26-518: Narasaraopeta is a city and district headquarters of Palnadu District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The town is a municipality and mandal headquarters of Narasaraopet mandal and Headquarters of Narasaraopet revenue division . The town also is the seat of the court of Additional District Judge. Narasaraopet acts as a melting point for the Palnadu and Delta regions of the district. The town
52-531: A new Dorabavi Viaduct located at a much lower altitude were constructed at a huge expense. The railway passes through the historic Cumbum Tank, starting from Cumbum railway station and spread over an area of 7 km. It is one of the most picturesque valleys in Guntur - Nandyal section of South Central Railway. The Guntur-Macherla section was opened in 1930, by the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway to serve
78-475: Is 7,30,123 Hectares covered by forest is 1,50,759 Hectares. The net area sown is 3,15,650 Hectares. The total cropped area in the District is 3,47,114 Hectares. The area sown more than once during the year is 31,464 Hectares. The district is rich in mineral resources. The principal minerals available are limestone, lime Lime Stonekankar at Piduguralla. Napa slabs, Copper and Lead. Lime stone is being utilised by
104-453: Is 761 millimetres (30.0 in). The southwest monsoon season contributes 400 mm (16 in), while the northeast monsoon contributes 299 mm (11.8 in). Pre-monsoon thundershowers contribute 75 mm (3.0 in). As of 2011 census , Narasaraopet had a population of 116,329 with 28,186 households. The total population constitute, 58,898 males and 57,431 females —a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. 10,445 children are in
130-411: Is also referred as the 'Gateway of Palnadu '. The main offices of Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal (N.S. Right Canal) Operation & Maintenance Lingamguntla Circle are located in this town. Also it is considered as holy place. The original name of the village was Atluru. The name Narsaraopet comes from Rajah Malraju Narasa Rao, the local Zamindar, who owned much of the surrounding areas. Narasaraopeta
156-541: Is as follows: Source : SCR Railway Map 2018 Under construction : The list includes the stations under the jurisdiction of Guntur railway division and classified based on their respective category. Source: The division operates around 200 express, passenger and freight trains every day. The primary commodity transported by the division is cement , clinker , food grains , besides coal and fertilizer . Other commodities include cotton , chillies , limestone , paddy , tobacco and timber waste. In 2003,
182-513: Is characterized by high temperatures and low rainfall. Monsoon (July to September): The monsoon season brings rainfall to the region. During this period, the district receives the majority of its annual precipitation. The monsoon rains are essential for agriculture and overall water supply. Post-monsoon/Winter (October to February): After the monsoon season, the region experiences a post-monsoon period, followed by relatively cooler months during winter. The temperatures are milder during this time At
208-504: Is divided into 3 revenue divisions: Gurazala , Narasaraopet and Sattenapalle , which are further subdivided into a total of 28 mandals. The list of 28 mandals in Palnadu district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below. in 1971 in 1978 in 1985 CPO (2022). District Hand Book of Statistics – Palnadu district (PDF) . 16°12′N 80°00′E / 16.2°N 80.0°E / 16.2; 80.0 Guntur railway division Guntur Railway Division
234-595: Is located on the Nallapadu–Nandyal section and administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone . Kotappakonda hill is a major religious destination dedicated to Lord Shiva . On the auspicious day of Mahasivarathri, a grand fair is conducted nearby the hill. During which people around the surrounding regions visit the shiva temple on the Kottappakonda hill. Bheema lingeswara Swamy Temple and Pathuru Shivalayam (renovated) located in
260-435: Is observed on a daily basis. Narasaraopet Municipality is a civic body of Narasaraopet, constituted on 18 June 1915. It got upgraded to Grade–I municipality on 28 April 1980 and It got upgraded to Selection Grade Municipality and has a jurisdictional area of 7.65 km (2.95 sq mi). Narasaraopet is a part of Narasaraopet assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly . Dr. Chadalawada Aravindbabu
286-553: Is one of the six divisions of the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways . The division was sanctioned in 1995–96 and was fully operational on 1 April 2003, with its headquarters at Guntur . The Rail Vikas Bhavan in Pattabhipuram area of Guntur, serves as the office of Divisional Railway Manager . The present divisional manager is M. Ramakrishna. The Krishna Canal - Nandyal (KCC-NDL) stretch
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#1732790618379312-584: Is the current MLA of this constituency from the TDP Party . It is also a part of Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency Vacant of this Member of Parliament (India) . The Guntur to Kurnool / Ananthapuram / Ballari NH 544D bypasses the city and the NH167A road (Piduguralla to Chirala) passes through the city. The town has a total road length of 157.08 km (97.60 mi). APSRTC operates buses from Narasaraopet bus station. Narasaraopet railway station
338-540: Is the major commercial trading centre in Palanadu district. Narasaraopeta is located on flat land ringed by hills that are an extension of the Eastern Ghats with red rock soil. The summer months can get exceedingly hot up to 45 °C (113 °F), while winters are mild around 21 °C (70 °F). Rainfall is due to the monsoon and is concentrated in the months of July–September. The average annual rainfall
