Repalle is a town in

Bapatla district Bapatla district is a district in coastal Andhra in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh established on 4 April 2022. The administrative headquarter is Bapatla. The district is formed from part of erstwhile Prakasam district and part of erstwhile ...

of the

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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 one of the 12 municipalities in

and the headquarters of

Repalle mandal Repalle mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Bapatla district of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is under the administration of Bapatla revenue division and the mandal headquarters are located at Repalle. The mandal is situated on the bank ...

under the administration of

Bapatla revenue division Bapatla revenue division is an administrative division in the Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the three revenue divisions in the district and comprises 6 mandals. It was formed on 4 April 2022 along with t ...

. It is situated near Krishna River in the

Coastal Andhra Coastal Andhra (South costal Andhra) also known as Kostha Andhra is a region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vijayawada is the largest city in this region. It was part of Madras State before 1953 and Andhra State from 1953 to 1956. ...

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 ...

Bapatla Bapatla is a city 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 Guntur district, 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 mandal headquarte ...

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 Repalle Municipality is the local self-government in Repalle of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''second grade municipality''. Administration The municipality was formed in 1956 and is spread in an area of and comp ...

is a second grade

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 ...

, 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

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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 Anagani Satya Prasad is MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) from Repalle Constituency in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest ...

is the present MLA of the constituency from

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has fo ...

. 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 Kasinadhuni Viswanath (born 19 February 1930) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is recipient of five National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South ...

, a

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S. Janaki Sistla Janaki (born 23 April 1938) is an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer from Andhra Pradesh. She is referred to respectfully as "Janaki Amma" and Nightingale of South India. She is one of the best-known playback singers in ...

, playback singer *

Samudrala Sr. Samudrala Raghavacharya (19 July 1902 – 16 March 1968), also known as Samudrala Sr., was an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, playback singer, director, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. Samudrala Senior made his screen debut in ...

, screenwriter * C. V. S. K. Sarma,

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and a retired

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officer *

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, actor

Transport

The town has a total road length of . The

Repalle bus station Repalle is a town in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. 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 situat ...

is owned and operated by

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 ...

. The bus station is also equipped with a

bus depot A bus garage, also known as a bus depot, bus base or bus barn, is a facility where buses are stored and maintained. In many conurbations, bus garages are on the site of former car barns or tram sheds, where trams (streetcars) were stored, and ...

for storage and maintenance of buses. The

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passes by the village Penumudi near to , which connects

Digamarru Digamarru is a village in the West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is close to the city of Palakollu and is located in its mandal. Demographics Census of India, Digamarru had a population of 4,028. The total ...

and

Ongole Ongole is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of Ongole mandal in Ongole revenue division. Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxen, ...

. is a ''B–category''

terminus station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...

on the

Tenali–Repalle branch line Tenali–Repalle branch line is a electrified single track railway section in South Central Railway zone. It connects and of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Further, this section intersects Howrah–Chennai main line ...

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 ...

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