Yerraguntla

Yerraguntla
Town
Yerraguntla Junction Railway station Building
Yerraguntla Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 14°38′00″N78°32′00″E / 14.6333°N 78.5333°E / 14.6333; 78.5333
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	YSR Kadapa
Elevation	152 m (499 ft)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	32,574
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	AP-04

Yerraguntla is a town and Nagar Panchayat in YSR Kadapa District. It is an industrial area in YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Yerraguntla mandal of Kadapa revenue division. ^[2]

Geography

Yerraguntla is located at 7GJ5+XJ9 Yerraguntla, Andhra Pradesh.

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] Census of India, the town had a population of 32,574. The total population constitute, 16,558 males, 16,016 females and 3,754 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 70.56% with 20,334 literates, lower than the national average of 73.00%. ^[3]

Transport

Yerraguntla Junction is a junction for Nandyal–Yerraguntla section and Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section. It falls under the jurisdiction of Guntakal railway division and is one of the 'D'-category station in the division. ^[4]

Governance

Civic administration

Yerraguntla Nagar Panchayat is the civic administrative body of the town which was constituted in the year 2012. ^[5]

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]}

See also

• List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh

References

1. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
2. "Revenue Divisions and Mandals". Official website of YSR Kadapa District. National Informatics Centre- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
3. "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
4. "Nandyal–Yerranguntla rail line commissioned". The Hindu. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
5. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
6. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
7. "The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.