?Nellore Andhra Pradesh • India
Nellore
Coordinates: 14°26′N 79°58′E / 14.43, 79.97
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 19 m (62 ft)
District(s)	Nellore
Population	378,947 (2001)

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Nellore(Telugu:నెల్లూరు) 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. Telugu may refer to: Telugu language Telugu literature Telugu people Telugu script Telugu films Look up Telugu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Andhra” redirects here. ... For the city, see Nellore. ... The Penner (also Pennar or Penneru) is a river of southern India. ...

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. Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Kavitrayam is a Telugu expression for trinity of poets. ...

Etymology

As Nellore famous for its high [paddy] yields, it was named after the word 'nelli', which in [Tamil language|Tamil] means paddy. The city was then known as Vikrama Simhapuri and was the capital of Manumasiddhi of Nellore Cholas. There are many beaches around Nellore.Mypadu and Krishnapatnam beaches are Famous in Nellore.

Nellore is very famous for food and movie theatres with State of Art(1980-2000) as per with Big Cities. And Nellore Chepala Pulusu and Nellore SwarnaMasoori Rice got World Class recognition.

Nellore District has got World Famous Satillite Launching place called --> Satish Dhawan Space Centre a.k.a SHAR

Nellore is connected with Grand Trunk Road (NH5) which Britishers were used for Transportation between Madras(now Chennai) and Calcutta(Kolkata).

Nellore has its OWN unique style of slang or accent in TELUGU. It has got own Dialect which can be recognized easily.

And Nellore is an educational HUB in later 80s and 90s. Many of the people through out the state get trained in EAMCET at 3 reputed colleges namely NARAYANA, RATNAM and KORA (Now its part of Ratnam).

Nellore is known for well known NEWS weekly called ZAMINRYOT [జమీన్ రైతు] and Lawyer is also pretty popular.

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. Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. ... Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu was a Freedom Fighter who sacrificed his life to unite Andhra. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Look up patriot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Nellore was a historically an important Telugu city. It was under the Pallavas, Cholas, Chalukyas, 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 Manumasiddhi of Nellore Cholas. Tikkana, also a minister in the court of the king ManumaSiddhi, developed friendly relations with mighty Kakatiya kings with his poetry and was instrumental in getting military support from Warangal for his king. Molla, the second Telugu poetess had also written Telugu Ramayan here.Later it became part of the nawabs of Arcot who ruled from Vellore and was known as part of circars. Udayagiri fort stands still for the symbol of its great history. Till 1911 it was part of Guntur district which later became Nellore. Venkatgiri has several old temples and a hilltop fortress with a grand view. The Pallava kingdom (Tamil: பல்லவர்) was an ancient South Indian kingdom. ... The Chola Dynasty (Tamil: , IPA: ) was a Tamil dynasty that ruled primarily in southern India until the 13th century. ... The Chalukya Dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled parts of southern India between 550 and 750, and again between 973 and 1190. ... The Kakatiya Dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 to 1323. ... The Vijayanagara empire was based in the Deccan, in peninsular and southern India, from 1336 onwards. ... Kavitrayam is a Telugu expression for trinity of poets. ... The Mahabharata (Devanagari: महाभारत, phonetically Mahābhārata - see note), sometimes just called Bharata, is the great religious, philosophical and mythological epic of India. ... “Telugu” redirects here. ... Nellore Chodas(also known as Nellore Cholas) were one of the Telugu Choda families who ruled over parts of Andhra Pradesh in 11th and 12h centuries. ... The Kakatiya Dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 to 1323. ... , For the district of the same name, see Warangal district. ... Atukuri Molla (1440 A.D. - 1530 A.D.) was a famous Telugu poet who wrote Telugu Ramayan. ... Lord Ram, Laxman, Sita and Hanuman(crouching) The Ramayana (Sanskrit: march (ayana) of Rama) is part of the Hindu smriti, written by Valmiki. ...

Geography

Nellore city is located at 14°25′N, 79°58′E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 18 metres (62 feet). This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

It is frequently affected by cyclones. In summer, water is extremely scarce. Its surrounding districts are Ongole,Cuddapah,Chittoor andVellore. This article is about the meteorological phenomenon. ... , Ongole, is a town and a municipality in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Map showing cuddapah district Cuddapah, or Kadapa, as it is known now, is one of the districts of Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... , For the district information, see Chittoor district. ... , Vellore   (Tamil: வேலூர்), is a town and a municipality in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...

It has the Bay of Bengal coast along its eastern periphery, Ongole to the north, Cuddappah to the west and Chittoor to its southern direction.

