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State Highway 2 (Andhra Pradesh)
State Highway 2 is a state highway in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It starts at Macherla in the west and ends at Guntur in the east end of the Guntur district. Route The major destinations in route are Macherla, Gurazala, Dachepalle, Piduguralla Sattenapalle and the terminal destination of Guntur. Prior to the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh, the state highway passed through Narketpally-Addanki- Medarametla. See also * List of State Highways in Andhra Pradesh The article is about the list of state highways in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The state has a total of of State Highways and they account for 29% of the total roads in the state. SH 31 is the longest State Highway in Andhra Pradesh. The n ... References Transport in Guntur State Highways in Andhra Pradesh Roads in Guntur district {{India-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macherla
Macherla is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Macherla mandal in Gurazala revenue division. History Macherla is capital of the region Palnadu. The name ''Macherla'' originated from ''Mahadevi Cherla''. This town is in the heart of Palnadu, and has a history of over a thousand years. The famous battle Palnati Yudhdham (War of Palnadu) took place between Macherla and Gurazala between 1176 AD – 1182 AD. The Palnadu Battle is also called the Andhra Mahabharatam because of several similarities. The town is renowned for the Chennakesava Swamy temple built here during the reign of the Haihaya Kings. Palanati Brahmanaidu is from velama community and the minister to Haihaya kings, who tried to abolish the caste system by "Chapa Koodu" or "Sahapankthi Bhojanalu" in the 12th century. Geography Macherla is located at . It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 feet). It is located 23 kilometers from Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntur
Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Bay of Bengal, on the Eastern Coastal Plains. The city is the heartland of the state, located in the centre of Andhra Pradesh and making it a central part connecting different regions. It serves as a major hub for exports chilli, cotton and tobacco and has the largest chili market yard in Asia. It is a major transportation, education and commercial hub for the state. Guntur city is a municipal corporation and also the headquarters of Guntur East and Guntur West mandals in Guntur revenue division. The city region is a major part of Amaravati Metropolitan Region. census of India the city is the third most populous in the state with a population of 743,354. It is classified as a ''Y-grade'' city as per the Seventh Central Pay Commission. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piduguralla
Piduguralla is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The town is the headquarters of Piduguralla mandal and administered under Gurazala revenue division. The town is also known as ''Lime City of India '' as there are abundant reserves of limestone. Governance Civic administration The Piduguralla municipality was formed on 21 May 2005 and has an extent of . Politics Piduguralla is a part of Gurazala (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Kasu Mahesh Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency from YSR Congress Party. It is also a part of Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu of YSR Congress Party. Economy Agriculture Most of the people here depend on agriculture with fertile lands having abundant water from the Nagarjunasagar canals. The major agriculture produce includes, paddy, cotton, chillies etc. Hence, the town has many rice and cotton mills. Industries There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sattenapalle
Sattenapalle is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sattenapalle mandal under Sattenapalle revenue division. History The region is an important region of the ancient Kammanadu. This region is also part of the Palnadu region. Demographics Census of India, Sattenapalle had a population of 56,721. The total population constitute, 28,350 males and 28,371 females —a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males. 5,827 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,046 are boys and 2,781 are girls —a ratio of 913 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 73.58% with 37,449 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. Civic administration On 1 April 1984, the municipality was formed as 3rd grade which is now a second grade municipality. The municipality constitutes 30 election and 11 revenue wards. The civic services and infrastructure of the municipality include, suppl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a state or province falls below numbered national highways (Canada being a notable exception to this rule) in the hierarchy (route numbers are used to aid navigation, and may or may not indicate ownership or maintenance). Roads maintained by a state or province include both nationally numbered highways and un-numbered state highways. Depending on the state, "state highway" may be used for one meaning and "state road" or "state route" for the other. In some countries such as New Zealand, the word "state" is used in its sense of a sovereign state or country. By this meaning a state highway is a road maintained and numbered by the national government rather than local authorities. Countries Australia Australia's State Route system covers u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian State
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntur District
Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and with a population of 670,073. It has a coastline of approximately on the right bank of Krishna River, that separates it from Krishna district and NTR district. It is bounded on the south by Bapatla district and on the west by Palnadu district. It has an area of and with a population of 20,91,075 as per 2011 census of India. The district is often referred to as the ''Land of Chillies''. It is also a major centre for agriculture, education and learning. It exports large quantities of chillies and tobacco. Etymology The district derives its name from its district headquarters, Guntur. There are several opinions on the meaning and origin of the word Guntur. The word owes its origin to words like gundu (a rock), gunta (a pond) and kunta (1/3 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurazala
Gurazala is a town in Palnadu district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal , Gurazala Assembly constituency and Gurazala revenue division. It was formed as a municipality combining two Panchayat's of Gurazala-Jangamaheswarapuram in 2020 by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The town has a history over 800+ years in the historical palnadu times(11th century) and served as the headquarters/capital of the region during that time. History The battle of Palnadu took place between Gurazala and Macherla between 1176 AD – 1182 AD at Karampudi (Yuddabhoomi). Gurazala is capital of palnadu kingdom. This is one of the historical places in Andhra pradesh. Geography Gurazala is situated at . It is spread over an area of . Governance Gurazala nagar panchayat is the municipal body of the town. Notable people * Nayakuralu Nagamma, minister of the Gurajala faction who led the army against Macherla faction in the Battle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dachepalle
Dachepalle town is the Municipality in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Town is the second lime city of India. It is the headquarters of Dachepalle mandal. This is place is surrounded by good limestone resources. Geography Dachepalle is situated at . It is spread over an area of . Naguleru stream is the source of water for the villages. Governance Dachepalle municipality is the Local self-government in India, local government. It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a corporator. Education As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 16 schools. These schools include one Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, KGBV, one model, 4 private, 7 Mandal Parishad Primary School, MPP and three other type of schools. References {{Palnadu district Villages in Palnadu district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narketpally
Narketpally is a village in Nalgonda district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Narketpally mandal of Nalgonda division. Narketpally mandal in Nalgonda District, Telangana, India. Nearest Cities Nalgonda-18 km Suryapet-53 km Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...-85 km References {{commons category Villages in Nalgonda district Mandal headquarters in Nalgonda district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addanki
Addanki is a Municipal city in Bapatla district of the Indian State, Andhra Pradesh. Addanki North is the mandal headquarters of Addanki mandal in chirala revenue division. Geography Addanki located at . It has an average elevation of 24 meters (82 ft). It is located between Guntur () and Ongole () and Chialakaluripet () and Narasaraopet () and Vijayawada () Addanki is located in the bank of Gundlakamma river. This river is the main resource of drinking water for Addanki, History Addanki is an important region in the Reddy kings. Addanki inscription The inscription, a replica of the original one which is excavated near Thousand Pillar Temple of Addanki, stands testimony to a flourishing Telugu literature much before the available literary texts. Locals believe that this is the first poem ever to be written in Telugu. Starting with the Boya campaign, Pandaranga got victories in all military campaigns of his master Gunaga Vijayaditya III. The inscription spoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
