Bobbili

?Bobbili Andhra Pradesh • India
Bobbili
Coordinates: 18°′00″N 83°′00″E / 18.5667, 83.3667
Time zone	IST ([[UTC+5:30]])
Area • Elevation	• m ( ft)
District(s)	Vizianagaram
Population • Sex ratio	(2001) • 1:1
MLA	Sujay Krishna Rangarao, Ravu Venkata
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 535 558 • +91 08944

Coordinates: 18°′00″N 83°′00″E / 18.5667, 83.3667 Bobbili (Telugu - బొబ్బిలి) is a Town, Mandal headquarters and a Municipality in Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.^[1]

Geography

Bobbili is located at 18.5667° N 83.3667° E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 103 metres (337 feet).

History

The town and kingdom of Bobbili was founded during the 17th century by Pedda Rayudu, the 15th descendant of the Rajah of Venkatagiri. The town was originally named "Pedda-puli" ("The Big Tiger") after a revered deity, however, with time, the town became known as "pebbuli", then "Bebbuli" and finally "Bobbili".

Battle of Bobbili

The battle of Bobbili in 1757, is one of the significant episodes in the history of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Vizianagaram kings won the war with the help of French General Marquis de Bussy.

Demographics

During British India it had a population of 17,387 in 1901.

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Bobbili had a population of 50,140. Males constitute 50% of the population (25,044) and females 50% (25,096). Bobbili has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 56%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Bobbili mandal had a population of 1,16,205 in 2001. Males constitute 57,912 and females 58,293 of the population. The average literacy rate of the mandal population is 59%. Male literacy rate is 71% and that of females 47%.

Educational Institutions

Samsthanam High School or Anglo-Vernacular School, Bobbili (1864).
Rajah R.S.R.K. Ranga Rao College, Bobbili (1962).
Thandra Paparaya Institute of Science and Technology, Komatipalli (2001).^[4]
Gokul Institute of Science and Technology, Piridi (2002).
Kodi Rama Murthy College of Physical Education, Kalavarai (2004).^[5]
APR School.
IRIS Public School.
Potti Sri Ramulu Municipal High School.
Sri Chaitanya Vidya Nikethan,sainagar
Abhyudaya Convent
C.B.M.Girls High School
Santha Talent School, Jangala Veedhi
Seventh Day Adventist High School, College Road

Parliamentary Constituency

Bobbili is a parliamentary constituency in Indian Lok Sabha.^[6] It had 9,70,612 voters during the elections, held during April-May 2004 for the 14th Lok Sabha.

List of Members of Parliament:

1971 - Karri Narayana Rao
1977 and 1980 - Pusapati Vijaya Rama Gajapati Raju
1984 and 1991 - Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju
1989 - K. Mohana Rao
1996 and 1998 - Kondapalli Pydithalli Naidu
1999 - Botcha Satyanarayana
2004 - Kondapalli Pydithalli Naidu
2006 - Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi

Assembly Constituency

Bobbili is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,20,173 registered voters in this constituency in 1999 elections.

List of Members of Legislative Assembly:^[7]

1951^[8] and 1978 - Kolli Venkata Kurmi Naidu
1955 - Kotagiri Sitha Ramaswamy.^[9]
1962 - Tentu Lakshmi Naidu.^[10]
1967 - Ramakrishna Ranga Rao.^[11]
1972 - Ch. Venkata Krishna Rao.^[12]
1983, 1985 and 1994 - Sambangi Venkata Chinna Appala Naidu
1989 and 1999 - Peddinti Jagan Mohan Rao
2004 - Venkata Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao

Features

Bobbili Railway junction is in Visakhapatnam division of East Coast Railway, Indian Railways. It is located in the Vizianagaram-Raipur railway line. There is a narrow-gauze branch railway line between Bobbili and Salur.

Andhra Bank and State Bank of India has branches at Bobbili.

There is a Head post office at Bobbili and another post office at Piridi.

Villages and Panchayats

According to the District Statistics, there are 44 revenue villages and 31 Village Panchayats in Bobbili mandal.^[13]

1.Alajangi (village and panchayat)
2.Bankuruvalasa (revenue village)
3.Bhojarajapuram (revenue village)
4.Bhurjavalasa (revenue village)
5.Bobbili (Municipality and Mandal headquarters)
6.Bubhandavalasa (revenue village)
7.Ch. Boddavalasa (village and panchayat)
8.Chintada (village and panchayat)
9.Chinthalavanipeta @ Janardhana Rangarayapuram (revenue village)
10.Dibbagudivalasa (panchayat)
11.Donguruvalasa (revenue village)
12.Gollapalli (revenue village)
13.Gongadavalasa (panchayat)
14.Gopalarayudupeta (village and panchayat)
15.Gorla Sitaramapuram (village and panchayat)
16.Gunnathotavalasa (revenue village)
17.J.Rangarayapuram @ K.V.Palem (village and panchayat)
18.Jagannadhapuram (village and panchayat)
19.Kalavarai (village and panchayat)
20.Kammavalasa (village and panchayat)
21.Karada (village and panchayat)
22.Kasidoravalasa (village and panchayat)
23.Kinthalavalasa (panchayat)
24.Komatipalli (village and panchayat)
25.Kondadevupalli (village and panchayat)
26.Kotha Penta (panchayat)
27.Krishnapuram (village and panchayat)
28.Lingammavalasa (revenue village)
29.M.Boorjavalasa (panchayat)
30.Mallampeta (revenue village)
31.Mettavalasa (village and panchayat)
32.Muttavalasa (revenue village)
33.Narayanappavalasa (village and panchayat)
34.Nimmalapadu (revenue village)
35.Pakki (village and panchayat)
36.Pankuvalasa (revenue village)
37.Paradhi (village and panchayat)
38.Patha Bobbili (revenue village)
39.Penta (village and panchayat)
40.Piridi (village and panchayat)
41.Rajupeta (revenue village)
42.Ramuduvalasa (village and panchayat)
43.Rangarayapuram (village and panchayat)
44.Seethayyapeta (village and panchayat)
45.Sivadavalasa (village and panchayat)
46.Vakadavalasa (revenue village)
47.Velagalavalasa (village and panchayat)
48.Venkatarayudupeta (revenue village)
49.Viziarampuram (revenue village)
50.Yembannavalasa (revenue village)

References

7. A brief account of the Bobbili Zemindari chiefly compiled from Samastanam records., G Ranganaikulu Patrudu, 1889.
8. A revised and enlarged account of the Bobbili Zemindari., Venkata Swetachalapati Ranga Row, 1900.

External links

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