Nellore

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Nellore (నెల్లూరు)
Nellore (నెల్లూరు) Location of Nellore (నెల్లూరు) in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	14°26′N 79°58′E / 14.43°N 79.97°E / 14.43; 79.97
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Population	8,27,443[citation needed] (2009[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 19 m (62 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 524001-524005 • Telephone • +0861 • UN/LOCODE • AP 26
Website	www.nellore.co.nr

Nellore (Telugu: నెల్లూరు) is a city located in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of the Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District, formerly Nellore district. It is of strategic commercial importance as it lies between the cities of Vijayawada and Madras (Chennai). It is located on the banks of the Penna river. Nellore is also famous for its production of mica (gudur), lemon (gudur) and agricultural products such as rice and it is also famous for other temples like Narasimha Swamy Konda, Jonnavada Kamakshi Ammavari temple, Ayyappa Temple, Golagamudi Venkaya Swami Temple.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Nellore), located on the banks of the Penna River, dates from the twelfth century.

Geography

Nellore city is located at 14°25′N 79°58′E / 14.417°N 79.967°E / 14.417; 79.967.^[1] It has an average elevation of 18 metres (62 feet).

It is frequently affected by cyclones. In summer, water is scarce in some areas. Its surrounding districts are Ongole, Cuddapah, Chittoor. The Bay of Bengal runs past its eastern periphery, Ongole to the north, Cuddappah to the west and Chittoor to the south. Average rainfall may be around 115 Centimeters. The places which are also near to Nellore are hugely populated such as Gudur, Kavali, Sulurpeta, Kovur, Buchireddipalem, Sriharikota (ISRO is situated here). Dargamitta, Buja Buja Nellore, K.P. Housing Colony, Magunta layout are highly populated residential areas in and around Nellore city. Kasumuru Dargah is also famous which is located near Nellore.

Recently south Asia's biggest port Krishna Patnam Port was inaugurated at Krishnapatnam which is around 25 km from Nellore, with the most sophisticated infrastructure equivalent to Singapore's sea port.

Government, politics and Entertainment

Nellore is the headquarters of the district. It contributes to ten seats in the state legislative assembly and one Indian Parliament seat. In 2005, Nellore was changed from a town into a Corporation.

Previous MLA's who represented Nellore in chronological order.

Constituencies under Nellore Parliament

Nellore is the headquarters of the district. It contributes to ten seats in the state legislative assembly and one Indian Parliament seat.

The assembly segments that come under the Nellore Parliament

Constituencies in Nellore District

Nellore is the headquarters of the district. It contributes to ten seats in the state legislative assembly ,the following are the 10 assembly segments.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^[2] Nellore has a population of 378,947,in the same year population in agglomeration was 404,775.^[3] Population in the year 2009 is 827443.^[4] Both males and females constitute 50% of the population. Nellore has an average literacy rate of 76% for males and 68% for females, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Talpagiri Rangantha Swamy Temple is a very famous temple situated here on the Banks of River Pennar, dates from the sixth century but has been in history records from 12th century. Tikkana Somayaji the 2nd of the Kavitrayam wrote 15 chapters (parvaalu) of Andhra Mahabharatamu in the same temple. Next to it is situated the Desikan Temple. These temples are well maintained.

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