Tadepalli is a neighborhood of Mangalagiri - Tadepalli city in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a major residential and IT hub. It is situated on National Highway 16 and north of district headquarter Guntur. It is adjacent to Vijayawada.
Etymology
The origin of the name is believed to be related to the Palm tree 'Thati' and 'palle' meaning village. Tadepalli is on the southern bank of the Krishna river in Guntur district. The canal flowing through the town is named as Madras Kaluva (Buckingham Canal) – as it goes until Madras (Chennai). Tadepalli, along with Tenali was an 'Agraharam' – or endowed land to Sanskrit Scholars during the classical Sri Krishnadevaraya period.
History
Tadepalli Municipality was constituted in the year 2009. It was classified as a First Grade municipality and had 34 municipal wards. With the merger of all the 10 villages of the Tadepalli mandal in Tadepalli, the town had a population of 99,248 according to the Census 2011. It was spread over an area of . From March 2021 the town has become part of Mangalagiri - Tadepalli city
Geography Tadepalli is located at .Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Tadepalli It has an average elevation of . Total municipality contains hill area and agricultural lands. Buckingham canal flows from north to south in the region. The municipality contains old industrial lands, belongs to EID parry company and cement factory which are not being used for any purpose.
Demographics
census of India, Tadepalli had a population of , with number of households accounting to 14392. The total population constitutes males, females and under 6 years of age. The sex ratio stands at 1004 females per 1000 males. There are literates with an average literacy rate of 75.93%, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. The urban agglomeration population of the town stands at .
Transport
The town has a total road length of . APSRTC runs buses from Guntur, Amaravathi and Vijayawada through this town. The railway station is named as Krishna Canal. It is a junction for Guntur and the Vijayawada divisions.
Education
The primary education in the town is imparted by means of elementary schools and for secondary education is offered by schools like, Zilla Parishad High School and Ramakrishna Mission High School.
Notable people Kallam Anji Reddy, the founder of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
See also List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
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