Along the western edge of the district are hills of the Eastern Ghats, bordering the Cudappah district. The Red Sanders tree is found in this region

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. the town is notorious for humid climate.It sweats continuously and outsiders get exasperated with the situation.The rainy season and winter start late than the rest of the state.

Economy

The city is the main shopping centre for cloths, furniture,electronics, health needs, jewels etc. The Main assets of Nellore are its Businessmen, Nellore(during 1950s to 1990s) once was the best exporting capital of Mica to countries such as UK as well. Most of the wealthy people settled in other states like Tamilnadu, Karnataka and even the Andhra pradesh's capital Hyderabad are from Nellore. India's best building and construction contractors have their roots in Nellore.The city makes revenue mainly from cloth emporiums, movie theatres, nellore cuisine restaurants and hotels, hospitals and educational coaching centres.

Nellore has very less number of industries biggest being a small(Nippo )Batteries factory, Apache(recently started leather shoes factory) and Thermal power plant.(Thermal power Plant is now closed for ever) Nellore district is called the "Shrimp capital of India" due to is high production of cultured shrimp. Superfamilies Alpheoidea Atyoidea Bresilioidea Campylonotoidea Crangonoidea Galatheacaridoidea Nematocarcinoidea Oplophoroidea Palaemonoidea Pandaloidea Pasiphaeoidea Procaridoidea Processoidea Psalidopodoidea Stylodactyloidea True shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. ...

Government and Politics

Nellore is the head quarters of the district. It contributes to one seat is state legislature and one Indian Parliament seat.

Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu undertook a fast-unto-death for achieving the state of Andhra and losing his life in the process is from Nellore. The most popular communist leader Late Sri Puchhalapalli Sundaraiah hails from Nellore District. The ex-BJP National President Sri M.Venkaiah Naidu also hails from Nellore District.

The great anti-arrack movement started by the women of Nellore District attracted the entire world. The city of Nellore attained the status of a Municipal corporation in 2004.Nellore is politically active in modern Andhra history. A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ...

Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy Ex CM(1991-93) hails from Venkatagiri of Nellore District.

Nellore is currently represented in AP State Legislative Assembly by Anam Vivekananda Reddy.

Nellore is currently represented in Indian Parliament(Lok Sabha) by Panabaka Lakshmi.

Previous MLA's who represented Nellore in chronological order.

Transport

A main national railway line passes through Nellore. The National Highway 5 / Chennai-Kolkata Highway passes through Nellore. The nearest International Airport is about 170 km south in Chennai and Airport in Tirupati is 120 km from nellore. Nellore Domestic Airport work is in progress 20 km from nellore. The city can be reached from all major south Indian cities like Hyderabad, Chennai or Bangalore by bus or train. Nellore has more than 140 mini buses serving the people for their daily needs.originally it was part of MSM railway which later became part of southern railway and is now part of south central railway. National Highway 5 (India) is one of the highways in India connecting Chennai in Tamil Nadu and Kolkata in West Bengal. ... , For other uses, see Hyderabad. ... , “Madras” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ...

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census,^[2] 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.

Industrial Development

The handloom sector is a small scale industry and next to agriculture by the number of people depend on it. Venkatagiri and Patur are important handloom centres in the district noted for their traditional handcrafted fine cotton and silk sarees embrodied with pure zari.

The following are major industries located in [Nellore] District

• SDSC-SHAR (Satish Dhawan Space Center - SriHarikota High Altitude Range) located in SriHarikota, Nellore Dt.
• Kovur Thermal Power Plant (defunct)
• Nellore Nippo Batteries factory
• Acqua and fisheries throughout the district
• Mica Mines in Gudur and Sydapuram mandals
• Adidas Apache in Tada Nellore dt.
• Strategic IT Solutions - First Software Development Company in Nellore.
• work in progressKRISHNAPATNAM THERMAL POWER PLANT(AP GENCO)-1600mw
• work in progressULTRA MEGA THERMAL POWER PLANT(CENTRAL GOVT)-4000mw
• work in progressKRISHNAPATNAM PORT TRUST

Krishnapatnam is a major port and market center situated at a distance of 20 km from Nellore City. The port is hoped to become a world-class deep water port. Iron ore and granite are being exported from KrishnaPatnam to other countries like China. One Railway line links it with Venkatachalam on main railway line. Tada is at a distance of 80 km from Nellore with new industrial ventures like the Adidas factory and Tata's Leather park. Krishnapatnam is small port town in Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh, India. ... For other uses, see Port (disambiguation). ... Look up Market in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see granite (disambiguation). ... This article is about the company. ...

