Mogalturru | |
Native Name Lang: | te |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 16.4167°N 81.6°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | West Godavari |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 534281 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08814 |
Registration Plate: | AP |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Map Alt: | Dynamic map of village |
Mogalturru is a village in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a princely estate during the British rule.[1]
Mogalturru is located at 16.4167°N 81.6°W.[2] It has an average elevation of 1 meter (6 feet). NH 214A passes through the village.
Mogalturru is notable for ancient Kalidindi Zamindari clan and a mud fort.
Mogalturru is best known for the ancient Kalidindi Zamindari clan and a mud fort connected to the ancient Vishnukundina dynasty. The Zamindari territory expands to West Godavari and parts of Krishna District. The biggest of the ten forts which has survived the ravages of time is the Mogalturru Fort in which the family of the erstwhile kingdom still lives.Mogalturu Old Name was KETAKIPURAM.
Census of India, Mogalturru had a population of 24,189. The total population constituted of, 12,089 males, and 12,100 females with a sex ratio of 1,001 females per 1,000 males. 2,347 children were in the age group of 0–6 years, with the sex ratio of 987. The average literacy rate stood at 75.02%.[3]