Sattenapalle Explained

Sattenapalle
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:16.3962°N 80.1497°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Palnadu
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:21.88
Elevation M:71
Population Total:56,721
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[2] [3]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:522403
Registration Plate:AP 39

Sattenapalle is a town in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Sattenapalle mandal under Sattenapalle revenue division. It is also part of APCRDA region.[4]

History

The region is an important region of the ancient Kammanadu. This region is also part of the Palnadu region. In 2019, a commanding monument consisting of a 40-ft pedestal and a 36-ft bronze statue of the late chief minister and TDP founder NT Ramarao was erected in the town and is surrounded by a large pond of water.[5]

Demographics

Census of India, Sattenapalle had a population of 56,721. The total population constitute, 28,350 males and 28,371 females —a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males. 5,827 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,046 are boys and 2,781 are girls —a ratio of 913 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 73.58% with 37,449 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[6]

Civic administration

On 1 April 1984, the municipality was formed as 3rd grade which is now a second grade municipality. The municipality constitutes 30 election and 11 revenue wards.[7] The civic services and infrastructure of the municipality include, supply of 135 litres of per capita water supply, 49 public taps, 415 bore–wells etc. Maintaining 148 km of roads, 136 km of drains etc.[8]

Economy

Sattenapalle is a part of Guntur–Sattenapalle growth corridor.[9]

Transport

The town has a total road length of 110.6km (68.7miles).[10] APSRTC operates buses from Sattenapalle bus station to most of the cities and towns in the district like Guntur, Macherla, Amaravati, Narasaraopet, Piduguralla etc.[11] [12] NH 167AG passes through the town. Sattenapalle railway station is located on Pagidipalli–Nallapadu section of Guntur railway division.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Sattenapalli Municipality. Official website of Sattenapalle municipality. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 19 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Census 2011 . The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 26 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015 . Directorate of Economics & Statistics . Government of Andhra Pradesh . 26 April 2019 . 43 . PDF.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook - Guntur . Census of India. 30 January 2016. 14,408. PDF.
  5. News: 2019-01-16 . NTR statue in Sattenapalle to become tourist hub of AP . The Times of India . 2023-06-06 . 0971-8257.
  6. Web site: Literacy of AP (Census 2011). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. 5 September 2014. 43. PDF.
  7. Web site: Brief about Municipality. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 7 September 2014.
  8. Web site: Public services/amenities. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 7 September 2014.
  9. News: Need to enforce building rules: VGTM-UDA vice-chief. 2012-07-14. The Hindu. Guntur. en-IN. 0971-751X. 2016-04-05.
  10. Web site: Details of Roads in Each ULB of Andhra Pradesh. Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department - Government of Andhra Pradesh. 28 March 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp. 1 August 2016.
  11. Web site: Bus Stations in Districts . Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation . 8 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx . 22 March 2016 .
  12. News: Srinivas. Rajulapudi. 25 passengers rescued from stranded APSRTC bus in Narsaraopet. 8 March 2016. The Hindu. 25 October 2013. Guntur.