Repalle is a town in Bapatla district of the

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. The town is one of the 12 municipalities in Bapatla district and the headquarters of Repalle mandal under the administration of Bapatla revenue division. It is situated near Krishna River in the

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region of the state.

History

The name Repalle is actually formed from two words: Revu (river or bank of the river) and Palle (village). Originally known as ''Revupalle'', the name has evolved to Repalle over time.

Geography

Repalle is located at . It has an average elevation of and situated . The nearest towns are Tenali, Bapatla in the

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, and

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in the

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Climate

Repalle is located 25 km from the sea coast. It is generally hot and humid during summer with temperatures ranging between 28 and 42 C on average. Winters are milder with temperatures between 15 and 30 C on average. Heavy rains are experienced between July and November during monsoon time.

Demographics

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, the town had a population of 50,866. The total population constitute, 24,385 males and 26,481 females —a

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of 1086 females per 1000 males. 4,308 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,184 are boys and 2,124 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 81.32% with 37,862 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

Government and politics

Civic Administration

Repalle Municipality is a second grade

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, which was established in the year 1965. It is spread over an area of . It has 28 wards with an extent of . The present Municipal Commissioner of the town is Vijaya Saradhi. The present Municipal Chairperson of the town is smt.Katta Mangi of Yscrp. The municipal department maintains amenities such as public taps, public bore-wells, drains, roads, street lights, public parks etc. Others include dispensaries, elementary and secondary schools etc.

Politics

Repalle is a part of Repalle Assembly constituency for

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. Anagani Satya Prasad is the present MLA of the constituency from

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. The assembly segment in turn is a part of Bapatla (SC) Lok Sabha constituency, which was won by Nandigam Suresh of YuvajanaSramikaRaithuCongress Party(ysrcp).

Notable people

* K. Viswanath, a

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* S. Janaki,

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* Samudrala Sr., screenwriter *

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and a retired IAS officer * V. Nagayya, actor

Transport

The town has a total road length of . The Repalle bus station is owned and operated by APSRTC. The bus station is also equipped with a bus depot for storage and maintenance of buses. The

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passes by the village

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near to , which connects Digamarru and

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. is a ''B–category'' terminus station on the Tenali–Repalle branch line of Guntur railway division.

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.

References

External links

{{Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh Towns in Guntur district Mandal headquarters in Guntur district