Tadepalli, Guntur district

For other uses, see Tadepalle (disambiguation).

Tadepalli is part of one of the two corporations in Guntur District and a major residential and IT hub in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. The city of Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is a part of Tenali revenue division. Mangalagiri is important to the overall Guntur's financial and cultural profile by its textile, agricultural and spiritual contributions. The railway station of Krishna Canal Junction marks boundary for the Guntur Railway Division. It is situated on National Highway 16 and North of District Headquarter Guntur.

Tadepalli,Vijayawada
Residential area in Tadepalle near National Highway 16
Tadepalli,Vijayawada Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°28′49″N 80°37′07″E
Country	India
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
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522 501
Vehicle registration	AP-07, AP–39

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 16.4667°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

See also

• List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh