Madhavarayunigudem

Madhavarayanigudem Madhavarayani Gudem, MadireniGudem, Madhavarayunigudem
sub-census village
Nickname:  MRG
16°54′N 79°53′E / 16.900°N 79.883°E / 16.900; 79.883
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Suryapet
Block	Huzurnagar
Population  (2009)
• Total	1,712
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Madhavarayanigudem is a village in the Huzurnagar mandal of Suryapet district, Telangana state.^[1] It is located 1 km off the Huzurnagar-Kodad road.

History

The village was established in the late 19th century. It was named after velama dora Madhava Rayudu. It has several temples dedicated to Hanuman, Mutyallamma and Ganga. It also has a church.

Economy

Agriculture is the main occupation of Madhavarayunigudem, with rice being the main crop. During droughts, crops like corn and vegetables are also cultivated. The Sagar canal, a sub-canal of the Nagarjuna Sagar's left canal, provides the village with irrigation water.

The village is surrounded by hills, which are being exploited as a source of concrete mixture stone.

Education

Madhavarayunigudem has a primary school, which offers education up to 7th class. Most of the village children attend private schools in Huzurnagar or Upper school in Karakkayala Gudem.

Demographics

The main castes and communities in the village include Telaga, Velama, Yadava (Golla), Mala, Madiga, Chakali, Kamsali and Muslims. The people in this village celebrate all major festivals specially Vinayaka Chavithi, Sri Rama navami, Bathukamma, Ramzan, Christmas festivals.

Transport

The government bus service doesn't serve the village. It is located 3 km from Huzurnagar, where most of its residents work and study.

Administration

The village was earlier administered by the Huzurnagar gram panchayat. In 2014, when Huzurnagar became a municipality, Madhavarayunigudem became its biggest ward.^[2]

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