Narsapur, West Godavari

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?Narsapuram, West Godavari Andhra Pradesh • India
Narsapuram, West Godavari
Coordinates: 16°27′00″N 81°40′00″E / 16.45, 81.6667
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 2 m (7 ft)
District(s)	West Godavari
Subdistrict	Narsapur, West Godavari
Codes • Pincode • Telephone	• 534275 • +08814

Coordinates: 16°27′00″N 81°40′00″E / 16.45, 81.6667

Narsapur is a town, Mandal and a municipality in West Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Its geographical coordinates are 16° 27' 0" North, 81° 40' 0" East. Its original name was "NARASAPURAM". It was also known as "Nrusimhapuri" and "AbhinavaBhootapuri".

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Culture 3 Tourist Attractions 4 Churches 5 Lace Industry 6 Interesting facts 7 Injustice to the Town 8 Members of Parliament 9 Educational Institutions 10 Surrounding Hamlets 11 References

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[1], Narsapur had a population of 58,508. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Narsapur has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 71%. In Narsapur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Culture

The town is a blend of rustic charm and modern amenities. Narsapur has a unique culture which has been influenced by the many communities that have made it their home. Narsapur is quite the cosmopolitan town with peoples of various ethnic groups and faiths living in it. Predominantly Hindu, the town also has a large Christian population. The town has been a major centre for the Lutheran missionary activity in the eighteenth century. It is famous for it's lace industry. Many families from this town have greatly benefitted from the lace industry.

[edit] Tourist Attractions

Cool climate and allweather condition previaled allows you to visit Narsapur at any time during the year. Antarvedi nearby Narsapuram (7 km) is an important vishnava temple(narasimha temple), must to visit. During February, there is a rathasaptami celebrated here in the temple which is famous surrounding the villages. Thousands of people visit the temple during this festival and make a holy dip in the Sea. Velankani Maatha temple situated 12 km from Narsapur at Perupalem Beech, is the second tallest church in the South India after Velankani Maatha temple at Nagappatinam, Tamilnadu. Perupalem Beech is worth to see and feel the glorance in bathing in sea waters. During Karthika Maasa (that is from November to December) lot of Hindu Piligrims visit this place and make vanabhojanalu and make a holy dip in sea. The congruence place of mingling mighty River Godavari in the Bangla Sea is situated 8 km from Narsapur. In the Town itself, we can watch two old and glorious churches built during the British Period. Kovela temple built by Tamil Brahmins is a big vishnava temple and worth to watch.

[edit] Churches

Narsapuram has many famous Churches. The town has a large christian population which explains the many churches. It was the centre of the Lutheran Missionary activity in the delta region of the Godavari. The Canadian Baptist Mission and the Godavari Delta Mission were the other two famous missions. The Christ Lutheran Church, Narsapur a beautiful gothic church built in 1929 recently celebrated it's platinum jubilee. The church is a famous landmark and it's old bell can still be heard all over the town. It is still knelled at a member's death. Other famous churches include the Bethany Baptist Church,Roypeta and the newly constructed Seventh-Day Adventist Church at Rustumbad. Most of the churches run their own schools, the oldest and the most famous one being the Mission High School run by the Baptist mission. This school has some distingusihed alumni. Narsapur is the base for the Manna International Ministries which is involved in educational and charity work in the area.

[edit] Lace Industry

Narsapur is famous for the crochet lace products. The cluster is having around 50 exporters who are exporting to various countries. The cluster is having around 2 lakh women artisans doing the lace work. The cluster is located in and around Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh, India, in various villages like Sitarmpiuram, Palkol, Venkatrayapalem, Antarvedi, Royapeta, Mogaltur, etc. The cluster is specialised in doing the lace works like dollies, furnishings, garments, tablemats, etc.

[edit] Interesting facts

• Lace is an art of stiching lace threads to form door mats, decorative articles, bags etc. This forms the primary livelihood for poor rural folk. Many lace businessmen with business deals with Australia, UK & US have origins in Narsapur.

