Narayanavanam
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| ?Narayanavanam Andhra Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 122 m (400 ft) |
| District(s) | Chittoor |
| Population | 10,965 (2001) |
| Congress | Chenga Reddy |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone |
• 517581 • +08577 |
Coordinates: Narayanavanam is a census town and mandal headquarters in Chittoor district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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[edit] Geography
Narayanavanam is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 122 metres (400 feet).
Narayanavanam is just 35 km away from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India and 95 km away from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is just 5 km away from Puttur. From puttur you can find lot of buses to temple town Narayanavanam. From Narayanavanam you can go to kona falls, singiri perumal kona, adhala kona where water will be falling 24/7.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Narayanavanam had a population of 10,965. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Narayanavanam has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 63%. In Narayanavanam, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] History
At one time Narayanavaram was the Capital of the Karvetinagar Suryavanshi Raja's. It is considered a holy city because of the presence of Sri Padmavathi Sametha Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple. Local legend states it is the place where lord Venkateswara swamy married goddess Padmavati. King Akasaraju had a son and daughter. The daughter’s name was Sri Padmavati, who fell in love with Lord Venkateswara Swamy and was married to him. Since the Marriage was done in Narayanavaram, Padmavathi’s brother build two Temples; one is here, another in Tirumala to commemorate this occasion. This is the temple where in we can see both Venkateswara Swamy along with Padmavathi Devi in one temple complex. There are some more famous temples in Narayanavaram like:
- Sorakaya Swami temple
- Parasareswara Swami temple
- Renuka Parameswari temple
- Aghastheswar Swami temple
- Avanaksh Amma temple
- Venugopala Swami Temple: There is a sub-temple with the idol Sri Sita Ramula Pattabhishekam.
- Skanda Pushka Rani
- Old Palace
- Lord Narasimha Swami in Singiri Perumal Kona and more.
Narayanavanam is also famous for manufacturing lungis, shirts, Churidhars. This place is famous for handlooms.
[edit] Notable Facts:
- 1. Well Connected by trains and Buses with many Indian cities like Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore, Goa, Trivandrum, Mysore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vellore.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Narayanavanam
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
