Tanuku

Town in Andhra Pradesh, India

Tanuku

Town

Tanuku

Location in Andhra Pradesh

Coordinates: 16°45′24″N 81°40′37″E﻿ / ﻿16.7566°N 81.6770°E﻿ / 16.7566; 81.6770
Country| India
State| Andhra Pradesh
District| West Godavari
Government

• Type| Municipality
• MLA| Arimilli Radha Krishna
Area

• Land| 24.83. km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation

| 14.84 m (48.69 ft)
Population

• Town

| 72,348
• Metro

| 77,962
Languages

• Official| Telugu
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

534 21x

Area code| 08819
Vehicle registration| AP 37

Tanuku is a Town in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tanuku mandal . Tanuku is a fourth largest Town in the West Godavari District after in Bhimavaram, Tadepalligudem, and Palakollu in terms of population. Tanuku is the Textile Hub of both West Godavari district and East Godavari district. There are a Significant number of Large scale and Small scale Spinning Mills

## History

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In the ancient period, Tanuku was known as Tarakapuri, the capital of Asura King Tarakasura.[1]

## Geography

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Tanuku is a located at 16°45′N 81°42′E﻿ / ﻿16.75°N 81.7°E﻿ / 16.75; 81.7. It has a tropical climate and an annual rainfall of 313.4 millimetres (31.34 cm). The Gosthani River flows through the town.[1]

## Demographics

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As of 2011[update] census of India, the town had a population 90,430.[2][3]

## Civic administration and politics

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Tanuku Municipality was constituted in 1979 as a second grade municipality. It was upgraded to first grade in 2002 and has 34 election wards. Its jurisdiction is spread over an area of 24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi).[4] The municipal commissioner is M. Sambasivarao.[5]

Tanuku assembly constituency represents Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, which is one of the segment of Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency, representing the Lok Sabha.[6]

## Economy

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Andhra Sugars Limited supplies liquid hydrogen to the ISRO, for using it as a rocket propellant in satellite launch vehicles.[7][8] The other byproducts are also used in liquor, paper and power industries.[9]

## Culture

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Tanuku is the birthplace of Adikavi Nannaya, regarded as the first poet of Telugu language. He is credited with translation of the Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Telugu.[1] Javvadi Yamini Narasambika in dance, AJS Ramareddy in literature and poetry and Dampuri Narayanarao in folk arts have won the Ugadi Purasakarams, a cultural event organized on April 8, 2016 at YMHA hall, Eluru .[10] The Youth Cultural Celebrations is one such example of promoting cultural activities.[11]

## Transport

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The town has a total road length of 148.6 km (92.3 mi).[12] The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Tanuku bus station.[13] Tanuku railway station is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-5 (NSG-5) station in the Vijayawada railway division.[14] Rajahmundry Airport is situated about 65 km (40 mi) from the town. The nearest international airport, Vijaywada Airport is located about 118 km (73 mi) from the town.

## Education

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SMVM Polytechnic College

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[15][16] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu. Higher education institutions include the SMVM Polytechnic College[17] which provides technical courses. SKSD Mahila Kalasala which offers under graduate and post graduate courses.

## Sports

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Chitturi Subba Rao – Gopichand Badminton Academy is the badminton academy under the Chitturi Subba Rao Trust for training the under 13 badminton players.[18][19] The academy hosted the COSCO A.P. State Open Mini Badminton Championship 2016.[20] The Tanuku Football Club is one of the teams in the Football League of West Godavari tournament, promoting the football.[21]

Sports personalities from the town include Rella Sanjeeva Rao, an under-14 badminton player, top ranker for U-13 level, and gold medalist at national level championship.[22]

## See also

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* List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh

## References

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1. ^ a b c "About Tanuku Municipality". tanuku.cdma.ap.gov.in. p. 42\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
2. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
3. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
4. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
5. ^ "Efforts on to make Tanuku green: MLA". The Hans India. Tanuku. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
6. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. 17 December 2018. p. 20,30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
7. ^ "Andhra Sugars begins supplying liquid hydrogen to ISRO". The Hindu Business Line. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
8. ^ SOMASEKHAR, M. (16 February 2012). "They propel our space programme". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
9. ^ "Andhra Pradesh sugar rush for rockets by ISRO". Deccan Chronicle. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
10. ^ "25 selected for Ugadi Puraskarams". The Hans India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
11. ^ "Youth cultural celebrations organised". The Hans India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
12. ^ "Details of Roads in each ULB of Andhra Pradesh". Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department – Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
13. ^ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
14. ^ "Stations – Category-wise (NEW)". South Central Railway. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
15. ^ "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
16. ^ "The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
17. ^ "S.M.V.M Polytechnic". S.M.V.M Polytechnic. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
18. ^ Shridharan, J. R. (13 March 2014). "Andhra Badminton association to be split by month-end". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
19. ^ "Badminton tourney at Tanuku". The Hans India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
20. ^ Staff Reporter (6 June 2016). "Mini badminton championship kicks off". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
21. ^ "AXALT Group sponsors TFC". The Hans India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
22. ^ "Tanuku lad Sanjeeva Rao newest badminton sensation – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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* Palakollu
* Tadepalligudem

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* Narasapuram
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* Penugonda

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