Gampalagudem

Gampalagudem is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Gampalagudem mandal administered under Nuzvid revenue division. The village is located on the banks of Kattaleru River, at a distance of 145km from the district headquarters, Machilipatnam and from Vijayawada.Government and politicsGampalagudem falls under the administration of Gampalagudem Gram panchayat. It is in turn a part of Gampalagudem mandal, a constituency mandal of Tiruvuru Assembly constituency. The constituency is also a part of Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency.DemographicsCensus of India, Gampalagudem had a total population of 8,256 of which 4,175 were male and 4,081 female—a sex ratio of 978 females per 1000 males. There were 776 children in the 0–6 year age group of which 417 were boys and 359 girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.99% with 5,310 literates, higher than the district average of 73.70%.EconomyAgriculture is the main occupation of the village. The Mango orchards in and around the village are in abundant with Banginapalli, Totapuri varieties.