Nellore
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Nellore is a city located in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of Nellore district. It is of strategic commercial importance as it lies between the cities of Vijayawada and Chennai. It is located on the banks of Pennar river.
Nellore is an important telugu city from the time of tikkana, famous telugu poet to present day politics. The city setup the stage for formation of the Andhra Pradesh state. It is famous for its rice breed and its cuisine.
Etymology
As Nellore is famous for its high paddy yields, it was named after the word nelli, which in Tamil means paddy.
History
Nellore was part of the composite Madras state until October 1, 1953. On November 1, 1956, when the states were reorganized on a linguistic basis, the district was transferred to Andhra Pradesh. Potti Sriramulu, a Telugu patriot and activist from Nellore fasted to death for formation of the Andhra Pradesh state.
Nellore was a historically an important Telugu city. It was under the Pallavas, Cholas, Kakatitayas and Vijayanagara empire in its history. The city was most famous in 13th century, when Tikkana Somayaji translated Mahabharat into Telugu. The city was then known as Vikrama SimhaPuri , and was the capital of King ManumaSiddhi. Tikkana was a minister in the court of ManumaSiddhi. He developed friendly relations with mighty Kakatiya kings with his poetry and was instrumental in getting military support from Warangal to protect his kingdom. Molla, the first Telugu poetess had also written Telugu Ramayan here.
Geography
Nellore city is located at 14°25′N 79°58′E / 14.417°N 79.967°E[1]. It has an average elevation of 18 metres (62 feet).
It is frequently affected by cyclones. In summer, water is extremely scarce.
Climate
- Winter: January and February
- Summer: March to May
- South West Monsoons - June to September
- North East Monsoons - October to December
The Maximum temperature is 36-46c during summer and the minimum temperature is 23-25c during winter. The rainfall ranges from 700-1000 during monsoons.
Economy
The city is the main shopping centre for cloths, electronics, health needs, jewels etc. for the people of the entire district. The city makes revenue mainly from cloth emporiums, movie theatres, nellore cusuine resturants and hotels, hospitals and educational coaching centres.
The only major industry in the city is Nellore Nippo Batteries factory. The city is in need of foot paths, parking lots and flyover bridges.
Government and Politics
Nellore is the head quarters of the district. It contributes to one seat is state legislature and one Indian Parliament seat.
The city of Nellore attained the status of a Municipal corporation in 2004.
Transport
A main national railway line passes through Nellore. The national highway number 5 passes through the Nellore. The nearest international airport is about 170 km south in Chennai. The city can be reached from all major south Indian cities like Hyderabad, Chennai or Bangalore by bus or train. Nellore have more than 140 mini buses serving the people for their daily needs.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian census Template:GR, Nellore has a population of 378,947 (agglomeration 554,922). Both males and females constitute 50% of the population. Nellore has an average literacy rate of 72%, 76% for males and 68% for females, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Culture
Telugu and Tamil are the most spoken languages while rice and seafood are the most consumed food in Nellore.
Nellore is practically divided into two halves by railway line which are interconnected through under bridges. These are completely blocked in rains causing problems.
It hosts a bunch of three start hotels including the oldest one Simhapuri hotel. Movie theaters in Nellore town are of high quality. Nellore is known for having the high density of health care providers. People's Polyclinic, previous known as Ramachandrareddy Hospital and Jayabharath Hospital serve poor people. Most notable hospitals are St. John's Hospital, Bollineni "Super" Speciality Hospital and ABM Hospital (American Baptist Hospital).
Relegious attractions
- Ranganayaka Temple, Nellore-More than 500 years old, this temple is situated on the banks of the river Pennar and is marked by a huge 29 m tall Galigopuram with seven gold kalasams. Well-known for its architectural splendour.
- Sri Raja Rajeshwari Ammavari Devasthanam, Nellore- Sri Arul Jyoti Nataraja Murthy Swamy of Sri Arul Jyoti Nataraja Murthy Swamy Ashram Pitadhipathi wished to have a temple for Sri Devi. In 1968 Sri Ratna Swamy Mudiliar.
- Sri Venugopala Swamy Devasthanam, Moolapet, Nellore-Built in 1883, the presiding deity of the temple is Sri Rukmini Satyabhama Sametha Sri Venugopala Swamy. The idols are in black ... Udayagiri Fort-Located 96 km from Nellore, This is the site of a mighty fortress built by the Vijayanagar Kings in the 14th century. A towering peak can be seen here.
- LEF Church, founded by Late Mr.N.Daniel now headed by his son Dr.Joshua Daniel was established in Nellore in the year 1971.The church is near the A.C.Stadium.
Education
Venkatagir Raja College, Veda and Sanskrit College, C.A.M High School, ABM High School and RSR Municipal High School are the oldest educational institutions in Nellore. They were originally affiliated with either Madras University or Andhra University. The colleges are now part of S.V. University. Another college located in Nellore is Sarvodaya College. There are now hundreds of schools and colleges.
Nellore has been famous in the state since 1985 for its abundance of coaching centers to various streams like engineering, medical and IIT, at the level of plus 2 (popularly known as intermediate education). Pioneers among the private educational institutes are Ratnam, KORA and Narayana.
Media
It has a list of local newspapers such as Zaminryot, Lawyer, Nellore News and Nagarabheri. Though most of them were swept away by the main state newspapers like Vaartha, Eenadu and Andhrajyothy, only Zaminryot is still a popular news item.
The popular TV Channels are state wide telugu cable channels ETV, Gemini and Teja and local city cable.
Sports
Cricket is the most played and well watched sport. Badminton and Volleyball are also played in schools. Indoor sports like chess and carams are also played.
External links
- Zamin ryot- Operated by district news paper Zaminryot
- Nellore Website - Nellore Website
- Battle for Andhra
- Nellore information