[2] It was a village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.

[4] Head of the Telugu Department of Nagarjuna University, Prof. Yarlagadda Balagangadhara Rao, in his book Navyandhra Rajadhani Prantha Gramala Charitra, mentions that king Kota Ketaraju of the Dhurjaya dynasty and ruler of Dharanikota built the village in memory of his father Uddandarayudu.

As per some reports the history of the village dates back to the reign of Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya.

According to legend, Sri Krishnadevarya halted at Thullur on his way to invade Kondapalli Kota in Krishna district.

[7][8] APSRTC operates buses on this route from Pandit Nehru bus station of Vijayawada.