Tangutur Handloom Weaving Village

Tangutur Handloom Weaving Village is a traditional weaving settlement in Tangutur town, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, located near Ongole along the Chennai-Kolkata highway. It is notable for its active handloom community producing cotton sarees, dhotis and dress materials on pit looms and frame looms. The village preserves Andhra Pradesh's handloom heritage, offering visitors insight into yarn preparation, dyeing, weaving techniques and cooperative-based textile production.

Visitors can expect a working rural weaving settlement with rows of houses housing pit looms and frame looms. Weavers can be seen preparing yarn, dyeing, warping and weaving cotton fabrics, primarily sarees and dress materials. The setting is a typical Andhra village with small workshops, cooperative societies and homes doubling as workspaces. Visitors can observe the weaving process, interact with artisan families, and purchase handloom textiles directly from weavers.

Tangutur has a long-standing handloom tradition linked to the broader coastal Andhra weaving heritage. Handloom weaving has been a primary livelihood for local communities for generations, supported through cooperative societies and state handloom development initiatives that sustain traditional cotton weaving skills.

The village represents the living handloom culture of Andhra Pradesh, preserving traditional weaving techniques, designs and community-based production. It reflects the cultural importance of handloom textiles in daily life and festivals, and supports artisan livelihoods and intergenerational transmission of craft knowledge.