Banaganapalli

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Banaganapalli
Bangina palli
Nickname: 
Mango Town
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Banaganapalli
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15°19′00″N78°14′00″E / 15.3167°N 78.2333°E / 15.3167; 78.2333
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Nandyal
Government
  Type Grama Panchayat
Elevation
209 m (686 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
36,056
Languages
  Official Telugu & Urdu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration AP 21, AP39

Banaganapalli is a town in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It lies in Nandyal district, 38 km west of the city of Nandyal. Banaganapalli is famous for its mangoes and has a cultivar, Banaganapalli, named after it. Between 1790 and 1948, Banaganapalli was the capital of the princely state of the same name, Banganapalle State.

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Banaganapalli Gram panchayat Banaganapalli Gram panchayat.jpg
Banaganapalli Gram panchayat

Geography

Banaganapalli is located at 15°19′00″N78°14′00″E / 15.3167°N 78.2333°E / 15.3167; 78.2333 . [1] It has an average elevation of 209 metres (688 ft).

Banaganapalli and Koilakuntla are called Twin towns.

Right Canal of Srisailam Dam SRBC passes near Banaganapalli Town.

History

Map of the princely state of Banaganapalle, 1893 Banganapalle.jpg
Map of the princely state of Banaganapalle, 1893

Banaganapalle Nawabs

In 1601, Sultan Ismail Adil Shah of Bijapur conquered the fortress of Banaganapalli from Raja Nanda Chakravathy. The fort and surrounding districts were placed under the control of his victorious general, Siddhu Sumbal, who held them until 1665. Muhammad Beg Khan-e Rosebahani was granted Banaganapalli and the surrounding jagir in perpetual fiefdom but died without a male heir, leaving the jagir of Banaganapalli to his adopted son, Faiz Ali Khan Bahadur. Aurangzeb conquered the Sultanate of Bijapur in 1686, but Faiz Ali Khan's fief was secured by the intervention of his maternal uncle Mubariz Khan, who served as Aurangzeb's viceroy of the Deccan. Till 1947, Banaganapalli was independent state under the rule of Nawabs.

Sri Kalagnani Jagadguru Madvirat Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy

Sri Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swamy wrote Kalagnanam on the hill of Ravvala konda, near Banaganapalli. Sri Kalagnani Jagadguru Madvirat Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy is one of the great saints of India. He has the knowledge of past, present and future. He is often called as the "Nostradamus of India". His forecastings of which all were proved correct. He forecasts events from his reign to the end of Kaliyuga. He lived 400 years ago. This is known because of the statue which is present in his Ashrama in Banaganapalle. He has written many books on palm leaves. All these palm leaf books tell the future of the world till the end of Kaliyuga. These books tell us about how people get transformed in coming years. He forecasts the changes in political, social, and economic changes that will occur in society, biological and physiological changes that will occur in the plant and animal kingdoms, geographical changes, wars, explosions, etc. And many other wonders of the world which have occurred, such as birth of Mr. Gandhi and his freedom movement and the rule of Mrs. Indira Gandhi in free India. The knowledge in these books is called as Kalagnanam (Knowledge of Time). This will also be called by people as "Sandhra Sindhu Vedam".

Banaganapalle Nawab Banganapalle-Nawab.jpg
Banaganapalle Nawab

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 36,056. Banaganapalle is tenth-most populous town in Kurnool district.

Religions in Banaganapalle
ReligionPercent
Hindus
51.63%
Muslims
47.11%
Others
1.25%

Economy

Governance

The town was upgraded from Gram panchayat to Nagar panchayat on 23 June 2011. [2] Later again it is degraded to Grama Panchayt due to some reasons. Now administration is under the Sarpanch.

Banganapalle mangoes, illustrating variations in shape and size commonly found. Banganapalli 12x9.jpg
Banganapalle mangoes, illustrating variations in shape and size commonly found.


Governance
DepartmentIncharge
LegislativeBanaganapalle MLA, Banaganapalle Sarpanch
ExecutiveDhone RDO, Banaganapalle MRO
JudiciaryHon'ble Banaganapalle Court Judge
Police Sub DivisionDhone DSP
HealthCHNC Banaganapalle
APSPDCL DivisionDhone DE
APSRTC Bus ServiceBanaganapalle Depot
TransportNandyal RTO
Pincode518124, 518176, 518186



Banganapalli mangoes

Transport

Roadways

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Banaganapalle bus station with Banaganapalle Bus depot.

Distance to Major towns and cities

  1. Nandyal = 37 km
  2. Kurnool = 75 km
  3. Adoni = 130 km
  4. Koilakuntla = 15 km
  5. Bethamcherla = 20 km
  6. Dhone = 47 km
  7. Proddatur = 94 km
  8. Kadapa = 128 km
  9. Tirupati = 268 km
  10. Hyderabad = 293 km
  11. Bengaluru = 339 km
  12. Vijayawada = 354 km
  13. Chennai = 401 km

Railways


Banaganapalli Railway Station is opened in 2016. It is a part of Nandyal - Yerraguntla Railway line.

Places of interest

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. [6] [7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are Telugu and English.

See also

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