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Yemmiganur is a town in
Kurnool district
Kurnool district is one of the eight districts in the Rayalaseema region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the North western part of the state and is bounded by Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana in the north, Raich ...
of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Yemmiganur mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of Adoni revenue division
Adoni revenue division (or Adoni division) is an administrative division in the Kurnool district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district with 9 mandals under its administration. The divisional ...
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It is famous for Vaggani bhajji..
History
Yemmiganur is one of the major towns in the Kurnool district. It was part of the Vijayanagar from the 14th century to the 16th century. From 1953 to 1956 it was an Andhra state, now in part of Andhra Pradesh. In 1965 the Panchayat of Yemiganur was upgraded to a Municipality. Now it is a Grade -I Municipality. It is a city at present. The current MLA is K . Chennakesava Reddy (YSRCP).
Demographics
Census of India
The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...
, the town had a population of . The total population constitute, males, females and children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 62.98% with literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%.
Transport
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Yemmiganur bus station.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, Telugu. St.John's College of Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences is situated in Yerrakota near Yemmiganur.See also
List of towns in Andhra Pradesh Yemmiganur (Assembly constituency)References
{{Cities and towns in Kurnool district Cities and towns in Kurnool district