Valmikipuram

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district = Chittoor
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Valmikipuram or Vayalpadu is a small town and mandal headquarters of the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, located 100 kilometres from Tirupati in India. Vayalpad is an assembly constituency and was a major taluk headquarters for the district.

Vayalpadu was formerly known as Valmikipuram. Recently it was renamed as "Valmikipuram".

Geography

Vayalpad is located at coord|13.6500|N|78.6333|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Vayalpad.html Falling Rain Genomics.Vayalpad] ] It has an average elevation of 611 meters (2007 feet).

Assembly Constituency

Vayalpad is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.

List of Elected Members: [ [http://www.eci.gov.in/electionanalysis/AE/S01/partycomp146.htm Election Commission of India.APAssembly results.1978-2004] ]
*1983 - Chinthala Surendra Reddy
*1978 and 1985 - Nallari Amaranatha Reddy
*1994 - Chinthala Ramachandra Reddy
*1989, 1999 and 2004 - Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy

Features

* The main area of economy is cultivation and farming. Three of the major crops are paddy (rice), tomatos, and groundnuts and Sugar cane.

* Valmikipuram has a cultured society. The people are amicable and softgoing. The Hindu Muslim amity is notable here. Urdu speaking population is more in this area.

* The town is well known for the famous Temple of "SRI PATTABHI RAMALAYAM" for its uniqueness in India.Sita,Laxmana,bharatha,Sathrugna and Anjaneya sametha Rama's deity is found here. It has the history of around 500 years believed to be developed in Krishna devarayas period.The temple was adopted to TTD in 1997 and is being developed by them in time.

* There is Andhra Pradesh Urdu Residential School for girls, run by the government is only the school in Chittoor District in its kind.

* As it is located on National Highway NH-258 it is connected with a good frequency of buses.

* There is a railway station in Valmikipuram.

* Valmikipuram has a degree college and two other colleges, and several high schools and elementary schools with Telugu,English and [Urdu Mediums.

*The main festivals are Sri Ramnavami Tirunalla (a local mela which is unique), Ramzan and Bakrid.

*There is a hill "Veeranna Konda" in the town. It is said that sage Valmiki sat ont this hill while writing Ramayanam. In fact when you view the hill from a particular area near the highway and railway station, you find some rocks on the hill appearing as if a rishi is sitting cross legged in meditation.

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