Tenali

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Tenali

City

Mahatma Gandhi municipal market complex

Nickname(s): Andhra Paris

Tenali
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates:

16.2428N 80.6400ECoordinates:

16.2428N

80.6400E

Country

India

State

Andhra Pradesh

District

Guntur

Government
Type

Municipal council

Body

Tenali Municipality
APCRDA (urban planning agency)

Member of parliament

Galla Jayadev (Telugu Desam Party)

MLA

Alapati Rajendra Prasad

 Municipal

S.Shakuntala

commissioner
Chairperson

K.Tulasi Das

Area[1]
Total

16.58 km2 (6.40 sq mi)

Area rank

21st

Elevation

15 m (49 ft)

Population (2011)[2]
Total

164,937

Rank

17th

Density

9,950/km2 (25,800/sq mi)

Languages
Official

Telugu

Time zone

IST (UTC+5:30)

PIN

522 xxx

Vehicle registration

AP07

Lok Sabha constituency

Guntur

Assembly constituency

Tenali

Website

manatenali.co.in/index.jsp

Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters
of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division.[3] The city is renowned for art, cultural, drama and hence, it is often
referred with the nickname as Andhra Paris.[4] It is also a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and
theseventeenth most populous city in the state with a population of 164,937.
Contents
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1Etymology

2History

3Geography

4Demographics

5Governance
o

5.1Civic administration

5.2Politics

6Economy

7Culture

8Transport

9Education

10See also

11References

Etymology[edit]
The word Tenali was transformed from Teravali.[3]

History[edit]
AndhraSatavahana dynasty ruled the region around the present city From 225 B.C. to 225 A.D..
The relics found in the excavations around Tenali reveal the existence of Jainism and Buddhism in the ancient
days.[3]

Geography[edit]

A pond at Pinapadu area of Tenali

It is located in the Coastal Andhra region of the state. Tenali is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of the district
headquarters,Guntur, and 37 kilometres (23 mi) south of Vijayawada by road. It lies on the Eastern coastal
plains.[5] It has an average altitude of 15 metres (49 ft).[6]
Climate
The city experiences tropical climate with an average annual temperature of 28.4 C (83.1 F). May is the hottest
and December is the coolest month of the year. The annual precipitation is about 1,017 millimetres (40 in) and
the month of August receives the highest precipitation with 202 millimetres (8 in) of rainfall.[7]

Demographics[edit]
As of 2011 census of India, the city had a population of 164,937 with 43,593 households. The total population
constitute, 81,427 males and 83,510 females a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 14,340 children are
in the age group of 06 years, of which 7,347 are boys and 6,993 are girlsa ratio of 952 per 1000. The density
of the population is per 9950/km2.[1] The average literacy rate stands at 75.56% with 1,24,618 literates,
significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. [8][9]

Governance[edit]

Water supply reservoir at Pinapadu area in Tenali

Civic administration[edit]

Tenali Municipality was constituted in 1912 and is classified as a special grade municipality.[10] The jurisdiction of
the civic body is spread over an area of 16.58 km2(6.40 sq mi).[1] It has a total of 40 election wards, with 17
unreserved and 23 reserved. The reserved wards have 4 for SCs, 2 for STs and 14 for BCs.[11] Each ward is
represented by a ward member and the wards committee is headed by a Chairperson. [12] The present municipal
commissioner of the city is S.Shakuntala and the chairperson is K.Tulasi Das.[13] The municipality of the city has
received several awards such as, Green Leaf Awards 2015 for Best Decentralised Solid Waste Management,
[14]
Green City of the country for waste segregation management,[15]
Public utilities
The municipality oversees civic needs such as, water supply, sewerage, roads, parks etc., and is one of the
municipality to be included in Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.[16] The city residents rely
on borewells, overhead reservoirs and a filtration plant for daily water needs, which mainly draws water from
the Krishna river ofPrakasam Barrage.[17][18] The city municipality implements two-bin garbage collection,
sanitation campaigns like Mana Tenali-Its peoples creation for hygiene of the people.[19]

Politics[edit]
Tenali a part of Tenali (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Alapati Rajendra
Prasad is the present MLA of the constituency from Telugu Desam Party.[20] It is also a part of Guntur (Lok Sabha
constituency) which was won by Galla Jayadev of Telugu Desam Party.[21][22]

