24-509: Narasaraopeta is a city and district headquarters of Palnadu District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The town is a municipality 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. Narasaraopet acts as a melting point for the Palnadu and Delta regions of the district. The town
48-471: A new railway zone while speaking about the size of the zones, he said the following: "I am tempted to speak about the Southern zone. This zone, as I said, consists of 6,017 miles. It spreads itself like a leviathan into five States— Bombay, Mysore, Andhra Pradesh, Madras and Kerala. It is not only over-sized but it is unwieldy. The Railway Board has to consider whether it could not be bifurcated. In this connection,
72-525: A new zone". Secunderabad, which will be part of the new zone, was the headquarters of the Nizam's railways. As such, the buildings and other paraphernalia necessary for the headquarters of a zone are already there." The zone was formed on 1 October 1966 by merging the carved-out divisions of Hubli , Vijayawada of Southern Railway zone and Solapur , Secunderabad of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway . On 2 October 1977, Guntakal division of Southern Railway zone
96-470: Is 7,30,123 Hectares covered by forest is 1,50,759 Hectares. The net area sown is 3,15,650 Hectares. The total cropped area in the District is 3,47,114 Hectares. The area sown more than once during the year is 31,464 Hectares. The district is rich in mineral resources. The principal minerals available are limestone, lime Lime Stonekankar at Piduguralla. Napa slabs, Copper and Lead. Lime stone is being utilised by
120-453: Is 761 millimetres (30.0 in). The southwest monsoon season contributes 400 mm (16 in), while the northeast monsoon contributes 299 mm (11.8 in). Pre-monsoon thundershowers contribute 75 mm (3.0 in). As of 2011 census , 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
144-411: Is also referred as the 'Gateway of Palnadu '. The main offices of Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal (N.S. Right Canal) Operation & Maintenance Lingamguntla Circle are located in this town. Also it is considered as holy place. 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. Narasaraopeta
168-513: Is characterized by high temperatures and low rainfall. Monsoon (July to September): The monsoon season brings rainfall to the region. During this period, the district receives the majority of its annual precipitation. The monsoon rains are essential for agriculture and overall water supply. Post-monsoon/Winter (October to February): After the monsoon season, the region experiences a post-monsoon period, followed by relatively cooler months during winter. The temperatures are milder during this time At
192-531: Is divided into 3 revenue divisions: Gurazala , Narasaraopet and Sattenapalle , which are further subdivided into a total of 28 mandals. The list of 28 mandals in Palnadu district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below. in 1971 in 1978 in 1985 CPO (2022). District Hand Book of Statistics – Palnadu district (PDF) . 16°12′N 80°00′E / 16.2°N 80.0°E / 16.2; 80.0 South Central Railway zone The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR )
216-588: Is located on the Nallapadu–Nandyal section and administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone . Kotappakonda hill is a major religious destination dedicated to Lord Shiva . 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
240-435: Is observed on a daily basis. 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 7.65 km (2.95 sq mi). Narasaraopet is a part of Narasaraopet assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly . Dr. Chadalawada Aravindbabu
264-469: Is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways . The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana , Maharashtra , Karnataka . It has three divisions under its administration, which include Secunderabad , Hyderabad , Vijayawada , Guntur , Guntakal and Nanded . Secunderabad, Telangana is the Zonal headquarter Ex MP Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy requested in creation of
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#1732916434776288-575: Is the current MLA of this constituency from the TDP Party . It is also a part of Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency Vacant of this Member of Parliament (India) . The Guntur to Kurnool / 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 157.08 km (97.60 mi). APSRTC operates buses from Narasaraopet bus station. Narasaraopet railway station
312-528: Is the major commercial trading centre in Palanadu district. Narasaraopeta is located on flat land ringed by hills that are an extension of the Eastern Ghats with red rock soil. The summer months can get exceedingly hot up to 45 °C (113 °F), while winters are mild around 21 °C (70 °F). Rainfall is due to the monsoon and is concentrated in the months of July–September. The average annual rainfall
336-507: The Palnadu region. This district has derived its name from the Palnadu or Pallava Nadu region . Palnadu district is bordered by NTR district at North, Bapatla district at South East, Prakasam district at South West and Guntur district at East. It is also surrounded by Suryapet district and Nalgonda district in Telangana state at west. The total Geographical area of the District
