Tiruvuru
| Tiruvuru తిరువూరు |
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 Tiruvuru
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| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Mandal | Tiruvuru |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Nagar Panchayat |
| • Chairman | M.Krishna Kumari (Telugu Desam Party) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 67,521 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 521235 |
| Telephone code | +91–8673 |
| Vehicle registration | AP–16 |
| Sex ratio | male:female=1000:978 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 79.99%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vijayawada |
| Assembly constituency | Tiruvuru (SC) |
Tiruvuru is a town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat in Tiruvuru mandal of Nuzvid revenue division.[2][3]
History
Tiruvuru has a special place in history. Sri Krishna Deva Raya has visited this place during his Jaitra yatra (Victory Voyage) of Kondapalli in 1540. 20,000 Tamil Jains were murdered by Veerasaivas in olden days.
Governance
Tiruvuru Nagar Panchayat is the civic administrative body of the town which was constituted in the year 2011. It has 20 wards with seventeen wards reserved and three unreserved. The reserved wards include general and women reservations in SC, ST and BC.[4] The municipal chairman is M.Krishna Kumari and vice chairman is S.Venkata Narasimha Rao.[5]
Politics
Tiruvuru falls under the administration of Tiruvuru mandal and is represented by the Tiruvuru (SC) Assembly constituency, which in turn represents Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency.[6] As of 2014[update] the MLA representing Tiruvuru constituency is Kokkiligadda Rakshana Nidhi of the YSR Congress Party.[7]
Economy
Agriculture is the main occupation. The Mango orchards are in abundant with Banginapalli, Totapuri varieties.[8] These are exported to cities namely Dubai, Hongkong, London and Singapore.[9]
Transport
Madhira is the nearest railway station to the village. It is administered under Secunderabad railway division of the South Central Railway zone.[10] NH 221 passes through the town, which connects Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh to Jagadalpur in Chhattisgarh. APSRTC operates buses to various parts of Krishna district and to long distances such as Bhadrachalam, Madira, Khammam etc.
See also
References
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