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Gargeyapuram

Coordinates: 15°46′47″N 78°08′44″E / 15.7796°N 78.1456°E / 15.7796; 78.1456
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Gargeyapuram
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Gargeyapuram is located in Andhra Pradesh
Gargeyapuram
Gargeyapuram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Gargeyapuram is located in India
Gargeyapuram
Gargeyapuram
Gargeyapuram (India)
Coordinates: 15°46′47″N 78°08′44″E / 15.7796°N 78.1456°E / 15.7796; 78.1456
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKurnool
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
7,228
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Gargeyapuram is a village in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 12 km from Kurnool city towards Srisailam. One can only reach the village by local road.

The village is the site of a major Vedic religious ritual for the renewal of nature.[1]

Demographics

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As of the 2011 Census, Gargeyapuram has a population of 7,561 people in 1,643 families. There are 3,798 males 50.2 %) while 3,753 females (49.8 %). The average Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of the village was 65.07 %, which is lower than the literacy rate of the state.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "'Aptoryamam' to begin at Gargeyapuram today". The Hindu. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Gargeyapuram Population; Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, Gargeyapuram". www.census2011.co.in. 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2025.