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Mangalagiri is one of the two corporations in
Guntur District Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the List of urban agglom ...
and a major residential and IT hub in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. The city of Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is a part of
Tenali revenue division Tenali revenue division is an administrative division in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises 8 mandals and is one of the two revenue divisions in the district, along with Guntur Guntur (), natively spelt ...
. Mangalagiri is important to the overall Guntur's financial and cultural profile by its textile, agricultural and spiritual contributions. The railway station of Mangalagiri is part of
Guntur Railway Division Guntur railway division is one of the six divisions of the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The division was sanctioned in 1995–96 and was fully operational on 1 April 2003, with its headquarters at Guntur. The ''Rail Vikas Bhavan ...
. It is situated on
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and North of District Headquarter
Guntur Guntur (), natively spelt as Gunturu, is a city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is lo ...
. Ten villages namely Chinakakani,
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, Nutakki, Chinavadlapudi, Pedavadlapudi, Ramachandrapuram, Atamakuru, Nowluru, Yerrabalem,
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, Bethapudi are merged into Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation. The issue of the merger of the villages is now pending in the court.


Etymology

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


History

It is dated to 1520 and mentions the capture of Kondavidu by
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, general of Sri Krishnadevaraya, in 1515 from the Gajapati rulers of Kalinga (ancient
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). Another stone near the temple of Garudalvar has inscriptions on four sides recording grants in the reign of
Sadasiva Raya Sadasiva Raya (reigned 1542–1570) was the last Emperor of Vijayanagara from the Tuluva dynasty, and reigned from 1542 until his death in 1570. During most of his reign, Rama Raya was the de facto ruler of the state and created strategic al ...
of
Vijayanagara Empire The Vijayanagara Empire, also known as the Karnata Kingdom, was a late medieval Hinduism, Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India. It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belongi ...
in 1538. The lofty
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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
Pindari The Pindaris (Bhalse, Maratha, Rohilla and Pathans) were irregular military plunderers and foragers in 17th- through early 19th-century Indian subcontinent who accompanied initially the Mughal Army, and later the Maratha Army, and finally on thei ...
s again looted the place. It slowly recovered from these two attacks during the time of Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu who ruled the place from
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. 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 Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity. One is ''physical.'' The other is ''economic water scarcity''. Physic ...
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 . It has an average elevation of .It is located north east of the district headquarters,
Guntur Guntur (), natively spelt as Gunturu, is a city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district. The city is part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is lo ...
, and just south west of
Vijayawada Vijayawada ( ), formerly known by its colonial name Bezawada, is the second largest city and a major commercial hub in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. The city forms an integral part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is situated on th ...
and also to the north west of
Tenali Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality, and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama, and hence, it is called "Andhra ...
by road. It lies on hilly terrain. It falls under Seismic Zone 3.


Climate

The climate in Mangalagiri is
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. The hottest months are from March–May and the coolest months from December–January. It receives
south-west monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...
in the months of July–October and north–east monsoons in mid December. The average annual rainfall is . The summer temperatures varies from and the winter temperatures from .


Demographics

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, the town had a population of with 19,137 households. The total population constitute, males and —a
sex ratio A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...
of 1015 females per 1000 males. children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which are boys and are girls —a ratio of 979 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 76.16% with literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.


Governance


Civic Administration

Mangalagiri Municipality Mangalagiri Tadepalli Municipal Corporation is the local self government in Mangalagiri, Tadepalle towns of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a ''Municipal Corporation''. Administration The municipality was establish ...
is the civic body of the city, which oversees the civic needs like, water supply, sewage, garbage collection etc. It was established in the year 1969 and has an extent of In March 2021 Tadepalli Municipality and Mangalagiri Municipality was merged along with corresponding villages and formed Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation. Wards composition Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation has a total of 50 election wards. The composition of the municipality is of two types, one is ''Elected Wing'', headed by
Municipal Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...
and the second is ''Executive Wing'', headed by Municipal commissioner. In 2015, the municipality received ''Green Leaf Awards 2015'' in the category of ''Best Municipality'', which was organized by ''NGO Sukuki Exnora''. Mangalagiri municipality and its
out growth An out growth (OG) is an urban settlement contiguous to another urban area (such as a statutory town, census town, or city) that possesses urban characteristics but is not qualified as an independent town. It should not possess any uninhabited are ...
s of Navuluru and Atmakur are a part of Vijayawada
urban agglomeration An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...
.


