Mangalagiri

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Mangalagiri
మంగళగిరి
Totadri
Town
View of Mangalagiri town
View of Mangalagiri town
Mangalagiri is located in Andhra Pradesh
Mangalagiri
Mangalagiri
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Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
Region Coastal Andhra
District Guntur
Mandal Mangalagiri
Established 225 B.C.
Named for The Auspicious Hill
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Body Mangalagiri Municipality
APCRDA
 • MLA Alla Rama Krishna Reddy (YSR Congress Party)
 • Municipal commissioner N.V.Nageswara Rao
Area[1]
 • Town 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
 • Metro[2] 40.97 km2 (15.82 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 43 m (141 ft)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Town 73,613
 • Metro[2] 107,197
Languages
 • Official language Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 522503
Telephone code 91–8645
Vehicle registration AP–07
Lok Sabha constituency Guntur
Assembly constituency Mangalagiri
Website Mangalagiri Municipality
A 21st century painting of Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy

Mangalagiri is a town in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 12 municipalities in the district. The town is the headquarters of Mangalagiri mandal and administered under Guntur revenue division.[5][6] It is situated on National Highway 5 between Vijayawada and Guntur.[7] The town was known to be existed since 225 B.C..[8]

Etymology

Mangalagiri translates to The Auspicious Hill (Mangala = Auspicious, Giri = Hill) in the local language. It was derived from the name Totadri.[7] During Vijayanagara Kingdom, it was also known as Mangala Nilayam.[8][9]

History

Mangalagiri temple main entrance

It is dated to 1520 and mentions the capture of Kondavidu by Timmarasu, general of Krishna Deva Raya, in 1515 from the Gajapati rulers of Kalinga (ancient Odisha). Another stone near the temple of Garudalvar has inscriptions on four sides recording grants in the reign of Sadasiva Raya of Vijayanagara Empire 1538. The lofty gopuram in the temple at the foot of the hill was erected by Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu in 1807-1809, and in terms of sculpture and architecture this temple stands to be an ultimate testament for the ancient vishwakarma sthapathis in planning and sculpting these temples.

Mangalagiri was under the control of Golkonda Nawabs for a long period. It was plundered in 1780 by Hyder Jung but could not be conquered. In 1816, a gang of Pindaris again looted the place. It slowly recovered from these two attacks during the time of Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu who ruled the place from Amaravati. There is a big koneru (tank) in the center of the place which went dry in 1882. As many as 9,840 guns and 44 bullets which might have been related to Pindaris have been found here after the Pindaris looted this place.The picturesque hill was visited by the great Sri Krishna Deva Raya.

In the 1970s there was huge water scarcity in Mangalagiri. Goli Gopala Rao, the then municipal chairman of Mangalagiri, brought water to the town through water pipelines and he was called "Apara Baghiratha" due to his services to the public.

Geography

Mangalagiri is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[10] It has an average elevation of 29.08 m (95.4 ft).

Climate

Average High and Low Temperature for Mangalagiri India

As per Köppen-Geiger climate classification system the climate in Mangalagiri is tropical. The average temperature is warm to hot around the year. Summer clothing suffices through most of the year. The summer season (especially during May/June) has the highest temperatures, but these are usually followed by monsoon rains in that season.

The winter season (from October to February) is the most enjoyable with a pleasant climate.Winter months may get more rainfall than summer but there are dry spells during the winter season. The wettest month is July. The average annual temperature is 28.5 C and The average annual rainfall is 1046 mm

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 73,613. The total population constitute, 36,532 males, 37,081 females and 7,706 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 76.16% with 50,197 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.[11][12]

Governance

Civic Administration

The municipality of the town oversees the civic needs, like water supply, sewage, garbage collection etc. It was establishment in the year 1969 and has an extent of 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi).[1] Mangalagiri municipality and its out gowths of Navuluru and Atmakur are a part of Vijayawada urban agglomeration.[13] During 2010–2011 period, the total expenditure per annum was ₹3.52 crore (US$520,000), while the total income generated per annum was ₹5.4 crore (US$800,000). The composition of the municipality is of two types, one is Elected Wing, headed by Municipal Council and the second is Executive Wing, headed by Municipal commissioner.[14]

Politics

Mangalagiri town is a part of Mangalagiri (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Alla Rama Krishna Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency representing YSRCP.[15] The assembly segment is in turn a part of Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency), which was won by Galla Jayadev.[16][17]

Economy

Mangalagiri Sarees

The major occupations of Mangalagiri is an ancient institution of hand-woven fabrics.[18]

Transport

Mangalagiri Railway Station

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See also: Mangalagiri railway station

Mangalagiri is located on NH 5 that connects Kolkata and Chennai.[7] It has a railway station situated on the Howrah-Chennai main line, administered under the jurisdiction of Guntur division of South Central Railway zone.[19] Vijayawada Airport is the nearest domestic airport to the town.

Education

The town is having many schools, colleges and universities namely state government run Acharya Nagarjuna University,[20] NRI Academy of Medical Sciences,[21] deemed private universities like K L University[22] etc. AIIMS for the state of Andhra Pradesh was sanctioned and is decided to set up at Mangalagiri town.[23]

Tourism

The auspicious hill of sri Panakala

Lord Narasimha temple, the abode of Lord Vishnu, who manifested himself as Thotadri, is present in Mangalagiri. There are three Narasimha Swamy temples.[24]

Undavalli caves, located near Mangalagiri, a specimen of Indian rock-cut architecture. The historic caves are located at the top of the hills overlooking the Krishna River, built during the 4th-5th century. Dedicated to Ananta Padmanabha Swamy and Narasimha Swamy, Undavalli Cave Temples are associated with the Vishnukundina kings.[25]

Hinkar Thirtha Jain Temple,located in Namburu is the largest Jain temple in the region, visited by many Jains, from different parts of the state.[26]

Sports

Mangalagiri International Cricket Stadium is under construction in Mangalagiri.[27]

See also

References

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