Mulapadu is a village in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Ibrahimpatnam mandal under Vijayawada revenue division.[2][3]
Mulapadu | |
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 Interactive map | |
.svg)  Mulapadu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Mulapadu Mulapadu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°36′32″N 80°28′13″E / 16.6088°N 80.4702°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | NTR |
| Metro | AMRDA |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| • Body | Grama Panchayati,APCRDA |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,188 |
| • Density | 1,408/km2 (3,650/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | +91–8659 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Transport
editAPS RTC runs several City buses from Vijayawada and Ibrahimpatnam.Pallevelugu buses in Jaggayyapeta-Vijayawada, Penuganchiprolu-Vijayawada, Chandarlapadu-Vijayawada, Nandigama-Vijayawada routes makes a stopover at Mulapadu. NH 65 passes through the Village, which connects Vijayawada and Hyderabad.
Kondapalli railway station is the nearest train station at a distance of 13 km.
Vijayawada Airport is located about 45 kilometers away.
Education
editThe village has a primary school and high school for imparting primary education. Further, law and international schools were also being planned to be set up at the village.
Sports
editThe ACA-KDCA Cricket Ground at the village has cricket play fields owned by Krishna District Cricket Association under Andhra Cricket Association.[4]
On 10 November 2016, the stadium has hosted a series of international matches played between India women and West Indies women cricket teams, a part of 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship tournament
Tourism
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The village lies on the foot of Eastern ghats with numerous waterfalls and Dense forest.[5]
Mulapadu block of the Kondapalli Reserve Forest is home to a variety of butterfly species, hence the Forest Department created the State's first butterfly park in the village. Sightings of three new species at Mulapadu butterfly park in Kondapalli Reserve Forest have brought success to the efforts by the forest department, NGOs and other stakeholders.[6]
A significant dispute has developed over the donation of 400 acres of forest land to Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation. Despite the approval of Villagers,the forest department denied the project over concern of deforestation. Later the project moved to Velliangiri in Coimbatore.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,310. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. p. 526. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Administrative Setup". Krishna District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "MSK Helped ACA Grow in Stature: Ganga Raju". The New Indian Express. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Footfall increases at 11 newly-identified waterfalls". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Exploring the unexplored - Kondapalli Forest, Fort & Mulapadu Forest". Team-BHP.com.
- ^ "Land allotment to Isha Foundation under lens". The Times of India. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.