Politics

Mangalagiri town is a part of
Mangalagiri Assembly constituency Mangalagiri is a constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Guntur Lok Sabha constituency. Nara Lokesh is the ...
for
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly ( Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: ''Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh. ...
.
Nara lokesh Nara Lokesh (born 23 January 1983) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, Real Time Governance and Human Resources Development in the Government of Andhra Prades ...
was the MLA of the constituency representing TDP, before
Nara Lokesh Nara Lokesh (born 23 January 1983) is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, Real Time Governance and Human Resources Development in the Government of Andhra Prades ...
beat him with a huge majority in the 2024 elections. The assembly segment is in turn a part of
Guntur Lok Sabha constituency Guntur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Guntur district. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani is currently serving as the MP since ...
, which was won by Pemmasani of TDP.


Economy

The production of handcrafted
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fabric Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, and different types of fabric. At first, the word "textiles" only referred to woven fabrics. However, weaving is no ...
is the major occupation of the town, which is as old as 500 years. Mangalagiri Sarees and Fabrics was registered as one of the
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from Andhra Pradesh.


Tourism

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is the abode of
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, who manifested himself as ''Thotadri'', is present in Mangalagiri. There are three Narasimha Swamy temples.
Undavalli caves The Undavalli Caves are monolithic Indian rock-cut architecture, located in Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The caves are located south west of Vijayawada. It is one of the centrally protected Monuments of National Im ...
, located in Undavalli, are a specimen of
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. The historic caves are located at the top of the hills overlooking the
Krishna river The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...
, built during the 4th-5th century. Dedicated to Ananta Padmanabha Swamy and Narasimha Swamy, Undavalli Cave Temples are associated with the Vishnukundina kings. ''Hinkar Thirtha Jain Temple'', located in
Namburu Namburu is a village in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pedakakani mandal of Guntur revenue division. Governance Namburu Gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. It is divid ...
, is the largest
Jain temple A Jain temple, Derasar (Gujarati: દેરાસર) or Basadi (Kannada: ಬಸದಿ) is the place of worship for Jains, the followers of Jainism. Jain architecture is essentially restricted to temples and monasteries, and Jain buildings ge ...
in the region, visited by many
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, from different parts of the state.


Transport

Mangalagiri is located on NH 16 that connects
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and
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. The town has a total road length of . The ''Tenali-Mangalagiri road'' is a part of the core road network of the district, that connects the town with the city of
Tenali Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality, and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division. The city is renowned for art, culture, drama, and hence, it is called "Andhra ...
. Mangalagiri bus station is owned and operated by
APSRTC The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administ ...
. The station is also equipped with a bus depot for operation and maintenance of buses. Mangalagiri railway station situated on the Vijayawada-Guntur main line, administered under the jurisdiction of
Guntur railway division Guntur railway division is one of the six divisions of the South Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The division was sanctioned in 1995–96 and was fully operational on 1 April 2003, with its headquarters at Guntur. The ''Rail Vikas Bhavan ...
of
South Central Railway zone South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka. It has three divisions under its administration, wh ...
. Vijayawada International Airport at
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attracts the air commuters from this town. There is a proposal of making Mangalagiri railway station a junction station by connecting the town with Tenali railway station in order to make the transportation from Guntur, Tenali, Amaravathi, Vijayawada cities easier.
APSRTC The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administ ...
City Bus Routes


Education

C. K. High School and C. K. Junior College & V.T.J.M &I.V.T.R degree college are first school and college respectively. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu and Urdu. The town has many schools and colleges. University campuses include
VIT-AP University VIT-AP University (VIT-AP), also known as Vellore Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh or VIT University, Andhra Pradesh, is a List of state private universities in India, state private university located in Inavolu, Amaravati, the capital of ...
and SRM AP University.
AIIMS The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is a group of autonomous government public medical universities of higher education under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. These institutes ha ...
for the state of Andhra Pradesh was sanctioned and is decided to set up in the town.


Sports

Mangalagiri International Cricket Stadium is under construction in Mangalagiri at a distance of 2 km from the city and comes in the vicinity of Nawlur.


See also

* Mangalagiri mandal * Largest Indian cities by GDP


References


External links


Mangalagiri Temple
{{Mandal headquarters in Guntur district Neighbourhoods in Vijayawada Towns in Guntur district Hindu holy cities Mandal headquarters in Guntur district Towns in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region