• There are few rice mills, ice factories situated in this town. Aqua culture and fisheries are other industries.

• Narsapur is the centre of education for all the surrounding villages and smaller towns. There are two engineering colleges with in a radius of 25km.There are many Arts & Science colleges( government and private )in the town.

• The government is considering a plan to construct a bridge across the river Godavari which would connect the town to East Godavari(district). This would greatly increase business in town.

• The town has trains connecting it to the major cities in the state.The Narsapur Express connecting the town to the capital Hyderabad is a part of the town's daily life. It is also connected to Vizag and Tirupati.

• Chiranjeevi, Krishnamraju, Bapu (famous cine artists) were born here.

• Revolutionist Sri Alluri Seeta Rama Raju,Madhva raj studied in Taylor High School., Narsapur.

• Freedom Fighter Sri Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham Studied in Mission High School, Narsapur.

[edit] Injustice to the Town

• • Narasapur town lacked proper developemtnt in the fields of business, mainly due to the greed or negligence of the politicians. Narsapur was ideal choice for construction of Vasista bridge on Gadavari river, but the bridge loaction shifted 7 km far from Narsapur by the influence of politicians who were enjoying power in those days. As a result Palakol developed to a considerable extent. The life of petty businessmen in the Town became miserable after the floating population started travelling via Palakol. Major delay in the construction of Municipal shopping complex added more owes to the local vendors.

• • Narsapur is both Assembly and Parliamentary Constituency. But nobody in power has shown interest in lifting the town. Only during the last Gadavari pushkaram some roads were built, that too in the disguise of election campaign.

• • The current government is making a promise to construct a bridge in Narsapur, which seems to be more political stunt than a reality come true as next elections are nearing.

• • Moreover the central government is showing nil interest in Kotipalli-Narsapur Railway line. Every year one can find a single line in Railway budget to study this project, but nothing materalized till now.

• • So far the town had seen many MPs, many times MLA who negelected the Constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha	Duration	Name of M.P.	Party Affiliation
Second	1957-62	Uddaraju Ramam	Communist Party of India
Third	1962-67	D. Balaramaraju	Indian National Congress
Fourth	1967-71	D. B. Raju	Indian National Congress
Fifth	1971-77	M. T. Raju	Indian National Congress
Sixth	1977-80	Subhash Chandra Bose Alluri	Indian National Congress
Seventh	1980-84	Subhash Chandra Bose Alluri	Indian National Congress
Eighth	1984-89	Bhupathiraju Vijayakumar Raju	Telugu Desam Party
Ninth	1989-91	Bhupathiraju Vijayakumar Raju	Telugu Desam Party
Tenth	1991-96	Bhupathiraju Vijayakumar Raju	Telugu Desam Party
Eleventh	1996-98	Kothapalli Subbarayudu	Telugu Desam Party
Twelfth	1998-99	Kanumuri Bapiraju	Indian National Congress
Thirteenth	1999-04	Venkata Krishnam Raju Uppalapati	Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth	2004-Incumbent	Chegondi Venkata Harirama Jogaiah	Indian National Congress

[edit] Educational Institutions

• Swarnandhra College of Engineering and Technology (scet)
• Sri Ramakrishna educational academy
• Mission High School
• Sri Yerramilli Narayanamurthy College
• Flaiz Memorial Seventhday Adventisit High School
• Taylor High School
• BGBS Womens College
• Gautami Junior College
• Sunshine School
• Sri Nukala Somasundaram Municipal High School
• J Sikile High School
• Vasista School
• Peechupalem High School

[edit] Surrounding Hamlets

• Perupalem
• Sitarmpiuram
• Venkatrayapalem
• Agarthipalem
• Vemuladeevi
• Dharbarevu
• Laxmaneswaram
• Enuguvanilanka
• Navarasapuram
• Saripalli
• Rajullanka
• Chinna Mamidipalli
• Yerramsetti varipalem
• Peetani meraka
• Digamarru
• Rustumbada
• Mallavaram
• Kopparru
• Mutyalapalli

[edit] References