Challapalli
Challapalli Mandal
was created in 1982 from the Divi Thaluka. Challapalli village is a
historical village and business center. Before the Independence Challapalli was
ruled by Zamindars. The Fort of Challapalli is more than 200 years old.
Agriculture, largely sugar, is the primary industry in this area, and there is
still a large sugar refinery in the town, currently operating under the
business name KCP Sugars. The Mandal contains one Engineering college Sri Sunflower
College of Engineering&Technology. The institute was established in
2006, is affiliated with (JNTUK). And one aided
S.R.Y.S.P jr.college and Sri Vivekananda Degree College and Sunfloewr
jr.college. The town is 25 kilometres from the Machilipatnam which is a
district head quarter and 55 KM from the Vijayawada. The long standing
tradition of ringing the fort's bell on the hour every hour in order to allow
the villagers to keep track of time is continued even now. Locals believe that
there was an underground way from the Fort to the temple of shiva in
Pedhakallepalli..It also has famous medical centers like Padmavathi hospitals
which is run by Dr. T.Padmavathi and Dr.D.R.K Prsad. Another one is Kala
Nursing home which is run by Dr.Pingali Madhusudhana Rao and Dr Pingali Lakshmi
Kamala. and also DR Pingali Srihari Rao M.B.S. The first doctor in diviseema
was Dr.Pingali NarasimhaMurthy who was having a high reputation in the
village,the two families are well known for hospitality and also for medical
treatment. The families are continues
their journey.
There are historical places like
Ghantasala, Avanigadda, Hamsala divi, Pedakalle palli, Mopidevi and
SivaRamaDurgaPuram near to this village. The fort in this village is one of the
main forts in Krishna district.
List
of villages
2.
Dororilanka 20. Peddaprolu
3.
Challapalli 21.
Puritigadda
4.
RamaNagaram 22.
Raavivari palem
8.
Mallemarru
9.
Mangalapuram
10.
Nadakuduru
11.
Nimmagadda
