Originally there were three villages Bhanavipuram, Khandrika, and Agraharam which formed part of Peddapuram Samsthanam and which were gifted away to men of learning.

The Agraharam had a major concentration of Telugu Brahmin families belonging to the Vaidiki Veginadu subsect even though the numbers have declined over time due to migration.

Acharyabhatla, Adhikarla, Avadhanula (Upadrasta), Balivada, Bandaru, Bhamidi, Bhattam, Bhyri, Bontha, Bottu, Bussala/Bussarabhatla, Cheemalapati, Chelluri, Cherukuri, Chikka, Dodda, Dusi, Dwadasi, Eswarabhotla, Geddam, Goda, Godavari, Godavarthi, Govindu, Govindavajhula, Gongala, Gudaparthi, Gudimetla, Gurla, Gummuluri, Jaggubhatla, Kamapantula, Kamma, Kammanadiminti (Kamma ane Nadiminti) Kavirayani, Khandavilli, Kodamarti, Kolanu, Komali, Korada, Kuchi, Mahidhara, Manda, Mandapaka, Mantravadi, Mavileti, Merusomayajula, Mikkili, Mukkamala, Mukku (Upadrasta), Nadiminti, Nemana, Nemani, Pariti, Peketi, Peyyala, Pinninty, Penumarthi, Poola (Upadrasta), Pragada, Pulya, Pulle, Khandrika (Upadrasta), Raghunadhabhatla, Ramapantula, Saraswatula, Simhambhatla, Somavajhala, Somayajula, Sukayogula, Susarla, Tata, Talladwedula, Tetta, Upadrasta, Vahinipati, Vankayala, Vedanabhatla, Vaduguri, Vulimiri, Vutravadiam, Yellapantula The place has been noted for great intellectuals that had made a name in several branches of Sanskrit learning viz., jyotishya, purana, nyaya, mimamsa, vyakarana, and dharma sastras.

Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal, the 70th Jagadguru of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram belongs to the Mukkamala family of Munganda that migrated to Tandlam Agraharam in Tamil Nadu some centuries ago.

Telugu writer & editor)) , Mukkamala Bhaskara Narayana (President awardee) , Bhattam Srirama Murthy, ex-MLA from Dharmavaram Nadiminti Siva Swamy, ex-Director, Central Board of Direct Taxes (Nagoor) Vulimiri Ramalingaswami, ex Director AIIMS, medical scientist, pathologist and medical writer The village was always at the forefront during the Khadi movement when hundreds of spinning wheels and handlooms produced both rough and quality khadi during the days of the Swadesi Swarajya movements.