Proddatur
City
YSR Kadapa district
Andhra Pradesh
162,816 in 2011
Special Grade Municipality (upgraded 1998); second largest town of YSR Kadapa district, on the Penna river. Urban agglomeration 217,895 (2011); census2011 mirror gives city 162,717 and M+OG 163,970 - figures differ slightly between sources. TIER 1, TIER 3 and TIER 4 (documented Komati / Arya Vysya merchant town). Mandal headquarters of Proddatur mandal, Jammalamadugu revenue division. GAZETTEER EVIDENCE (public domain, high confidence): the Madras District Gazetteer, Cuddapah, Vol. I (1915) states that 'Proddatur is certainly the wealthiest town in the Cuddapah district and possibly in the Ceded Districts' and that 'The trade of the town, the bulk of which is concerned with cotton, indigo and food-grains, is chiefly in the hands of the rich Komati community which is here very largely represented. Evidence of their prosperity is seen in their substantial stone-built houses and the jewellers' shops with which the place abounds. The town has a very busy bazaar and a local fund market where country produce is brought in and sold every day.' The same volume records that the district's raw-cotton export, 'to the aggregate value of about 10 lakhs a year, is dealt with by two large firms in Proddatur', and elsewhere that the Kanyakamma temple at Proddatur is the largest temple to that deity in the taluk. Source: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.177162
Community institutions
Ammavarisala Dasara (Sharannavratri) festival, Proddatur
Festival ·
high confidence
The Government of India Utsav portal (Ministry of Tourism) states the festival 'is celebrated under the auspices of the local Arya Vaishya Sangam' and is organised by the Arya Vysya Sabha, and records the claim that 'After Mysore in Dussehra celebrations, Proddutur should be mentioned.' The Sabha's own site dates the celebrations to 1895.
Proddatur bazaar and local fund market (gazetteer record)
Merchant_quarter ·
high confidence
The Madras District Gazetteer, Cuddapah, Vol. I (1915) records: 'The trade of the town, the bulk of which is concerned with cotton, indigo and food-grains, is chiefly in the hands of the rich Komati community which is here very largely represented. Evidence of their prosperity is seen in their substantial stone-built houses and the jewellers' shops with which the place abounds. The town has a very busy bazaar and a local fund market where country produce is brought in and sold every day.' It also calls Proddatur 'certainly the wealthiest town in the Cuddapah district and possibly in the Ceded Districts'. This is the highest-confidence merchant-quarter evidence in this dataset.
Sri Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Temple (Sri Matha Kanyakaparameswari Devi Temple / Ammavarisala)
Temple ·
high confidence
Established 1890 in Proddatur. Principal deity of the Arya Vysya (Vaishya) community. Administered by the local Arya Vaishya Sangam / Arya Vysya Sabha. Dasara (Sharannavaratri) festival celebrated annually since 1895.
Arya Vysya Patanalayam (community library)
Trust ·
medium confidence
Community reading room / library run by the Proddatur Arya Vysya Sabha.
Arya Vysya Poor People Welfare Fund
Trust ·
medium confidence
Community welfare fund of the Proddatur Arya Vysya Sabha.
Free tailoring training centre for women, Proddatur Arya Vysya Sabha
Endowed_institution ·
medium confidence
Vocational training centre listed among the Sabha's welfare works on its own site, alongside a maternity clinic and homeopathic hospital.
Proddatur Arya Vysya Sabha (Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Devasthanam)
Community_association ·
medium confidence
Community body founded 1890 that administers the Proddatur Kanyaka Parameswari Devasthanam and runs community welfare institutions.
Proddatur gold and cotton market
Market ·
medium confidence
Town economy driven by gold and cotton business; known as 'Second Bombay' for its gold trade, with thousands of gold and clothing shops.
Sri Vasavi Boys Free Hostel
Trust ·
medium confidence
Free boys' hostel operated by the Proddatur Arya Vysya Sabha for underprivileged youth.
Sri Vasavi Thallam Veeraiah Vrudhashramam (old age home), Proddatur
Charitable_institution ·
medium confidence
Old age home run by the Proddatur Arya Vysya Sabha, per the Sabha's own site.
Sri Vasavi Vidya Welfare Fund
Trust ·
medium confidence
Education welfare fund of the Proddatur Arya Vysya Sabha providing free accommodation and scholarships to students.
The Proddatur Arya Vysya Yuvajana Samakhya (TPAVYS)
Community_association ·
medium confidence
Arya Vysya community youth association based in Proddatur, registered in 2023 (registration no. 209/2023) per its own site; runs medical camps, educational support and community awareness programmes. Recorded as an institution only - no membership, contact or office-bearer data collected.
Proddatur bazaar and local fund market (gold and cotton trade quarter)
Merchant_quarter ·
low confidence
Documented commercial quarter: busy bazaar and local-fund market; town is a regional trading hub for cotton, indigo and food grains, with the trade historically in the hands of the Komati (Arya Vysya) merchant community and noted for its jewellers' shops. The Kanyaka Parameswari temple was erected by that community.
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