ograph ics ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁spread ▁across ▁ 3   km ² ▁and ▁has ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 4 2 0 5 . ▁The ▁village ▁poss esses ▁cultural ▁divers ity ▁with ▁H indu ' s , ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁Christians . ▁The ▁liter acy ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁ 3 8 % ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁village , ▁like ▁many ▁other ▁villages ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁( and ▁in ▁Tel ang ana ), ▁faced ▁a ▁major ▁threat ▁from ▁" R aj ak ar ulu ", ▁a ▁private ▁milit ia ▁organized ▁by ▁Q as im ▁Raz vi ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Os man ▁Ali ▁Khan , ▁As af ▁Jah ▁VII ▁and ▁resist ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁Hy der abad ▁State ▁in ▁India . ▁Village ▁citizens ▁used ▁to ▁hide ▁themselves ▁in ▁forest ▁areas ▁around ▁the ▁village ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁kill ings ▁of ▁the ▁N iz am ▁Army . ▁There ▁are ▁some ▁notable ▁persons ▁who ▁scar ified ▁their ▁lives ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁army ▁for ▁freedom . ▁ ▁Historical ▁places ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁' Sh amb h uni ▁G udi ' ▁( Sh ival ay am ; ▁a ▁temple ▁of ▁Sh iva ), ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁Sh ab h uni ▁Cher uv u ▁( a ▁major ▁res er voir ▁of ▁the ▁village ). ▁The ▁temple ▁was ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁r uling ▁of ▁Rud rama ▁De vi ▁of ▁the ▁K ak ati ya ▁dynast y . ▁The ▁architect ural ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁is ▁characteristic ▁of ▁Sh iva ▁tem