Tadepalli, Guntur district

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Tadepalli, Vijayawada
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Residential area in Tadepalle near National Highway 16
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Tadepalli, Vijayawada
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°28′49″N80°37′07″E / 16.48028°N 80.61861°E / 16.48028; 80.61861
CountryIndia
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • Body CRDA
Area
[1]
 • Total
25.45 km2 (9.83 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
19 m (62 ft)
Population
[3] [4]
 • Total
64,149
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522 501
Vehicle registration AP-07, AP–39

Tadepalli is a major commercial locality in South part of Vijayawada in Guntur District. It is situated on National Highway 16. According to the G.O. No. M.S.104 (dated 23 March 2017), Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, the it became a part of Vijayawada metropolitan area

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Etymology

The origin of the name is believed to be related to the Palm tree 'Thati' and 'palle' meaning village. Tadepalli 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). Tadepalli, 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″N80°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 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

See also

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 43. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Tadepalli
  6. ↑ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
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