Yerraguntla

Yerraguntla
ఎర్రగుంట్ల
Town
Yerraguntla

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 14°38′00″N 78°32′00″E / 14.6333°N 78.5333°E / 14.6333; 78.5333Coordinates: 14°38′00″N 78°32′00″E / 14.6333°N 78.5333°E / 14.6333; 78.5333
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kadapa
Elevation 152 m (499 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 32,574
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Yerraguntla is a town in Kadapa district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Yerraguntla mandal of Kadapa revenue division.[2] The industrial town is home to many cement factories and Rayalaseema Thermal Power Plant. Yerraguntla is located 37 km (23 mi) from Kadapa.

Geography

Yerraguntla is located at 14°38′00″N 78°32′00″E / 14.6333°N 78.5333°E / 14.6333; 78.5333.[3] It has an average elevation of 152 meters (501 feet). Yerraguntla is also famous for stones, which is used for houses flooring and construction of houses. Yerraguntla is driven by mining of these stones and transportation of these stones. Yerraguntla has good number of stone polish industries, and three major cement factories India Cements, Zuari Cements and Bharati Cements.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 32,574. The total population constitute, 16,558 males, 16,016 females and 3,754 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 70.56% with 20,334 literates, lower than the national average of 73.00%.[4]

Transport

Yerraguntla railway station is located on the Guntakal-Chennai line which is part of Mumbai-Chennai line. A new railway line has been laid from Yerraguntla as a junction connecting places like Proddatur, Jammalamadugu and Nandyal. Yerraguntla railway station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division. It is one of the 'D' Category Railway Stations of Guntakal Railway Division. All trains passing through Yerraguntla halt in this station.

Governance

Civic administration

Yerraguntla Nagar Panchayat is the civic administrative body of the town which was constituted in the year 2012.[5]

References

  1. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. "Revenue Divisions and Mandals". Official website of YSR Kadapa District. National Informatics Centre- Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. Falling Rain Genomics. Erraguntla
  4. "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

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