Yemmiganur

Yemmiganur ఎమ్మిగనూరు
Municipality
Mantralayam is near to Yemmiganur Mantralayam is near to Yemmiganur
Yemmiganur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kurnool
Government
• Type	Municipal Council - Municipal Chairman
• MLA	B.V.Jayanageswara Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
Area
• Total	14.53 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Elevation	378 m (1,240 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	95,149
• Rank	42nd in AP
• Density	6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu (Official) Kannada Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	AP-21
Website	Yemmiganur Municipality

Yemmiganur or Emmiganur is a municipal town and mandal headquarters in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

History

Yemmiganur is one of the major towns in the Kurnool district. It was part of the Vijayanagar from the 14th century to the 16th century. From 1953 to 1956 it was an Andhra state, now in part of Andhra Pradesh. In 1965 the Panchayat of Yemiganur was upgraded to a Municipality. Now it is a Grade -I Municipality. It is a city at present. The current MLA is B.V. Jaya Nageshwar Reddy (TDP Party).

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 95,149. The total population constitute, 47,456 males, 47,693 females and 12,177 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 62.98% with 52,254 literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%.

Transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Yemmiganur bus station.

See also

Yemmiganur (Assembly constituency)