Narasaraopeta is a city and district headquarters of

Palnadu District Palnadu district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Narasaraopet as its administrative headquarters, it was formed on 4 April 2022 to become one of the resultant twenty-six districts The distric ...

of the Indian state of

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. The town is a

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and mandal headquarters of Narasaraopet mandal and Headquarters of Narasaraopet revenue division. The town also is the seat of the court of Additional District Judge. Kotappakonda ( Nallamala Forest region) in Narasaraopeta was famous for Kotappakonda Tirunalla and is considered a holy place. The town is also referred as the 'Gateway of Palnadu'. The main offices of Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal (N.S. Right Canal) Operation & Maintenance Lingamguntla Circle known as NSJC O&M Circle, Lingamguntla are located in this town.

Etymology

The original name of the village was Atluru. The name Narsaraopet comes from Rajah Malraju Narasa Rao, the local Zamindar, who owned much of the surrounding areas.

Geography and climate

Narasaraopeta is the major commercial trading centre in Palanadu district. Narasaraopeta is located on flat land ringed by hills that are an extension of the

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with red rock soil. The summer months can get exceedingly hot up to , while winters are mild around . Rainfall is due to the

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and is concentrated in the months of July–September. The average annual rainfall is . The southwest monsoon season contributes , while the northeast monsoon contributes . Pre-monsoon thundershowers contribute .

Demographics

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, Narasaraopet had a population of 116,329 with 28,186 households. The total population constitute, 58,898 males and 57,431 females —a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males. 10,445 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 5,390 are boys and 5,055 are girls —a ratio of 938 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 79.45% with 84,123 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. The Urban Agglomeration had a population of 118,568, of which males constitute 60,514, females constitute 58,054 —a sex ratio of 975 females per 1000 males and 10,519 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 84,889 literates with an average literacy rate of 79.30%.

Economy

It serves as a major commercial centre to the surrounding villages and nearby villages of the

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and Bapatla district. The City is the regional centre for higher education and health services. As a result of proximity to several towns/cities like Chilakaluripet (),

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(), Piduguralla (), Sattenapalle (), Vinukonda (), on an average around 50,000 floating population is observed on a daily basis. Due to the availability of water from Sagar Right Canal, most of the people here depend on agriculture. The major agriculture produce includes paddy, maize, chillies etc. The town is surrounded by many rice, dal and oil mills. It is also famous for medical agencies and distribution.

Governance

Civic administration

Narasaraopet Municipality is a civic body of Narasaraopet, constituted on 18 June 1915. It got upgraded to Grade–I municipality on 28 April 1980 and It got upgraded to Selection Grade Municipality and has a jurisdictional area of .

Politics

Narasaraopet is a part of Narasaraopet assembly constituency of

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Dr.CHADALAVADA ARAVINDA BABU the current MLA of this constituency from the DP PARTY. It is also a part of Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency Vacant of this

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Transport

The

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/ Ananthapuram / Ballari NH 544D bypasses the city and the NH167A road (Piduguralla to Chirala) passes through the city. The town has a total road length of .

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operates buses from Narasaraopet bus station. Narasaraopet railway station is located on the Nallapadu–Nandyal section and administered under Guntur railway division of

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Tourism

Kotappakonda hill is a major religious destination dedicated to Lord

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. On the auspicious day of Mahasivarathri, a grand fair is conducted nearby the hill. During which people around the surrounding regions visit the shiva temple on the Kottappakonda hill. Bheema lingeswara Swamy Temple and Pathuru Shivalayam (renovated) located in the city also receive limited tourism. Sri Veera brahmamendra Swamy Temple, located at Lingamguntla Agraharam is also quite known spiritual place is away from main city.

Notable people

The city is known for

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. Some notable include * Bharathi Tirtha (36th Shankaracharya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham) * Dr.Kodela Siva Prasada Rao (Speaker of Assemblyoremer home minister of adhra pradesh]) *

Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (28 July 1909 – 20 May 1994) was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India, from 29 February 1964 to 30 September 1971. On 3 June 1977, he was elected president of the Indian National Congress. Early life Kasu Brahma ...

(Chief Minister of A.P) * Sivaji (Telugu Film actor) *

Ramajogayya Sastry Darivemula Ramajogayya Sastry (born 24 August 1970) is an Indian film lyricist, known for his works in Telugu cinema and music. Early life Ramajogayya Sastry was born in Arepalli Muppalla, Ipuru Mandal near Narasaraopet of Palnadu distric ...

(Telugu Film lyricist) * Ramya Behara (Indian Playback Singer)

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.

References

External links

{{Palnadu district Cities in Andhra Pradesh Mandal headquarters in Guntur district District headquarters of Andhra Pradesh