Razole, Konaseema district
Razole | |
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Coordinates: 16°28′28″N 81°50′25″E / 16.474326°N 81.840196°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema |
Talukas | Razole |
Government | |
• MLA | Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 13,597 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 533242 |
Telephone code | 08862 |
Vehicle Registration | AP05 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2] |
Nearest city | Palakollu |
Razole is a town in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[3] The town is surrounded by the river Vashishta (Godavari) and is known for its coconut and palm trees. Several Tollywood directors have used the region around Razole as a backdrop for films, including Ladies Tailor, Chanti, Kabaddi Kabaddi, and Vinayakudu. The resort of Dindi is located on the banks of the Godavari.
Razole has a good number of schools. ZP Boys high school is the oldest, celebrating its 100th year anniversary in 2018. Sobhana High school, Narayana e-Techno, Ravindra Bharathi, and Akshara are the most popular schools in the locality.
Sobhana and Ravindra Bharathi are the oldest of all these schools.
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When it comes to colleges in Razole, the town is home for colleges like Sri Chaitanya junior college, Narayana college, Andhrapradesh social welfare college (gurukul) and Government junior & degree college, Razole.
Notable people
[edit]- Sukumar: Director
- Vamsy: Director
- Anjali: Actress
- Hema: character artist
- Bandaru Ayyappa: IPL Cricketer represents Andhra in Ranji Trophy
Assembly
[edit]Razole is one of the 175 Assembly Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. The current MLA is Deva Vara prasad from Jana Sena Party.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Mandal wise list of villages in Srikakulam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "StatisticalReports" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.