Yemmiganur
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| ?Yemmiganur Andhra Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 386 m (1,266 ft) |
| District(s) | Kurnool |
| Population | 76,428 (2001) |
Coordinates: Yemmiganur or Emmiganur is a city, mandal headquarters and a municipality in Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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[edit] Geography
Emmiganur is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 386 meters (1269 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Yemmiganur had a population of 76,428. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Yemmiganur has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 39%. In Yemmiganur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As of 2008, one can find much development in Yemmiganur mainly in the fields of education and employment.
Yemmiganur is famous for its weavers. A residential colony is exclusively reserved for them. The land for the colony was arranged by Padmashri Machani Somappa. Neelakanteshwara Swamy Rathothsava is a big car festival of Yemmiganur which is celebrated in every January.
Now Yemmiganur is a well developed town with an Engineering college SJCET (St John's College of Engineering and Technology) which has good faculty and equipment.
Famous Schools in Yemmiganur:
Machani Somappa School, Sharada Committee English Medium High School, Nalanda High School, Adarsha Vidyapeetam.
Colleges in Yemmiganur:
Government Jr College, Sanjeevi Jr College, Vashnavi College
B.Ed Colleges in Yemmiganur:
Mother Theresa College, Nalanda B.Ed College
[edit] History
Yemmiganur was part of Vijayanagar from the 14th century to the 16th century.
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Emmiganur
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
