Tekkali is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the six districts, located in the extreme n ...

of the

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n 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 the mandal headquarters of Tekkali mandal and

Tekkali revenue division Tekkali revenue division (or Tekkali division) is a revenue division in the Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the three revenue divisions in the district with nine mandals under its administration. The divisio ...

and is located at a distance of 51 KM from the district headquarters. The prominent actor Nandhamuri Taraka RamaRao represented this assembly constituency in AndhraPradesh General Legislative assembly Elections 1994.

Etymology

The town derives its name from the eponymous medicinal tree. The

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botanical name of Tekkali plant is ''Clerodendrum phlomides Linn''. It belongs to the family Verbenacae. The ''Tekkali'' chettu (tree) is known by various alternate names too in various regions of

. For instance, it's also known by the name of ''Nelli'' (నెల్లి) from which

Nellore Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division. It is the fourth most popu ...

City in Nellore district, and

Nellimarla Nelli-marla is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division. Etymology The town of Nellimarla derives its name from a Telugu word for the medicinal tr ...

Town in Vizianagaram district are said to derive their names.

Geography

Tekkali is located at . It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91 feet). It lies on the coast of

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with an area of 275 square miles.

Connectivity

The nearest airport is the

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, which is at a distance of 150 km. National Highway 5 (Chennai - Kolkata) passes through the town. It is well connected with the nearest towns of Nandigam, Palasa, Meliaputti, Chapara, Sompeta, Mandasa, Kaviti, Itchapuram, Narasannapeta, Pathapatnam, Paralakhemundi and the district headquarter Srikakulam. Tekkali is 50 km away from Srikakulam headquarter. There is a Railway station in Tekkali. Another nearby railway station is at Naupada called Naupada Junction(NWP). Naupada Junction is 4 km from Tekkali and is accessible by autorickshaws and private bus services.

Demography

According to

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, Tekkali in 1901 was a Zamindari tahsil in Ganjam district of

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Education

The primary and secondary school education is enabled by government, government-aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state of Andhra Pradesh. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

References

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