Mangalagiri
Mangalagiri | |
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Municipal Corporation | |
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PIN | 522503 |
Telephone code | 91–8645 |
Vehicle registration | AP–07 (former) AP-39 (new) |
Mangalagiri | |
Website | mangalagiri |
Mangalagiri is a major Sub-urban of Vijayawada in Guntur district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a part of Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation and part of Tenali revenue division. It and a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. It is situated on National Highway 16 between Vijayawada and Guntur.
Ten villages namely Chinakakani, Kaza, Nutakki, Chinavadlapudi, Pedavadlapudi, Ramachandrapuram, Atamakuru, Nowluru, Yerrabalem, Nidamarru, Bethapudi are merged into Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation.[6] The issue of the merger of the villages is now pending in the court.[7]
Etymology
Mangalagiri translates to The Auspicious Hill (Mangala = Auspicious, Giri = Hill) in the local language. It was derived from the name Totadri.[8] During Vijayanagara Kingdom rule, it was also known as Mangala Nilayam.[9][10]
History
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It is dated to 1520 and mentions the capture of Kondavidu by
Mangalagiri was under the control of Golkonda Nawabs for a long period. It was plundered in 1780 by Hyder Jung but could not be conquered. In 1816, a gang of Pindaris again looted the place. It slowly recovered from these two attacks during the time of Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu who ruled the place from Amaravati. There is a big koneru (tank) in the center of the place which went dry in 1882. As many as 9,840 guns and 44 bullets which might have been related to Pindaris have been found here after the Pindaris looted this place. The picturesque hill was visited by the great Sri Krishna Deva Raya.[13]
In the 1970s there was huge water scarcity in Mangalagiri. Goli Gopala Rao, the then Municipal Chairman of Mangalagiri, brought water to the town through water pipelines and he was called "Apara Baghiratha" due to his services to the public.
Geography
Mangalagiri is located at 16°26′N 80°33′E / 16.43°N 80.55°E.[14] It has an average elevation of 29.08 m (95.4 ft).It is located 22 kilometres (14 mi) north east of the district headquarters, Guntur, and just 15 km (9.3 mi) south west of Vijayawada and also 30 km (19 mi) to the north west of Tenali by road. It lies on hilly terrain. It falls under Seismic Zone 3.[citation needed]
Climate
The climate in Mangalagiri is
Demographics
As of 2011[update]
Governance
Civic Administration
Mangalagiri Municipality is the civic body of the city, which oversees the civic needs like, water supply, sewage, garbage collection etc. It was established in the year 1969 and has an extent of 194.41 km2 (75.06 sq mi) In March 2021 Tadepalli Municipality and Mangalagiri Municipality was merged along with corresponding villages and formed Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation.
Wards composition Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation has a total of 50 election wards.[2] The composition of the municipality is of two types, one is Elected Wing, headed by Municipal Council and the second is Executive Wing, headed by Municipal commissioner.[18] In 2015, the municipality received Green Leaf Awards 2015 in the category of Best Municipality, which was organized by NGO Sukuki Exnora.[19] Mangalagiri municipality and its out growths of Navuluru and Atmakur are a part of Vijayawada urban agglomeration.[20]
Politics
Mangalagiri town is a part of
Economy
The production of handcrafted dyed fabric is the major occupation of the town, which is as old as 500 years.[24][25] Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics was registered as one of the geographical indication from Andhra Pradesh.[26]
Tourism
Transport
Mangalagiri is located on NH 16 that connects Kolkata and Chennai.[8] The town has a total road length of 109.30 km (67.92 mi).[30] The Tenali-Mangalagiri road is a part of the core road network of the district, that connects the town with the city of Tenali.[31]
Mangalagiri bus station is owned and operated by APSRTC.[32] The station is also equipped with a bus depot for operation and maintenance of buses.[33][34] Mangalagiri railway station situated on the Vijayawada-Guntur main line, administered under the jurisdiction of Guntur railway division of South Central Railway zone.[35]
There is a proposal of making Mangalagiri railway station a junction station by connecting the town with Tenali railway station in order to make the transportation from Guntur, Tenali, Amaravathi, Vijayawada cities easier.[citation needed]
APSRTC City Bus Routes
Route Number | Start | End | Via |
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20 | Madhura Nagar | Mangalagiri | Labbipet, Varadhi, Manipal Hospital, Mangalagiri |
47H | Vijayawada Railway Station | Chinna Kakani | Railway Station, Pnbs, Varadhi, Manipal Hospital, Mangalagiri, Chinna Kakani |
47N | Kaleswarao Market | NRI Hospital | Kaleswararao Market, Pnbs, Varadhi, Manipal Hospital, Mangalagiri, Nri Hospital |
47V | Vijayawada Railway Station | Mangalagiri | Railway Station, Pnbs, Varadhi, Manipal Hospital, Mangalagiri |
20/47 | Railway station | Mangalgiri | Pnbs, Krishna Lanka,Varadhi, Tadepalli East, kunchanapalli x roads |
47/20 | Railway station | Mangalgiri | Pnbs, Krishna Lanka, Varadhi,Tadepalli Bus Station, Nulakapet, Dolas Nagar |
Education
C. K. High School and C. K. Junior College & V.T.J.M &I.V.T.R degree college are first school and college respectively. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[36][37] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu and Urdu.
The town has many schools and colleges. University campuses include VIT-AP University and SRM AP University. AIIMS for the state of Andhra Pradesh was sanctioned and is decided to set up in the town.[38]
Sports
Mangalagiri International Cricket Stadium is under construction in Mangalagiri[39] at a distance of 2 km from the city and comes in the vicinity of Nawlur.
See also
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