Kurukuru

Place in Andhra Pradesh, India
16°59′N 81°32′E / 16.98°N 81.54°E / 16.98; 81.54country IndiaStateAndhra PradeshDistrictWest GodavariMandalDevarapalleTalukasDevarapalle, West Godavari districtGovernment
 • TypePanchayatPopulation
 (2011)
 • Total1,590Languages
 • OfficialTeluguTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
534305
Area code08813ISO 3166 codeIN-WBVehicle registration[AP37]Nearest cityEluruLok Sabha constituencyRajahmundryVidhan Sabha constituencyGopalapuramClimatehot (Köppen)

Kurukuru is a village located in Devarapalle, West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Nidadavole and Rajamundry railway station are the nearest railway stations.

Etymology

In ancient times this village was named as "Kotthuru" (Kotthavuru people pronounce as kotthuru), later on renamed as Kurukuru.

Urbanisation

When coming to

Demographics

As of 2011[update] Census of India, Kurukuru had a population of 1590. The total population constitutes 794 males and 797 females with a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 162 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 862. The average literacy rate stands at 69.33%.[1]

Temples

Few things about the village there are 7 temples most people are devotional

  1. Sri Subrahmanya Swami Temple
  2. Hanuman Temple
  3. Vinayaka Swami Temple
  4. Somalamma Temple
  5. Polayramma Temple
  6. Ramalayam Temple
  7. Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple

References

  1. ^ "Kurukuru Population Census". Retrieved 19 May 2017.