Villages names on Yellapu community

The surnames, gotrams provide valuable information of migration of a particular caste. Even in case of yellapu caste history, the probing of history was done on the basis of family names and gotras in addition to the oral history. After publishing of Gavara relations of Yellapus, one sri.Yellapu Mukunda Ramarao, an elder person of Gavara Community and who has been doing research had sent an appreciation on my research and provided the valuable information.

 There is one yellapuvanipalem village near vishakapatnam.As per him, Yellapus lived there long back and name of the village is on that caste dominance. I have also tried to contact the villagers through the face book. The reply is awaited. But now there are no yellapu person is staying there. The address and accessibility of the village is as follows: Yellapuvanipalem is a small village in Chinagadila Mandal in Visakhapatanam District in Andhra Pradesh State. Chinagadila, Anandapuram, Bheemunipatnam, Pendurthi, are the near by Towns to Yellapuvanipalem . Yellapuvanipalem is reachable by Vishakapatnam RailWay Station , Marri Palem Hal RailWay Station , Simhachalam RailWay Station , Simhachalam Nor RailWay Station , . Its main Village Panchayat is Bakkannapalem Panchayat .

 There is one other village called vellapalem. It is also possibly on the name of the yellapu caste.But the details are to be ascertained. The address and accessibility of the village is as follows: Vellapalem is a small village in Peda Bayalu Mandal in Visakhapatanam District in Andhra Pradesh State. Peda Bayalu, Hukumpeta, Munchingi Puttu, Paderu, are the near by Towns to Vellapalem . Vellapalem is reachable by Padua RailWay Station ,

 The similar village names of vellapalayam is existing in Erode, Nagapattinam, Madurai districts.This may be also due to the influence of the caste in those days of vijayanagara kingdom in Tamilnadu.I have already mentioned the village name of Vellakulam on the name of this caste, existing in Tirunalvelvi district.

 Vellapalayam is a small village in Sembanar Koil Taluk in Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu State. Sembanar Koil, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Nadungadu, are the near by Towns to Vellapalayam . Vellapalayam is reachable by Anandtandavpur RailWay Station , Vithisvarankol RailWay Station , Nidur RailWay Station , Mayiladuturai J RailWay Station , . Its main Village Panchayat is Mudikandanallur Panchayat .

 The address and accessibility of the villages are as follows: Address Post Office Vellapalayam B.O (Branch Post Office), ERODE , Dist. : ERODE , State: TAMIL NADU , PIN - 638315 Postal Divison ERODE Office Description Branch Post Office TALUK ERODE Postal Circle TAMILNADU District ERODE PIN Code 638315 OFFICE Vellapalayam B.O Postal Region COIMBATORE State TAMIL NADU

 Pariyur Vellapalayam is located in Madurai district that comes under Tamil Nadu, India. Pariyur Vellapalayam is a popular place of Madurai district. The clear evidence of village names on the surnames, which I have already mentioned is Avaraikulam, Chettikulam.As per the Gavara website, the villages on the name of dadi surname also exists in Tamilnadu and Karnataka.

Chatarajpally village is a small village in Parakal Mandal in Warangal district. The name of the village is formed on the name of Chatraj families living in the village.Most of the people are from this family.They are also dominant in administration.Hence, the village name is on their family name.

In the recent past after transferring to khammam, I found that one Kalvala village is existing near ksamudram in Warangal district.This is in the route of migration of Yellapu families from Bobbili to Bonagiri.Hence,it is the village name on the Yellapu family.The people of that village is living in Khammam town.This may make Sri.Kalvala Karunakar Rao and his family members.Another important point of happiness to this family is that one Karanam family( sub-caste of Brahmins and claimed as Kshatriya) is existing with Kalvala surname.Interestingly, they have also worked under Nizam like yellapus including relatives of kalvala families.

Also, there are villages named with Kalvala in other districts as follow:

1. Kalvala Nagaram - Pinapaka Mandalam-Khammam District

2. Kalvala Palem - Vemulapally mandalam-Nalgonda District

3. Kalvala            - Narya mandalam-Mahbubnagar District

and several kalvala named villages in Punjab,Himchal pradesh, Punjab province in Paskistan etc.the first two villages  mentioned are in the route of migration of yellapus from Bobbili to Bonagiri.It is also learnt that some yellapus also migrated to mahabubnagar district.

I have been watching a village name yallagiri ,between pochampally           X road and chautuppal in nalgonda district. The hills of the Rachakonda starts at that point.I have been thinking whether it has  any relation with the caste of yellapu.

The name of vellapu caste has changed to yellapu only after leaving the Warangal.Again it is vellapu in tamilnadu.Yellapus have moved from Rayalaseema to North coastal area.Then from there they moved to tamilnadu.Hence, there is some confusion,when this has altered.Otherewise ,we have to understand that it has been interchanging to both words.

However, yallagiri means the hill in the front.In the instant case the first hill is generally termed as adigiri ,or something else, but shall not be yallgiri.After the down fall of Warangal some yellapu people worked at Rachakonda.To protect from the onslaught of Golkonda, the soldiers might be kept at this place by king of Rachakonda. out of these soldiers, yellapus may be large in number and  village would have got name on these people. Also, if my assumption is correct, the name of vellapu has started altering from the Rachakonda.This is also clarifies that this is also a village on the name of Yellapus.

On my recent visit to Hanumakonda i have observed a place called Puppalagutta area.It is a small hill,where one temple exists.It is definitely named after the puppal families existing and possibly warrior class presence or more number of these families would be the reason for the name of the hill on that family.The puppala families are one of the famous warrior families among the yellapus and kapus.It proves the presence of yellapus in the kakatiya kingdom in addition to the oral stories told by elders.

Interestingly,there are only some clues are available about the migration to Rayalaseema area during the vijayanagara period.Now , i could find two villages on the name of yellapu families namely puppala and puram villages in ananthapur district in yadiki mandal.This mandal is between tadipatri and goothy.There is another village Rayalacheruvu.Thus ,it can be presumed that this villages are named after yellapu families during the vijayanagara period.in the recent past, it is revealed by yellapu elders and sri.praveen, advocate that polasa kingdom was established by yellapus.

One king by name jaggadeva had established jagityal town.its earlier   name may be jaggadevapuram.hence, jagityal is established and on the name  of yellapu ancestor.

also, in the same dynasty one Medaraju was defeated by kakatiya prataparudra.consequently, meda raju fled to his son in law pagidigiddaraju, in forest areas of warangal district.the village medaram may be on his name obviously.sammakka is the daughter of medaraju.Hence, medaram is also on the name of yellapu ancestor

 Hence, it is clear that there are villages on the name of Yellapu community and their surnames in Andhrapradesh, Tamilnadu and Karnataka. It is also required to bring it to the notice, when it is noticed