Pulivendula (2008) is a town located in the YSR Kadapa district, a district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a small town which became 3rd grade municipality in 2008 from nagar Panchayat. Proddatur is the biggest town which is near to it (around 60 km distant). Proddatur and Jammalamadugu railway stations are near to this small town. It is located in Pulivendula

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and is the headquarters of the Pulivendala revenue division.

Geography

Pulivendula is located at meridian coordinates . It has an average elevation of 272 meters (895 feet).

Economy

Uranium mining

On 23 August 2007, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the establishment of a

uranium mine Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. Over 50 thousand tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account f ...

and processing plant at Mabbuchintalapalli-Tummalapalle, about 15 km south of Pulivendula, at a total cost of 11.06 billion rupees ($269.9 million). The plant was established by the

Uranium Corporation of India Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL) is a public sector undertaking (PSU), under the Department of Atomic Energy for uranium mining and processing. The corporation was founded in 1967 and is responsible for the mining and milling of uranium ore in ...

. The cornerstone was laid on 20 November 2007, by

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12t ...

, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Transport

Pulivendula has good infrastructure compared to other places in the

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region, maintaining wide roads, an underground drainage system, and a ring road. Pulivendula is connected to Kadapa by a four-lane road similar to a national highway. The nearby villages are connected to Pulivendula by two-lane roads. Bus transport is available from the bus station.

Education

Primary and secondary education is provided by both government-aided and private schools, according to Andhra Pradesh's ''School Education Department''. The language of instruction in various schools is English or Telugu. Institutions of higher education in Pulivendula include Loyola Degree College. A new Medical college and Hospital is going to set up in the coming years. Murarichintala Banana Fields

Notable people

Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), popularly known as YSR, was the 14th chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serving from 2004 to 2009. Reddy was elected to the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12t ...

Former Chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh State. The district has been named in his memory.

References

{{Kadapa district Cities and towns in Kadapa district