Balijipeta
| Balijipeta బలిజిపేట |
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| Statue of Lord Balaji in Sri Venkateswar Swamy temple, Balijipeta
Statue of Lord Balaji in Sri Venkateswar Swamy temple, Balijipeta
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 Balijipeta
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Vizianagaram |
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| • Sarpanch | Tayaru Velidi |
| Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 535 557 |
| Vehicle registration | AP35 |
Baliji-peta or Baligi-peta is a Village and Mandal headquarters, near Bobbili, in the Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
According to some historians, most of the people of Original Balija caste have migrated from this village.[1]
Geography
Balijipeta is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[2] It has an average elevation of 76 metres (249 ft).It is 240 ft above sea level at the distance of 103 km from Visakhapatnam
Demography
Balijipeta mandal has a population of 62,787 in 2001. Males consists of 31,216 and females 31,571 of the population. The average literacy rate is 48% below the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 59% and that of females 33%.
Gram Panchayat
Balijipeta is an exclusive Gram panchayat with no other villages in its jurisdiction. Before its formation, the village used to be under Palagara Gram panchayat. The first Sarpanch was Maddamasetty Shivaramaiah who served the post for a period of 23 years which is supposedly a very long period. The present Sarpanch is Mrs. Tayaru Velidi. The Panchayat office is located on the banks of Reservoir.
Assembly constituency
Balijipeta was a Legislative Assembly Constituency of Andhra Pradesh in 1955 and 1962. It was later merged with Vunukuru Constituency. Later has been considered in Parvathipuram Constituency.
- List of Elected Members:
- 1955 - Peddinti Ramaswamy Naidu.[3]
- 1962 - Vasireddy Krishna Murthy Naidu.[4]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Balijipeta
- ↑ Election Commission of India-1955 results
- ↑ Election Commission of India-1962 results
