Gurazala

Gurazala is a town in Palnadu district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal, Gurazala Assembly constituency and Gurazala revenue division.It was formed as a Nagar Panchayat combining panchayats of Gurazala and (J.M.Puram) Jangamaheswarapuram in 2020 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The town has a history over 900+ years in the historical palnadu times (11th century) and served as the headquarters/capital of the region during 11th century.^[3][4]

Gurazala
Nagar Panchayat (Gurazala-Jangamaheswarapuram)
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Gurazala Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16.58°N 79.57°E / 16.58; 79.57
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Palnadu
Revenue division	Gurazala
Assembly constituency	Gurazala
Mandal	Gurazala
Incorporated (town)	25-01-2020
Seat	Gurazala Nagar Panchayat
MajorAreas	Srirampuram, Jangamaheswarapuram, kattela Adithi Center, Old Lakshmi Talkies Center, The iconic Palanati Bramhanaidu Statue Center/Macherla-Guntur-Karempudi Junction Road
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	GurazalaNagar Panchayat
•  Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh	Yarapathineni Srinivasa Rao
Area [1]
• Total	4,341 ha (10,727 acres)
Population  (2011(estd.))[2]
• Total	35,500+(estd)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522415
Area code	+91–8649
Vehicle registration	AP

History

The battle of Palnadu took place between Gurazala and Macherla between 1176 AD – 1182 AD at Karampudi (Yuddabhoomi). Gurazala is capital of Palnadu kingdom. This is one of the historical places in Andhra pradesh.^[5]

Geography

Gurazala is situated at 16.58°N 79.57°E / 16.58; 79.57. It is spread over an area of 4,341 ha (10,730 acres).^[1]

Governance

Gurazala nagar panchayat is the municipal body of the town.^[6]

Governance

Department	Incharge
Legislative	Gurazala MLA, Gurazala Municipality Chairman
Executive	Gurazala RDO, Gurazala MRO
Judiciary	Hon'ble Gurazala Court Judge, Addl.District Court Complex.
Police Sub Division	Gurazala DSP
Health	PHC,UHC Gurazala

Culture

Amaralingeswara Swami Temple is located in the village of Daida Bilam, near Gurazala. The temple features a significant Shiva Lingam and a large Nandi, both situated inside a small cave (Bilam). The temple's central feature is the Nagarjunasila, under which the main Shiva Lingam is located. Additionally, the temple includes a common arched structure that houses deities such as Lord Shiva, Bramaramba Devi, Ganesha, and Subramanya Swamy.^[7]

Notable people

• Nayakuralu Nagamma, minister of the Gurajala faction who led the army against Macherla faction in the Battle of Palnadu,^[8]
• Kaneganti Hanumanthu, started the Palnadu Rebellion against taxes.

• Palnati Bramhanaidu, Minister of Palnadu Kingdom and a great social reformer of medieval india.
• Kavuri Venkaiah, a freedom fighter, started training institutes for teachers and free education for many poor people around the Palnadu area.^[9][10]

Education

The village had 25 schools in 2018–2019, including one each of government, model, KGBV and state welfare residential schools; 11 private and 10 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools.^[11] Jagarlamudi Zilla Parishad High School is a district council funded school, which provides Secondary education in the village.^[12]