Chennur
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Chennur is a village in Gudur mandal in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Chennur had a population of 9,303. Males constitute 50% of the population. Chennur has an average literacy rate of 47%.
[edit] Geography
The mica belt around Chennur is considered the 2nd biggest in the country. The mica deposits are located around chennur of gudur, Rapur and Atmakur mandals of the Nellore district. The muscovite, quartz, feldspar and vermiculite forms of mica are found around this area.
The lemon business has become one of the most successful business in Chennur. Lemons are provided to almost all parts of the Country and also exported to other countries.
Chennur is also surrounded by good agricultural fields and with aquaculture (prawn) production for different parts of India as well as export to other countries.
[edit] Climate
Chennur is very hot in summer. The Village is quite frequently affected by cyclones and has an almost non existent winter. The best season is October to March.
[edit] Markets and shopping areas
- Vegetable Market
- Meat and Fish market
- Bazaar
[edit] Transport
Chennur is accessible by road and rail.
[edit] Road
Chennur is located 7 k.m far from National Highway 5. This reduced the travel time to Chennai and Nellore. The roads are though not wide but easily transpostable, mainly beacuse there is a short cout to tirupati via chennur. There are state wise political leaders residing in chennur, this also made the chennur to develop its infrastructure.
[edit] Railway
Gudur is a nearest railway junction to Chennur, located between Chennai and Vijayawada, Connects Tirupathi.
[edit] Air
Chennai airport is the nearest major domestic/International airport. There is another small domestic airport located in Renigunta.
[edit] Language
Telugu is the language of the land. Hindhi, Urdu, Tamil and English also known to 20% of the population.
[edit] Festivals
- Katalamma Ustavam is the most famous in South Andhra
- Dasara
- Vinayaka Chavithi
- Deepawali
- Bhogi
- Sankranthi
- Kanuma
- Krishnastami
[edit] Educational Institutes
[edit] High schools
- Zilla Parishad Boys High School
- Zilla Parishad Girls High School
[edit] Primary schools
- Primary School (Famously known as "Cheruvu katta badi")
- Mitra mandali School
[edit] Places of Worship
Major Hindu Temples in the town
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- Katalamma Temple which is famous in south andhra pradesh
- Chennakesava Swamy Temple
- Shivalayam
- Prasannanjaneya Swamy Temple
- Anjaneya Swami Temple (Gowda Street)
- Sri Rama Mandir, Bazar Street
[edit] Industries
- Krishna Mining Company
- Juice Factory
[edit] Places near by
- Pulikat Lake
- Nellore
- Sriharikota
- Thirumala
- Kalahasti
- Chennai
- Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary
[edit] Media & Entertainment
Chennur has a Public Library maintained by Chennur Punchayati samiti; serving educated jobless people in their job search.
Chennur has 2 movie theaters:
- RamaKrihsna Theatre
- Pantaratna Theatre
Chennur is served by two TV Channels
- Sivabhi Channel
- UCN Channel.
Telugu , English, Hindi, Tamil news papers are available.
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
[edit] Some Important People
Venkat Natari a Software Professional from this part of the world.
Yellasiri Srinivasulu Reddy a.k.a Y.S.R Ex- M.L.A, Ex- Z.P Chairman, Ex- Telugudesam party president Nellore (Dt) and Ex- Secretary State Telugudesam party belongs to Chennur. He added special image to Chennur (Vi). He came from a very middle class family and become M.L.A to Rapur constituency.
Chadalawada Venkateswarlu & his brother Chadalavada Krishanmurthi Ex-M.L.A of Tirupathi were born and brought up in chennur. Both were business people turned politician; helped needy.
The other important personalities are Chevuru Vijayamohan Reddy and Guduru Rajeswara Reddy. These two leaders have won the peoples hearts with their philanthropy and charity.
Parvathareddy Srinivasulu Reddy, a kind hearted guy is the current rural congress party president and hails from chennur. He is also known for his charity and has got good name in the society.
Alluru Chandrasekhar Reddy (Motor vechicle Inspector) ,Vuggumudi Sunanda kumar Reddy (Doctor) and Alluru Radhakrishna Reddy(Contractor) have won the peoples hearts with their helping nature. These guys are absolutely great as many of the villagers from chennur seek help and benefit from them.
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