Kollipara


Kollipara is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Kollipara mandal in Tenali revenue division. And it was one of the capital for Pericchedi.

Geography

Kollipara is situated at. It is spread over an area of. Kollipara is located at a distance of 21 km from Tenali. The Nearest city to Kollipara is Tenali.

Governance

Kollipara gram panchayat is the Local [government in India|local government] of the village. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member. The currently ruling sarpanch in this village is P Radhika. The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.

Economy and transportation

The major occupation of the village is agriculture, which includes cultivation of paddy.
APSRTC operates buses from Tenali, Guntur, Vijayawada and BHEL [Township, Hyderabad] to Kollipara. The nearest railway stations include Kolakaluru halt and Tenali Junction railway station.

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has 16 schools. These include 9 private and 7 Zilla/Mandal Parishad schools.