Tangutur is a town in
Prakasam district
Prakasam district is one of the thirteen districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised in 2022 on April 4. The headquarters of the district is Ongole. It is located on the west ...
of the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to t ...
. It is a
mandal
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
headquarters in
Ongole revenue division
Ongole revenue division (or Ongole division) is an administrative division in the Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district which consists of 12 mandals under its administration ...
. Nearby towns are
Singarayakonda
Singarayakonda is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Singarayakonda mandal. Singarayakonda is located at sea level. It is spread across 10 Grama panchayats. It is under Kandukur ...
,
Kandukur, Prakasam district
Kandukur or Kandukuru is a town in SPSR Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Kandukur mandal as well as Kandukur revenue division. Kandukur Mandal is located at the south-east s ...
,
Kondapi
Kondapi is a village in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Kondapi mandal in Kandukur revenue division.
Assembly constituency
Kondapi is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There ...
and the nearest city will be
Ongole
Ongole is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of Ongole mandal in Ongole revenue division. Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxe ...
.
Geography
Tangutur is located at 15°20'26"N 80°2'4"E. It has an average elevation of 36 feet. The total area of the town was .
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, with total 7200 families, the total population of Tangutur was 27,652 comprising 13,674 males and 13,978 females. Tangutur has higher literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Tangutur was 68.68% compared to 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. In Tangutur Male literacy stands at 77.28% while female literacy rate was 60.34%.
See also
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Ongole
Ongole is a city in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Prakasam district and also the mandal headquarters of Ongole mandal in Ongole revenue division. Ongole cattle, an indigenous breed of oxe ...
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Singarayakonda
Singarayakonda is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Singarayakonda mandal. Singarayakonda is located at sea level. It is spread across 10 Grama panchayats. It is under Kandukur ...
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Kandukur, Prakasam district
Kandukur or Kandukuru is a town in SPSR Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Kandukur mandal as well as Kandukur revenue division. Kandukur Mandal is located at the south-east s ...
References
Villages in Prakasam district
Mandal headquarters in Prakasam district
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