Narasaraopet is a city and district headquarters of

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 04 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts The district ...

of the Indian state of

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 ...

. The town is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and mandal headquarters of

Narasaraopet mandal Narasaraopet mandal is one of the 28 mandals in Guntur district of the India state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Narasaraopet revenue division and the headquarters are located at Narasaraopet city. The mandal is bounded b ...

and Headquarters of

Narasaraopet revenue division Narasaraopet revenue division is an administrative division in the Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises 9 mandals and is one of the three revenue divisions in the district, along with Gurajala and Sattenapalli. ...

. 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 is also referred as the 'Gateway of

Palnadu Palnadu is a region located in Palnadu district and covering a portion of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is spread over the revenue divisions of Gurazala revenue division, Gurazala in Palnadu district and Markapur revenue division ...

'. The main offices of Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal (N.S. Right Canal) Operation & Maintenance Lingamguntla Circle are located in this town.

Etymology

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.

Geography and climate

Narasaraopeta is the major commercial trading centre in Guntur district. Narasaraopeta is located on flat land ringed by hills that are an extension of the

Eastern Ghats The Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India's eastern coast. The Eastern Ghats pass through Odisha, Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu in the south passing some parts of Karnataka as well as Telangana. They are eroded and cut ...

with red rock soil. The summer months can get exceedingly hot up to , while winters are mild around . Rainfall is due to the

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

and is concentrated in the months of July–September. The average annual rainfall is . The southwest monsoon season contributes , while the northeast monsoon contributes . Pre-monsoon thundershowers contribute .

Demographics

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, 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 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 the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 84,889 literates with an average literacy rate of 79.30%.

Economy

It serves as a major commercial centre to the surrounding villages and nearby villages of the

Prakasam District Prakasam district is one of the thirteen districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised in 2022 on April 4. The headquarters of the district is Ongole. It is located on the weste ...

. The town is the regional centre for higher education and health services. As a result of proximity to several towns/cities like Chilakaluripeta(),

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 Ba ...

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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 a ...

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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 Kam ...

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Vinukonda Vinukonda is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Vinukonda mandal and administered under Narasaraopet revenue division. Etymology The town was formerly known as ''Vish ...

(), on an average around 50,000 floating population is observed on a daily basis.

Governance

Civic administration

Narasaraopet Municipality Narasaraopet Municipality is the local self government in Narasaraopet of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''first grade municipality''. History The municipality is as old as a century, with its formation dating bac ...

is a civic body of Narasaraopet, constituted on 18 May 1915. It got upgraded to Grade–I municipality on 28 April 1980 and has a jurisdictional area of . Politics Narasaraopet is a part of Narasaraopet assembly constituency for

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or Andhra Pradesh Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature. The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-pa ...

. Gopireddy Srinivas Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency from

YSR Congress Party The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...

. It is also a part of

Narasaraopet lok sabha constituency Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Palnadu district. Assembly segments Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency co ...

which was won by LAVU KRISHNA DEVARAYULU of

Transport

The

Kurnool Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also se ...

/ Ananthapuram NH 544D bypasses the city and the NH167A road (Piduguralla to Chirala) passes through the city. The town has a total road length of .

APSRTC Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...

operates buses from Narasaraopet bus station.

Narasaraopet railway station Narasaraopet railway station (station code:NRT), is an Indian Railways station in Narasaraopet of Andhra Pradesh. It lies on the Nallapadu–Nandyal section. The station is electrified as a part of guntur guntakal Electrification process. It is ...

is located on the

Nallapadu–Nandyal section Nallapadu–Nandyal section connects and of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Further, this section converges with Nallapadu–Pagidipalli section at Nallapadu. The branch line is an electrified single-track railway. J ...

and administered under

Guntur railway division Guntur Railway Division is one of the three divisions of the South Coast 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 ...

South Central Railway zone The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh. It has three divisions under its administrati ...

Tourism

Kotappakonda Kotappakonda is a holy hill, situated in Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 20 kilometers from Narasaraopet city and 62 kilometers south west of Guntur City. History Celebrated with great devotion and fervor every year wi ...

hill is a major religious destination dedicated to Lord

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

. 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 the city also receive limited tourism. Sri Veera brahmamendra Swamy Temple, located at Lingamguntla Agraharam is also quite known spiritual place is away from main city.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu. Narasaraopeta is surrounded by many engineering, PG, And pharmacy colleges. Some notable include * Amara Institute of Engineering and Technology (Satuluru) * Eswar College of engineering (Kesanupalli) * Narasaraopeta Engineering College (Kotappakonda road) * Narasaraopeta Institute of Technology (Kotappakonda road) * S.K.R.B.R Reddy College * Sri Subbaraya and Narayana college (''.est 1950'') * Sri Venkateswara Paladugu Nagaiah Chowdary & Krotha Raghu ramaiah College (''.est 1991'') * Sai Tirumala Engineering College * Tirumala Engineering College (Jonnalagadda) * University College of Engineering, Narasaraopeta or JNTUN *krishna veni degree college( Ramireddypet) *krishna veni Engineering women's college(kesanupalli) *M.A.M Pharmacy college (Kesanupalli) *Siddartha Pharmacy college (Jonnalagadda)

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