Tadepalle, Vijayawada Explained

Tadepalli
Settlement Type:Municipal Corporation
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:16.4803°N 80.6186°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Guntur
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Vijayawada
Government Type:Municipal Corporation
Governing Body:CRDA
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:25.45
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:19
Population Total:64,149
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[3] [4]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:522 501
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:AP–39

Tadepalli is a major residential area of Vijayawada of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a major south suburb of Vijayawada and a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. It is situated on National Highway 16 between Vijayawada and Guntur.

Etymology

The origin of the name is believed to be related to the Palm tree 'Thati' and 'palle' meaning village. Tadepalle is on the southern bank of the Krishna river in Guntur district. The canal flowing through the town is named as Madras Kaluva (Buckingham Canal) – as it goes until Madras (Chennai). Tadepalle, along with Tenali was an 'Agraharam' – or endowed land to Sanskrit Scholars during the classical Sri Krishnadevaraya period.

Geography

Tadepalli is located at 16.4667°N 80.6°W.[5] It has an average elevation of 6m (20feet). Total municipality contains hill area and agricultural lands. Buckingham canal flows from north to south in the region. The municipality contains old industrial lands, belongs to EID parry company and cement factory which are not being used for any purpose.

Demographics

census of India, Tadepalli had a population of, with number of households accounting to 14392. The total population constitutes males, females and under 6 years of age. The sex ratio stands at 1004 females per 1000 males. There are literates with an average literacy rate of 75.93%, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[6] The urban agglomeration population of the town stands at .

Governance

Tadepalli Municipality was constituted in the year 2009. It is classified as a First Grade municipality and has 34 municipal wards. With the merger of all the 10 villages of the Tadepalli mandal in Tadepalli, the town has a population of 99,248 according to the Census 2011. It is spread over an area of 61.76km2. From March 2021 Tadepalli Municipality is merged in to Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation

Transport

The town has a total road length of 107.41km (66.74miles).[7] APSRTC runs buses from Amaravathi and Vijayawada through this town. The railway station is named as Krishna Canal. It is a junction for Guntur and the Vijayawada divisions.

Education

The primary education in the town is imparted by means of elementary schools and for secondary education is offered by schools like, Zilla Parishad High School and Ramakrishna Mission High School. [8]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Census Handbook – Guntur . Census of India. 22 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Elevation for Pedakurapadu. Veloroutes. 1 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Census 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 1 August 2014.
  4. Web site: Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015 . Directorate of Economics & Statistics . Government of Andhra Pradesh . 26 April 2019 . 43 . PDF.
  5. https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Tadepalle.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Tadepalli
  6. Web site: Literacy of AP (Census 2011). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. 5 September 2014. 43 . PDF.
  7. 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.
  8. News: Ravikiran. G. Tadepalli cries for college. 30 March 2016. The Hindu. 19 January 2007. Vijayawada.