Banaganapalli Explained

Banaganapalli
Native Name Lang:Telugu
Other Name:Bangina palli
Nickname:Mango Town
Settlement Type:Town
Skyline Caption:Nawab Palace, Banaganapalle
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:15.3167°N 78.2333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Nandyal
Government Type:Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:209
Population Total:36,056
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu & Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:518124
Registration Plate:AP 21, AP39

Banaganapalli is a town in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It lies in Nandyal district, 38 km west of the city of Nandyal. Banaganapalli is famous for its mangoes and has a cultivar, Banaganapalli, named after it. Between 1790 and 1948, Banaganapalli was the capital of the princely state of the same name, Banganapalle State.

Geography

Banaganapalli is located at 15.3167°N 78.2333°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 209 metres (688 ft).

Banaganapalli and Koilakuntla are called Twin towns.

Right Canal of Srisailam Dam SRBC passes near Banaganapalli Town.

History

See main article: article and Banganapalle State.

Banaganapalle Nawabs

In 1601, Sultan Ismail Adil Shah of Bijapur conquered the fortress of Banaganapalli from Raja Nanda Chakravathy. The fort and surrounding districts were placed under the control of his victorious general, Siddhu Sumbal, who held them until 1665. Muhammad Beg Khan-e Rosebahani was granted Banaganapalli and the surrounding jagir in perpetual fiefdom but died without a male heir, leaving the jagir of Banaganapalli to his adopted son, Faiz Ali Khan Bahadur. Aurangzeb conquered the Sultanate of Bijapur in 1686, but Faiz Ali Khan's fief was secured by the intervention of his maternal uncle Mubariz Khan, who served as Aurangzeb's viceroy of the Deccan. Till 1947, Banaganapalli was independent state under the rule of Nawabs.

Sri Kalagnani Jagadguru Madvirat Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy

Sri Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swamy wrote Kalagnanam on the hill of Ravvala konda, near Banaganapalli. Sri Kalagnani Jagadguru Madvirat Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy is one of the great saints of India. He has the knowledge of past, present and future. He is often called as the "Nostradamus of India". His forecastings of which all were proved correct. He forecasts events from his reign to the end of Kaliyuga. He lived 400 years ago. This is known because of the statue which is present in his Ashrama in Banaganapalle. He has written many books on palm leaves. All these palm leaf books tell the future of the world till the end of Kaliyuga. These books tell us about how people get transformed in coming years. He forecasts the changes in political, social, and economic changes that will occur in society, biological and physiological changes that will occur in the plant and animal kingdoms, geographical changes, wars, explosions, etc. And many other wonders of the world which have occurred, such as birth of Mr. Gandhi and his freedom movement and the rule of Mrs. Indira Gandhi in free India. The knowledge in these books is called as Kalagnanam (Knowledge of Time). This will also be called by people as "Sandhra Sindhu Vedam".

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of 36,056. Banaganapalle is tenth-most populous town in Kurnool district.

Economy

Governance

The town was upgraded from Gram panchayat to Nagar panchayat on 23 June 2011.[2] Later again it is degraded to Grama Panchayt due to some reasons. Now administration is under the Sarpanch.

Governance!Department!Incharge
LegislativeBanaganapalle MLA, Banaganapalle Sarpanch
ExecutiveDhone RDO, Banaganapalle MRO
JudiciaryHon'ble Banaganapalle Court Judge
Police Sub DivisionDhone DSP
HealthCHNC Banaganapalle
APSPDCL DivisionDhone DE
APSRTC Bus ServiceBanaganapalle Depot
TransportNandyal RTO
Pincode518124, 518176, 518186

Banganapalli mangoes

Transport

Roadways

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Banaganapalle bus station with Banaganapalle Bus depot.

Distance to Major towns and cities

  1. Nandyal = 37 km
  2. Kurnool = 75 km
  3. Adoni = 130 km
  4. Koilakuntla = 15 km
  5. Bethamcherla = 20 km
  6. Dhone = 47 km
  7. Proddatur = 94 km
  8. Kadapa = 128 km
  9. Tirupati = 268 km
  10. Hyderabad = 293 km
  11. Bengaluru = 339 km
  12. Vijayawada = 354 km
  13. Chennai = 401 km

Railways

Banaganapalli Railway Station is opened in 2016. It is a part of Nandyal - Yerraguntla Railway line.

Places of interest

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[6] [7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are Telugu and English.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Banganapalle.html Falling Rain Genomics. Banganapalle
  2. News: Kodad upgraded to municipality. 28 January 2016. The Hindu. 24 June 2011. Hyderabad.
  3. Web site: Fruitipedia.com . 30 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130719102357/http://www.fruitipedia.com/Mango.htm . 19 July 2013 . dead .
  4. News: 25 April 2002 . Steep fall in mango harvest; prices up . The Hindu Business Line . dead . 29 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502211254/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/bline/2002/04/25/stories/2002042500991700.htm . 2 May 2014.
  5. News: The Banganapalle mango gets a GI tag. 4 May 2017. The Hindu. 4 May 2017.
  6. Web site: School Education Department . School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh . 7 November 2016 . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf . 27 December 2015 .
  7. Web site: The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal AP State Portal . www.ap.gov.in . 7 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ . 7 November 2016 .