Gollaprolu is a town in

Kakinada district Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty six districts in the ...

of the

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n state of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...

. It is a

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in Gollaprolu

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative c ...

of Kakinada revenue division. Business is the main occupation of this town. The town also forms a part of

Godavari Urban Development Authority The Kakinada Urban Development Authority (KAUDA), previously known as Godavari Urban Development Authority (GUDA), is an urban planning agency spread over the district of Kakinada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was constituted on 4 N ...

Geography

The region is

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-prone with agricultural dependant. The villagers are known for growing one of the most sought after varieties of hot pepper and is famous for the production of onions, ground nuts, cotton and rice.

Governance

The town was upgraded from Gram panchayat to Municipality on 23 June 2011.

Transport

Gollaprolu is located on

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. Gollaprolu Railway Station is located on Howrah-Chennai main line.

Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at Madhurapudi, north from the city centre, on National Highway 516E (NH-516E). Before modernisation, it was used by Va ...

is 60km from the town.

Education

Sri Seth Peraji Lumbaji Zilla Parishat High School

References

External links

* {{Kakinada district Cities and towns in Kakinada district