Yemmiganur
| Yemmiganur ఎమ్మిగనూరు | |
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| Municipality | |
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Mantralayam is near to Yemmiganur | |
  Yemmiganur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 15°44′00″N 77°29′00″E / 15.7333°N 77.4833°ECoordinates: 15°44′00″N 77°29′00″E / 15.7333°N 77.4833°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kurnool |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council - Municipal Chairman |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| • MLA | B.V.Jayanageswara Reddy (Telugu Desam Party) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 14.53 km2 (5.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 95,149 |
| • Rank | 42nd in AP |
| • Density | 6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu (Official) Kannada Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | AP-21 |
| Website | Yemmiganur Municipality |
Yemmiganur or Emmiganur is a municipal town and mandal headquarters in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.The town is famous for weaving. A significant population of weavers known as Lingayata KuruhinaShetty exist in the town.They form the major population within the town. The town has Neelakantaraya temple whose annual car festival is famous in the district.Neelakantaraya Swamy is the presiding deity of Yemmiganur.The KuruhinaShetty people are staunch devotees of Nellakantaraya Swamy.The town also has Eduru Basavanna Temple. The car street known as Theru Bazar is very famous.
History
Yemmiganur is one of the major towns in the Kurnool district. It was part of the Vijayanagar from the 14th century to the 16th century. From 1953 to 1956 it was an Andhra state, now in part of Andhra Pradesh. In 1965 the Panchayat of Yemiganur was upgraded to a Municipality. Now it is a Grade -I Municipality. It is a city at present. The current MLA is B.V. Jaya Nageshwar Reddy (TDP Party).
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 95,149. The total population constitute, 47,456 males, 47,693 females and 12,177 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 62.98% with 52,254 literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%.[4]
Transport
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Yemmiganur bus station.[5]
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[6][7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
See also
Yemmiganur (Assembly constituency)
References
- ↑ "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 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Elevation for Pedakurapadu". Veloroutes. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "School Eduvation Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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