364-517: The Palnadu region. This district has derived its name from the Palnadu or Pallava Nadu region . Palnadu district is bordered by NTR district at North, Bapatla district at South East, Prakasam district at South West and Guntur district at East. It is also surrounded by Suryapet district and Nalgonda district in Telangana state at west. The total Geographical area of the District
390-475: The East Coast main line at Tenali . The section from Tenali to Repalle was owned by Guntur District Board until 1964. The foundation stone for the 152 km long Bibinagar - Nadikudi rail project that opened an alternative route to Secunderabad from Vijayawada and connected the interior of Telangana to Hyderabad was laid by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi on 7 April 1974. The project
416-403: The age group of 0–6 years, of which 5,390 are boys and 5,055 are girls —a ratio of 938 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 79.45% with 84,123 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. The Urban Agglomeration had a population of 118,568, of which males constitute 60,514, females constitute 58,054 —a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males and 10,519 children are in
442-720: The age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 84,889 literates with an average literacy rate of 79.30%. It serves as a major commercial centre to the surrounding villages and nearby villages of the Prakasam district and Bapatla district . The City is the regional centre for higher education and health services. As a result of proximity to several towns/cities like Chilakaluripet (21 km [13 mi]), Guntur (47.9 km [29.8 mi]), Piduguralla (34.4 km [21.4 mi]), Sattenapalle (22.3 km [13.9 mi]), Vinukonda (43.7 km [27.2 mi]), on an average around 50,000 floating population
468-571: The backward inner Telangana region. It too was originally metre gauge and was converted to 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge in 1992–93. This section was used for the transport of limestone, quartz &cement, primarily from Piduguralla , popularly known as the Lime City. The section from Guntur to the coastal town of Repalle was built to the broad gauge by the Madras and Southern Railway in 1916. This line connected to
494-584: The cement factories of Macherla. There are copper mines at Agnigundala of Ipur Mandal. The Normal Rainfall of the District is 775.3 M.M. The climate is Generally warm in Summer and the heat is very severe in Rentachintala Mandal, where the maximum temperature in the State is recorded. Summer (March to June): The summer months are hot and dry, with temperatures often reaching high levels. This period
520-496: The city also receive limited tourism. Sri Veera brahmamendra Swamy Temple, located at Lingamguntla Agraharam is also quite known spiritual place is two kilometres (1.2 mi) away from main city. The city is known for Politics , Drama , Poetry . Some notable include The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of
546-494: The course of the railroad construction, the most impressive of them being the massive Dorabavi Viaduct and the Bogada Tunnel , both of them about 30 km from Nandyal. This section was converted to Broad Gauge during 1993–95. The gauge conversion was a difficult task owing to the difficult terrain. The old alignment between Gazulapalli and Diguvametta was abandoned and a new Bogada tunnel, about 1.6 km in length and
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#1732790618379572-573: The division covers the districts of Guntur , Kurnool , Prakasam in Andhra Pradesh and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri , Nalgonda in Telangana . It has a total route length of 629.516 km (391.163 mi) and running track of 660.992 km (410.721 mi). In Andhra Pradesh, it has a total route length of 484.78 km (301.23 mi) and in Telangana it is 144.94 km (90.06 mi). The sections and branch lines route map breakup
598-432: The state. Palnadu district Palnadu district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . With Narasaraopet as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts The district was formed from Gurazala , Sattenapalli and Narasaraopet revenue divisions from Palnadu district . The district covers most of
624-704: The time of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 20,41,723, of which 458,551 (22.46%) lived in urban areas. Palnadu district has a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3,75,554 (18.39%) and 1,42,944 (7.00%) of the population respectively. Languages of Palnadu district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 87.12% of the population spoke Telugu , 9.90% Urdu and 2.41% Lambadi as their first language. There are one parliamentary and seven assembly constituencies in Palnadu district. The parliamentary constituencies are The assembly constituencies are Mandals of Palnadu district (Overpass-turbo) The district
650-608: Was a part of the important east–west coast link that connected Margao in Goa to Masulipatnam in the erstwhile Madras Province of British India . It was originally built to Metre Gauge by the Southern Mahratta Railway (later the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway-MSMR) during 1889–90. The track passed through the Nallamala Hills and as a result quite a few major engineering works were undertaken in
676-550: Was finally finished in 1989 and the line commissioned a year later. Two major bridges to span the Krishna River and Musi are located in this section. It is used by many south/east bound trains in a bid to decongest the heavily used Warangal - Vijayawada line. New rail lines are added in the region such as Nadikudi–Srikalahasti section , part of which comes under the division. This will be an alternate route to Chennai / Tirupati for Guntur City . The jurisdiction of
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