuru [[gram panchayat]]<br />
| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]<br />
| leader_name = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book - Guntur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |accessdate=7 May 2019 |pages=14,246 }}</ref><br />
| area_total_ha = 2431<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web |title=Population |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=667995 |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref><br />
| population_total = 11549<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| demographics_type1 = [[Language]]<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 522410<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<!-- defaults to: Area code(s) --><br />
| area_code = +91–8640<br />
| registration_plate_type = <br />
| registration_plate = AP<br />
}}<br />
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'''Krosuru''' is a village in [[Palnadu district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of Krosuru [[mandal]] in [[Sattenapalli Revenue Division]].<ref name="village">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_A_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=5 June 2019 |pages=5,316–317 |date=2011}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
As per Gazettee No. 939 of 26 January 2022, the old Guntur District, formed in 1904, was split into three districts – [[Guntur district|Guntur]], [[Palnadu district|Palnadu]] and [[Bapatla district|Bapatla]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://palnadu.ap.gov.in/history/| title= Palnadu District| publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 27 August 2023}}</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
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Krosuru is situated at {{coord|16|33|00|N|80|07|59|E|}}. It is spread over an area of {{Convert|2431|ha|abbr=on}}.<ref name="census" /><br />
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== Demographics ==<br />
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{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], Krosuru had a population of 11,549. The total population constitute, 5,651 males and 5,898 females —a sex ratio of 1044 females per 1000 males. 1,202 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 602 are boys and 600 are girls —a ratio of 997 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 63.20% with 6,539 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=629585|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government|accessdate=5 September 2014|page=43|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213923/http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Governance ==<br />
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Krosuru [[gram panchayat]] is the [[Local government in India|local self-government]] of the village.<ref name="panchayat" /> It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDoppmCmeqUC&q=sarpanch|title=Citizen Participation in Rural Development|last=Seetharam|first=Mukkavilli|date=1990-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170992271|page=34|language=en}}</ref> The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.<ref name="apcrda">{{cite web |title=Declaration of A.P. Capital Region |url=https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF |website= Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority |publisher= Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=14 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511092238/https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF |archivedate=11 May 2019 |page=5 |url-status=dead |date=30 December 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
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As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 16 schools. These include one model, one [[Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya|KGBV]], 8 [[District council (India)|Zilla Parishad]]/[[Mandal Parishad Primary School|MPP]] and 6 private schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=School Information |url=https://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls# |website=Commissionerate of School Education |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of villages in Guntur district]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Palnadu district]]<br />
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Palnadu district]]<br />
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