Tadepalle, Guntur district

Tadepalli
Tadepalli
Municipal Corporation
	Residential area in Tadepalle near National Highway 16
	Tadepalli Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 16°28′49″N 80°37′07″E / 16.48028°N 80.61861°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	CRDA
Area
• Total	25.45 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population
• Total	64,149
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522 501
Vehicle registration	AP–39

Tadepalli is one of the major Residencial area in Guntur City and thereby a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. It is situated on National Highway 16 and also in proximity to the state Capital Amaravati

Etymology

The origin of the name is believed to be related to the Palm tree 'Thati' and 'palle' meaning village. Tadepalle is on the southern bank of the Krishna river in Guntur district. The canal flowing through the town is named as Madras Kaluva (Buckingham Canal) – as it goes until Madras (Chennai). Tadepalle, along with Tenali was an 'Agraharam' – or endowed land to Sanskrit Scholars during the classical Sri Krishnadevaraya period.

Geography

Tadepalli is located at 16°28′00″N 80°36′00″E / 16.4667°N 80.6000°E / 16.4667; 80.6000.^[5] It has an average elevation of 6 m (20 ft). Total municipality contains hill area and agricultural lands. Buckingham canal flows from north to south in the region. The municipality contains old industrial lands, belongs to EID parry company and cement factory which are not being used for any purpose.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of 2011^[update] census of India, Tadepalli had a population of 54,406, with number of households accounting to 14392. The total population constitutes 27,149 males, 27,257 females and 6,078 under 6 years of age. The sex ratio stands at 1004 females per 1000 males. There are 36,694 literates with an average literacy rate of 75.93%, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.^[3]^[6] The urban agglomeration population of the town stands at 64,149.^[1]

Governance

Tadepalli Municipality was constituted in the year 2009. It is classified as a First Grade municipality and has 34 municipal wards. With the merger of all the 10 villages of the Tadepalli mandal in Tadepalli, the town has a population of 99,248 according to the Census 2011. It is spread over an area of 61.76 km² (23.85 sq mi).^[1] From March 2021 Tadepalli Municipality is merged in to Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation

Transport

The town has a total road length of 107.41 km (66.74 mi).^[7] APSRTC runs buses from Guntur, Amaravathi and Vijayawada through this town. The railway station is named as Krishna Canal. It is a junction for Guntur and the Vijayawada divisions.

Education

The primary education in the town is imparted by means of elementary schools and for secondary education is offered by schools like, Zilla Parishad High School and Ramakrishna Mission High School. ^[8]

Notable people

Kallam Anji Reddy, the founder of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "Elevation for Pedakurapadu". Veloroutes. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 43. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Tadepalli
^ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
^ "Details of Roads in each ULB of Andhra Pradesh". Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department - Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
^ Ravikiran, G (19 January 2007). "Tadepalli cries for college". The Hindu. Vijayawada. Retrieved 30 March 2016.