360-403: 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
384-715: The age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 84,889 literates with an average literacy rate of 79.30%. It serves as a major commercial centre to the surrounding villages and nearby villages of the Prakasam district 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 (21 km [13 mi]), Guntur (47.9 km [29.8 mi]), Piduguralla (34.4 km [21.4 mi]), Sattenapalle (22.3 km [13.9 mi]), Vinukonda (43.7 km [27.2 mi]), on an average around 50,000 floating population
408-567: The cement factories of Macherla. There are copper mines at Agnigundala of Ipur Mandal. The Normal Rainfall of the District is 775.3 M.M. The climate is Generally warm in Summer and the heat is very severe in Rentachintala Mandal, where the maximum temperature in the State is recorded. Summer (March to June): The summer months are hot and dry, with temperatures often reaching high levels. This period
432-485: The city also receive limited tourism. Sri Veera brahmamendra Swamy Temple, located at Lingamguntla Agraharam is also quite known spiritual place is two kilometres (1.2 mi) away from main city. The city is known for Politics , Drama , Poetry . Some notable include The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of
456-584: The creation of a new zone known as the South Central Zone may be thought of. It may consist of the following divisions: Bez-wada division, Guntakal. Hubli, Wal- tair, Secunderabad and Sholapur division. I think the creation of that new zone will relieve the General Manager of the existing zone of some of his duties and will give him breathing space to concentrate his attention upon other divisions I do not think there will be any extra expenditure if we create
480-614: The employees of Indian railways and their families. For the financial year 2018–19, the zone had transported 122.5 million tonnes of freight and earned ₹ 15,640 crore (US$ 1.9 billion); while it transported 383 million passengers and earned ₹ 10,000 crore (US$ 1.2 billion). It runs a total of 744 trains per day, with a passenger footfall of five hundred thousand. South Central Railway topped among all railway zones of India in terms of train Punctuality and passenger earnings in 2016–17. The South Central Railway (SCR) has become
504-432: The state. 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 district was formed from Gurazala , Sattenapalli and Narasaraopet revenue divisions from Palnadu district . The district covers most of
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#1732916434776528-704: The time of the 2011 census, the district had a population of 20,41,723, of which 458,551 (22.46%) lived in urban areas. Palnadu district has a sex ratio of 994 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3,75,554 (18.39%) and 1,42,944 (7.00%) of the population respectively. Languages of Palnadu district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 87.12% of the population spoke Telugu , 9.90% Urdu and 2.41% Lambadi as their first language. There are one parliamentary and seven assembly constituencies in Palnadu district. The parliamentary constituencies are The assembly constituencies are Mandals of Palnadu district (Overpass-turbo) The district
552-482: Was merged and the already merged division of Solapur was demerged from the zone and became part of its former Central Railway zone. On 17 February 1978, Hyderabad division was formed by splitting the existing Secunderabad railway division. On 1 April 2002, two new divisions of Guntur and Nanded were created in this zone and the Hubli division was demerged and became part of South Western Railway zone . Khandwa Akola section
576-1328: Was merged into Bhusaval Division of Central Railways as the line was taken up for Gauge Conversion in 2017. On 27 February 2019, AP part of Waltair Division , Vijayawada , Guntur and Guntakal divisions were merged into newly formed South Coast Railway zone . The zone is spread over the states of Telangana , Maharashtra , Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka . The zone has mechanical workshops at Mettuguda and Lallaguda . The zone has diesel loco sheds at Kazipet and Moula Ali . The zone has electric loco sheds at Lallaguda (Secunderabad) and Kazipet . The zone has one EMU Car shed at Moula Ali EMU. The zone has Passenger coach care depots at Hyderabad , Secunderabad , Kacheguda , Vijayawada , Kakinada , Narasapur , Tirupati , Guntakal , Machillipatnam , Kazipet , Nanded and Purna . Additionally, Vijayawada , Gooty , Ramagundam , Bellampally have wagon maintenance depots. The zone has training institutes for imparting and learning railway techniques serving both Indian as well foreign railway staffs at Secunderabad , Vijayawada , Guntakal , Kazipet and Washim . Railway Hospitals located in these areas Div.Hospitals at Secunderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal and Kazipet, Guntur, Rayanapadu(Vijayawada) and Nanded have healthcare facilities serving exclusively for
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