Repalle is a town in
Bapatla district
Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in Bapatla. The district is formed from parts of the erstwhile Prakasam district and G ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
. The town is one of the
12 municipalities in
Bapatla district
Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in Bapatla. The district is formed from parts of the erstwhile Prakasam district and G ...
and the headquarters of
Repalle mandal under the administration of Repalle revenue division.
It is situated near
Krishna River
The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...
in the
Coastal Andhra
Coastal Andhra, also known as Kosta Andhra (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: Kōstā Āndhra), is a geographic region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, comprising the coastal districts of the state between the East ...
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
Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality, and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama, and hence, it is called "Andhra ...
in the
Guntur district
Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the List of urban agglom ...
,
Ponnur
Ponnur is a major city/town in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. A road to Chandole goes south-east and comes to Nidubrolu, where there is a temple with a stone-bearing inscription recording the erection of 90 temples ...
,
Bapatla
Bapatla is a town and district headquarters of Bapatla district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Bapatla mandal of Bapatla revenue division. The nearest towns and cities to Bapatla are ...
in the
Bapatla District
Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP) established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarters are in Bapatla. The district is formed from parts of the erstwhile Prakasam district and G ...
and
Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar (), is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the Tehsil, mandal ...
in the
Krishna district
Krishna district is a district in the Coastal Andhra region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is surrounded on the East by Bay of Bengal, West by Guntur district, Guntur, Bapatla distric ...
.
Climate
Repalle is located 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 common between July and November during monsoon season.
Demographics
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, the town had a population of 50,866. The total population constitute, 24,385 males and 26,481 females —a
sex ratio
A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...
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
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
, 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 Manga 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 the
Repalle Assembly constituency for
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh.
...
.
Anagani Satya Prasad is the present
MLA of the constituency from the
Telugu Desam Party
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...
. The assembly segment in turn is a part of
Bapatla (SC) Lok Sabha constituency, which was won by Nandigam Suresh of the
Yuvajana Sramika Raithu Congress Party (YSRCP).
Notable people
*
K. Viswanath, a
film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
*
S. Janaki
Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely referred to as Janaki Amma and Nightingale of India(nightingale of South) . She is one of the greatest playback singers in the history ...
,
playback singer
A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
*
Samudrala Sr., screenwriter
*
C. V. S. K. Sarma,
economist
An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics.
The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
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 Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administ ...
. The bus station is also equipped with a
bus depot for storage and maintenance of buses. The
National Highway 216 passes by the village
Penumudi near to , which connects
Digamarru and
Ongole
Ongole (), natively known as Ongolu, is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district. It is known for Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen.
Etymology
The name 'Ongole' i ...
. 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.
See also
*
Villages in Repalle mandal
References
External links
{{Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh
Towns in Guntur district
Mandal headquarters in Guntur district