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Sullurupeta | |
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Coordinates: 13°42′00″N80°01′05″E / 13.700°N 80.018°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Tirupati |
Revenue division | Sullurpeta |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Sullurpeta municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 27,504 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 524 121 |
Vehicle registration | AP 26 |
Sullurupeta is a town in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sullurpeta mandal and Sullurupeta revenue division. [3] [4] It serves as a gateway to Satish Dhawan Space Centre(SDSC) at Sriharikota.
Sullurupeta is located about 77 km east of Tirupati, 90 km south of Nellore and about 83 km north of Chennai, Tamilnadu. It is 16 km west of the world-famous ISRO island Sriharikota, where the Indian rockets are launched. The Pulicat lake separates Sullurpeta and Sriharikota. It has an average elevation of 11 meters (36 feet).[ citation needed ] [5]
V Epiq in Sullurpeta is Asia's second largest and world's fourth largest cinema screen. it is 106 feet wide and has 670 seating capacity. This complex will have two more screens with 170 seats each. One of them will have Dolby Atmos advanced 3D surround sound with woofers fixed to every seat for a more mind-blowing experience. Apart from this, there will be an all-terrain vehicle track for the entertainment of the visitors. cost is Rs 80 crores and in seven and a half acres. [12]
As of 2011 [update] Census of India, Sullurupeta municipality had a population of 45,782. The total population constitute, 22,062 males and 23,720 females —a sex ratio of 1123 females per 1000 males. 2,612 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,330 are boys and 1,282 are girls —a ratio of 964 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 83.64% with 20,819 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. People can speak and understand Telugu and Tamil languages fluently due to the town's close proximity to the border of the Tamilnadu state. [2] [13]
Sriharikota is a barrier island off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the Shar Project settlement of Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, one of the two satellite launch centres in India. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches satellites using multistage rockets such as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota. Sriharikota is selected by ISRO because of its proximity to the equator, it gives extra centripetal force from the rotation of Earth.
Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India,, measuring 759 square kilometres (293 sq mi). A major part of the lagoon lies in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The lagoon is one of three important wetlands that attracts northeast monsoon rain clouds during the October to December season. The lagoon comprises the following regions: Pulicat Lake, Marshy/Wetland Land Region (AP), Venadu Reserve Forest (AP), and Pernadu Reserve Forest (AP). The lagoon was cut across in the middle by the Sriharikota Link Road, which divided the water body into lagoon and marshy land. The lagoon encompasses the Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary. The barrier island of Sriharikota separates the lagoon from the Bay of Bengal and is home to the Indian Space Research Organisation's Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
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