17-600: Vemuru is a village in Bapatla district of the India state of Andhra Pradesh . It is the headquarters of Vemuru Mandal of Bapatla revenue division . As of 2011 census , the town had a population of 9,796. The total population constitute, 4,850 males and 4,946 females –a sex ratio of 1020 females per 1000 males. 876 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 457 are boys and 419 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 81.32% with 6,457 literates, significantly higher than
34-523: A population of 15,86,918, of which 284,114 (17.90%) lived in urban areas. It had a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 3,58,655 (22.6%) and 75,838 (4.97%) of the population respectively. Languages of Bapatla district based on 2011 Census At the time of the 2011 census, 93.00% of the population spoke Telugu and 6.12% Urdu as their first language. 91.82% of population follow Hinduism, while Muslims and Christians make up smaller percentages. The district
51-434: A proposal to form Bapatla district was made by Kolla Venkaiah, famous communist leader. On April 4, 2022 as part of forming districts with parliamentary constituencies as the basis, the district was created with parts from erstwhile Prakasam district and Guntur districts. Bapatla Taluka was created in 1794. During May 26-27,1913 meeting of the first Andhra Mahasabha at the townhall, the foundation for separate state for Andhras
68-425: Is a 5th Century CE temple dedicated to Ksheera Bhavanarayanaswamy and Sundaravalli. This temple is under the administration control of Archaeological Survey of India . Chariot procession and other festivals are celebrated. Prasannanjaneya swamy temple at Singarakonda near Addanki is a popular pilgrimage center. This temple was said to be constructed in the 15th century by Vijayanagara king Devarayalu. Mahasivaratri
85-518: 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 Guntur districts . It has an Indian Air Force station and several universities. Named after Bhavanarayana Swamy temple, it was originally called Bhavapuri, and later to Bhavapatla and finally, Bapatla, in due course. In 1977,
102-541: Is a public agricultural university with its headquarters at the village Lam , Guntur , Andhra Pradesh , India. The original Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University was established on 12 June 1964 through the APAU Act 1963 with O. Pulla Reddy as the first vice-chancellor . It was formally inaugurated on 20 March 1965, by Lal Bahadur Shastri , the then Prime Minister of India in Hyderabad . On 23 June 1966, another milestone
119-642: Is celebrated in a grand manner at Ganga Bhramarambha Sameta Malleswara Swamy temple, Manikeswaram One of the earliest evidence of Brahmi script , origin of most scripts in India, is written on an urn containing Buddha's relics placed in the Stupa of Bhattiprolu . The script has been named Bhattiprolu script. Saraswata Niketanam at Vetapalem is a library founded in 1918. It is known for its large collection of palm leaf manuscripts,newspapers and books. Nallamada, East Tungabhadra, Gundamthippa, Romperu(right) rivers meet
136-617: Is divided into Bapatla , Chirala and Repalle , which are further subdivided into a total of 25 mandals . The list of 25 mandals in Bapatla district, divided into 3 revenue divisions, is given below. There are one parliamentary and six assembly constituencies in Bapatla district. The parliamentary constituency is The assembly constituencies are Agriculture contributes to major share of gross district domestic product. Agriculture and allied services based industries such as cotton spinning mills, oil mills and shrimp processing are present in
153-742: Is surrounded to the north by the Guntur district , south by the Bay of Bengal , west by the Palnadu district , Prakasam district and east by the Krishna district . Sand reaches occur in Bhattiprolu and Kollur Mandals. Gravel is present in Amarthalur, Kollur, Bhattiprolu, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals. Good deposits of coloured granites occur around Uppumaguluru and Konidena. Based on 2011 census, Bapatla district had
170-660: The district Irrigation are other sources of irrigation. The first agricultural College in South India was started on 11 July 1945 in Bapatla by the Government of Composite Madras State India. It became part of Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University , Andhra Pradesh in 1964. Airforce station at Suryalanka of Southern Air Command is a major defence establishment in the district. It has carried out Emergency Landing Facility trials on National Highway 16 near Addanki on 29 Dec 2022. Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple in Bapatla
187-680: The most films produced by an individual hailed from Karamchedu near Chirala. Pawan Kalyan born in Bapatla is a famous film actor and founder of Jana Sena Party . Konijeti Rosaiah elected as MLA of Chirala assembly constituency several times rose to become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and Governor of Tamil Nadu. Kona Prabhakara Rao represented Bapatla assembly constituency several times and served as Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker, State Minister and Governor. CPO (2022). District Hand Book of Statistics – Bapatla district (PDF) . Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University ( ANGRAU )
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#1732876451209204-601: The new university in June 1964. About 41 agricultural research stations and four research stations were transferred to the university in July 1966 and May 1967, respectively. The university has 11 colleges: The university was ranked 26th in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the Agriculture ranking in 2024. The university publishes The Journal of Research ANGRAU ,
221-897: The recommendation of the committee and approval by the Competent Authority of ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research), the ranking Status of Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University for the year 2017-18 is 27 while the Acharya Jai Shankar Agricultural University is ranked at 12. According to the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University Act, 1963, Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (affiliated with Andhra University), Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College and Andhra Veterinary College, Tirupati (affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University) were transferred to
238-438: The sea at Kappalavaripalem, Pinniboyinavaripalem. Suryalanka beach, about 9 km from Bapatla is suitable for sea bathing. Vadarevu and Ramapuram beaches near Chirala are also popular tourist attractions. Kasinadhuni Viswanath who won the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to films as director, screenwriter, lyricist and actor hails from Repalle. D. Ramanaidu , Guinness Book of World Records holder for
255-453: The state average of 72.39%. APSRTC operates busses from Tenali on Tenali – Kollur route. Vemuru railway station is located on Tenali–Repalle branch line of Guntur-Repalle section . It is administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railways . This article about a location in Guntur district , Andhra Pradesh is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Bapatla district Bapatla district
272-411: Was mooted. During Independence movement, Chirala-Perala movement of 1919 led by Duggirala Gopalakrishnaiah became prominent at national level. The first agricultural college in South India was started in Bapatla on 11 July 1945. BPT-5204 and Samba Masuri paddy varieties were developed here by MV Reddy. The Cashew Research Center at Bapatla developed the popular BPP-8 variety of cashews. This district
289-433: Was the inauguration of the building program of the university by Indira Gandhi , the then Prime Minister of India . Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on 7 November 1996. Those institutions that were located in the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh were then grouped under a new university with the same name as Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University was established in Guntur . Based on
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