Economy[edit]

Kotha Raghuramaiah Agricultural Market Yard, Tenali

The town thrives on trade and agriculture. The agricultural lands around the city is irrigated by the Krishna
river water flowing through its three main canals.[23] Major crops includeblack gram, maize, jowar etc.[24] Tenali
Agriculture Marketyard is used for trading and exporting agricultural products.[25]
The city being a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, and one of the industrial growth centres is on the path
of development and the government is moving ahead in creating more employment opportunities. [26][27] It is also a
part of TenaliPonnur growth corridor.[28]

Culture[edit]
The city is most notable for drama, fine arts, literature and poetry. The iconic Martyrs Memorial at Ranarang
Chowk denotes the impact of the city on Indian freedom struggleduring the Quit India Movement.[29]
Drama and literature

Tenali Ramakrishna

The city has been the host for events such as, the formation of Andhra Nataka Kala Parishad in
1929, Kanyasulkam play, cultural fests etc.[29][30]Tenali Ramakrishna, one of the eight poets in the court of Sri
Krishna Devaraya hail from Tenali.[3] In the area of modern literature, contributors such as Chakrapani, Gudipati
Venkata Chalam, Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao, Tripuraneni Ramaswamy are some of them. Nethi Parameswara
Sarma wrote a book called Nurella Tenali Rangastala Charitra meaning 100 years of theater in Tenali.[29][30]

Satyanarayana UDA lake park at Chinnaravuru, Tenali

Films
Many artists who hail from Tenali and the nearby villages has contributed the major share to Telugu film
industry such as AVS, Govindarajula Subba Rao (first Telugu hero), Krishna, Gummadi Venkateswara
Rao, Jamuna, Kanchanamala (first Telugu heroin), Kongara Jaggayya, Prabha,Savitri, Sharada etc.
Places of interest
There are various religious worship centers in the city, such as, Vaikuntapuram Venkateswara temple, Iglesia Ni
Cristo church etc. The notableSatyanarayana UDA Lake Park (or Chinaravuru Park) is maintained
by VGTMUDA (now CRDA) is home to many floral varieties and was named after the former municipal
chairman, Ravi Satyanarayana.[31]

Transport[edit]

Tenali railway station main entrance

Tenali has a total road length of 180.00 km (111.85 mi).[32] Guntur, Mangalagiri, Burripalem and Ponnur roads are
the arterial roads for road connectivity to the city.[33] The road towards Guntur connects with State Highway
48 at Narakodur. While, the road leading to Vijayawada, intersects the Asian Highway 45 at Mangalagiri.[34]
Bus and rail transport are the major modes of public transport. [35] The Tenali bus station provides road transport
for the public.[36] It operates APSRTC bus services to the nearby destinations and also a few inter-state services.
[37][38]
The bus station also has a bus depot for storage and maintenance of buses.[39][40]
Tenali Junction provides rail connectivity for the city and is classified as an Acategory station in Vijayawada
railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is an important junction station on the mutual line of Howrah
Chennai and New DelhiChennai sections, which also connects Tenali-Repalle branch line and Guntur-Tenali
section.[41]

Education[edit]

Special Municipal Primary School at Pinapadu area in Tenali

Tenali has many educational institutions and is one of the major destination for students of nearby villages.
Montessori Public School,[42] Sharon Talent School[43] St. Johns Public School,[44] Kendriya Vidyalaya,[45] Westberry
School[46] etc., are some of the public and private schools under CBSE and state boards. Yalavarthy Veda
Pathashala is one of the oldest vedic schools of the state, which was established in 1893 in Gandhi Nagar area
of Tenali.[47]
There are also undergraduate and postgraduate colleges in and around the city. Some of the notable ones are,
ASN Degree College,[48] St.Peter and Ghattamaneni Krishna College of Education, [49] Taluk Junior College[50] and
autonomous colleges which are affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University include, JMJ Colleges for Women,
[51]
VSR and NVR College etc.[52]

See also[edit]

List of cities in Andhra Pradesh

List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh

Villages in Tenali mandal

References[edit]
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