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Proddatur

Coordinates:14°45′N78°33′E/ 14.75°N 78.55°E/14.75; 78.55
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Proddatur
Second Bombay
City
Proddatur Ammavarishaala
Proddatur Ammavarishaala
Proddatur is located in Andhra Pradesh
Proddatur
Proddatur
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:14°45′N78°33′E/ 14.75°N 78.55°E/14.75; 78.55
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionRayalaseema
DistrictYSR Kadapa
Named forBradhanpuri
Government
• TypeMunicipal Council
• BodyProddatur Municipality
Area
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•City21.06 km2(8.13 sq mi)
• Rank15th(in state)
Elevation
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158 m (518 ft)
Population
(2011)[4]
•City217,895
• Density10,000/km2(27,000/sq mi)
•Metro
217,895
Languages
• OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
516360, 516361, 516362[5]
Telephone code08564[6]
Vehicle registrationAP-04 and AP-24
Literacy78.08%
Websiteeproddatur.com

Proddatur(1915) is a city in theYSR Kadapa DistrictofAndhra Pradesh,located on the banks of thePenna River.The city is amunicipality,and also the mandal headquarters of Proddaturmandal.It is the second-largest town in formerKadapa District.It is the oldest municipality which formed beforeIndependence.

Proddatur got its name from the history ofRamayana,whereLord Rama resided. Many old temples are located in the city. The temple where Lord Rama resided is located on the banks ofPenna River,known as Rameshwaram. It is known as Second Bombay for Gold business.[7]Thousands of gold and clothing shops are located in Proddutur. It is also known as the Second Mysore for its grandeur inDussehracelebrations. It is 13th largest urban agglomeration in Andhrapradesh. It became a municipality in 1915, later it was upgraded from 3rd, to 2nd, to 1st. In 1998, it became a Special Grade Municipality. Proddatur–to–Cumbum railway section was sanctioned in 2010 which is strategically important for the town.National Highway 67passes through this town. Multiple schools, colleges and a wide range of hospitals are located here along with a 350 bed government hospital.[8]The town is near the centre for small towns likeJammalamadugu,MydukurChagalamarri,Yerraguntlaand a major center nearby other small towns in the Kadapa District. A large number of people from these small towns commute to Proddatur for their livelihoods.

It also has a forest division—Proddatur Forest Division.[9]

Demographics

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As of the 2011census,Proddatur urban agglomeration has population of 217,895. The city had a population of 162,816. Proddatur is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Andhra Pradesh. There are 81,368 males and 81,448 females in the total population; a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.[4][10]15,516 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 7,999 are boys and 7,517 are girls; a ratio of 940 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 78.08% (male 86.02%; female 70.20%) with 115,011 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.[4][11]

Its urban agglomeration had a population of 217,895, of which males constitute 108,986, females represent 108,900; a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 men; 21,616 are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 147,156 literates, with an average literacy rate of 75.97%.[12]

Governance

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Kadapa and Proddatur are the only municipalities which were formed before independence in the district. The Proddatur municipality was formed in 1915. It was upgraded to aSpecial Grade Municipalityin 1998. The jurisdiction of the municipality is spread over an area of 21.06 km2(8.13 sq mi).[13]

The city is one of the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as theAtal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation,or AMRUT.[14]Per the National Urban Sanitation Policy, the city was ranked 327th in the country in 2009–10, with a total of 27.450 points.[15]

Economy

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Its economy is mainly driven by gold and cotton businesses, book manufacturing, and financing.[16]

Transport

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Education

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The primary and secondary education consists of government-funded and government-aided public schools, and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[18][19]Instruction in provided in either English or Telugu.

  • Sri Ravindra High School[20]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^"Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs"(PDF).Directorate of Town and Country Planning.Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 June 2016.Retrieved29 January2016.
  2. ^"Basic Information of Municipality".Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department.Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived fromthe originalon 14 February 2015.Retrieved17 June2015.
  3. ^"Elevation for Proddatur".Veloroutes.Retrieved3 September2014.
  4. ^abc"Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
  5. ^"IndiaPost – Pincode Search – Proddatur".New Delhi,India:India Post.Retrieved19 October2009.
  6. ^"STD Codes (Andhra Pradesh)".Sarkaritel. 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 17 September 2009.Retrieved19 October2009.
  7. ^"Shutter down! Over 1,000 jewellery shops shut in AP town after I-T raids".
  8. ^"Mandal wise villages"(PDF).Revenue Department – AP Land.National Informatics Center. p. 6. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 February 2012.Retrieved10 November2014.
  9. ^"Part-III State Administrative Divisions 2001–2011"(PDF).Census of India. p. 258.Retrieved18 January2015.
  10. ^"Sex Ratio".The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved3 September2014.
  11. ^"Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)"(PDF).Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.Retrieved3 September2014.
  12. ^"District Census Handbook – YSR"(PDF).The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.Retrieved10 June2016.
  13. ^"Proddatur Municipality".Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration.Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived fromthe originalon 7 July 2012.Retrieved4 November2015.
  14. ^Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015)."Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development".The Times of India.Hyderabad.Retrieved18 December2015.
  15. ^"Rank of Cities on Sanitation 2009–2010: National Urban Sanitation Policy"(PDF).Press Information Bureau.National Informatics Centre.Retrieved22 September2014.
  16. ^"Proddatur Info".Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration.Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived fromthe originalon 3 July 2014.Retrieved20 March2015.
  17. ^"Nandyal–Yerranguntla rail line commissioned".The Hindu.24 August 2016.Retrieved24 August2016.
  18. ^"School Education Department"(PDF).School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 7 November 2016.Retrieved7 November2016.
  19. ^"The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal".www.ap.gov.in.Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2016.Retrieved7 November2016.
  20. ^"Sri Ravindra High School".Sri Ravindra High School.Retrieved7 March2009.
  21. ^"Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science".Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science.Retrieved20 March2015.
  22. ^"CBIT".Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology.Retrieved20 March2015.
  23. ^"VBIT".Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology.Retrieved20 March2015.
  24. ^"GITAMW".Gouthami Institute of Technology & Management for women.Archived fromthe originalon 19 February 2015.Retrieved20 March2015.
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