Tadepalligudem is a city in West Godavari district of the

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. Tadepalligudem is the judicial headquarter of West Godavari. It is a Selection Grade

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and the

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headquarters of Tadepalligudem mandal and Tadepalligudem Revenue Division. It is one of the largest cities in West Godavari district

Geography

Tadepalligudem is located at . It has an average elevation of 34 metres (114 feet).

Demographics

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, the city had a population of 130,348. The total population constitute, 65,045 males and 65,305 females — a sex ratio of 1022 females per 1000 males - higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 9,048 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 4,662 are boys and 4,386 are girls—a ratio of 941 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 83.10% (male 86.60%; female 79.71%) with 78,557 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%. The urban agglomeration had a population of 135,032 of which males constitute 67,028 and females constitute 68,004 — a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males - and 9,061 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 78,656 literates with an average literacy rate of 83.11%.

Civil Administration and Politics

Tadepalligudem Municipality was formed in the year 1958. It is a ''Selection–Grade Municipality'', which is spread over an area of and has 40 election wards. The present municipal commissioner of the city is Dr. A. Samuel; the present chairmanship is vacant. Bolisetti Srinivas is the present MLA of Tadepalligudem Assembly constituency. He belongs to the

Jana Sena Party The Jana Sena Party (; JSP) is an Indian political party active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Founded by Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014, it is currently the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and a pa ...

Education

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The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools of the ''School Education Department'' of the state. National Institute of Technology, Tadepalligudem is the 31st NIT in the country, for which the foundation stone was laid in the town on 20 August 2015.

Transport

The town has a total road length of . Asian Highway 45 passes through the town, which is a part of the

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project. The

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operates bus services from Tadepalligudem bus station. Tadepalligudem railway station is located on Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line. It is one of the thirteen ''A – category'' stations located in

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. Almost all the trains passing through Tadepalligudem have stoppages here. Tadepalligudem has an airport which is currently not in use, built by the British to accommodate military aircraft during

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. In 1942. The

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proposed an airport in Tadepalligudem along with five other cities.

Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at Madhurapudi, north from the city centre, on National Highway 516E (NH-516E). Before modernisation, it was used by Va ...

is the nearest airport. Tadepalligudem railway station is selected under amrit bharat upgradation scheme, the station got funds of 27 crores.

Climate

Tadepalligudem experiences hot and humid climate due to its proximity to the shore of Bay of Bengal. It has an average annual temperature of . May is the hottest and December is the coolest month of the year. Temperature crosses in summer. July receives most precipitation and annually the city receives an average rainfall of .

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