Projects in progress

An International Leather park will start working soon at Krishnapatnam. A railway line is being constructed from Krishnapattanam to Obulavari palle to link up this port with Mumbai Railway line. Construction of one Ultra Mega Power Projects with the capacity of 4000 MW each at Krishnapatnam is going on. Recently Central government gave clearance to IFFCO fertilizer factory at Regadi Chelika near Nellore. Central government is also planning to setup a 'Petro Chemical Terminal' at Krishnapatnam. Air Deccan is going to setup an airport near Nellore city. Construction work of two textile parks at Menakur near Venkatagiri/Nayudupet will start soon.

Culture

Telugu is the most spoken language while rice and seafood are the most consumed food in Nellore. Nellore is practically divided into two halves by the railway lines which are interconnected through under bridges. These are completely blocked during heavy rains, causing problems.

Nellore hosts a bunch of three star hotels including the oldest one, Simhapuri. Cinemas (Movie theatres) in Nellore are popular in the state to have better 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 HospitalBollineni Eye Hospital and ABM Hospital (American Baptist Hospital). Bollineni Super Speciality HospitalBollineni Eye Hospital ISO 9001 :2000 Certified Eye Hospital Dr.Sai Murali in Nellore

Places of worship

• Bara Shahid Dargah, Darga of 12 shahids, 12 tombs of worship, situated at Nellore Tank/lake, a 3rd big and beautiful lake in Nellore Dt. Every year Festival of Bread/ Rottela Panduga/ Roti ki eed happens in the month of Moharram ( Muslim calender); more than 5 lack devoties of all relegion attened the festival from all over the world. Red Darga/ Lal darga also situated in the compound of 12 shahid dargah. The Bread's offered in the festival will bring luck of their desire/choise to devoties, the variety of bread offered for example- Marriage roti/bread, Employment/naukri roti, Health roti, children/bachchonki/pillala rotti/pregnancy bread, MLA roti, MP roti, Wealth/ Business roti----- etc.,

• Ranganadha Swamy Temple in Nellore-More than 600 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 and its architectural splendour. The annual Rath Yathra of the God is a much awaited ritual in Nellore.

• Jonnavada Kamakshamma temple Situated 8 KM from nellore, this temple is a famous siva temple with kamakshamma and vinayaka and subrahmanyeswar swamy.there are only two kamakshamma`s temples in world and this is one. corerct place to mention" Nepal`s royal family are devotees of kamakshamma Goddess and there is no kamakshamma`s temple in Nepal"

• Narasimha Swami Temple situated 13kms from nellore, is situated on top of the Narasimha Konda. It is also called Veda Giri. It is believed that the Lord Venkateshwara had set his holy feet on top of the hill. It is also believed that great Saints performed Yagas and other spirutual rituals on top of the hill.

• 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 built this temple. Every year, the Dussehra festival is celebrated with great pomposity.

• 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 ...

• Sivalayam, Moolapet, Nellore is also one of the Oldest temple in Nellore. The Shivrathri celebrations in the temple are worth mentioning. The huge Ganesha idol in front of the temple is probably the biggest in the region.

• The Irukalala Parameswari Temple is located just after moolapet on the way to Jonnavada. This Goddess is the Gramadevatha of Nellore. Special rituals are performed here on every Friday and Sunday.

• Krishna Mandir, Kondayapalem Gate, Vedayapalem Road, Nellore. Consecrated by Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji, Mysore in 1994. The central and main shrine of Lord Krishna is flanked on the right by Ganapathy Shrine and to the left by Dattatreya Shrine. Sri Swamiji had named the Datta as NAM Dattanatha Temple. In January 2003, Sri Swamiji also consecrated Karya Siddhi Hanuman and Ashtha Lakshmi Shrines. Every Friday Ashtha Lakshmi is decorated with golden saree.

• Bhagavan Sree Sree Sree Venkayya Swamy Temple (Golagamudi) located at less than 20km from Nellore town is very famous one.

• Someswara Temple and Dam, Somasila located around 80kms from Nellore town. The temple is very famous and ancient one built during the times of Sri Krishna Devaraya ( around 400 yrs old ). Somasila Dam is the biggest in Nellore Dist built across river Penna providing Water for agriculture and driniking purposes to the District. This place is one of the best picnic spots in Nellore Dist with a beautiful reservoir, hydraulic power generators and an ancient temple.

• PenchalaKona Narasimha Swamy Temple is also very famous which usually visited by more number of people.

• Udayagiri Fort Located 96 km from Nellore, is the site of a mighty fortress built by the Vijayanagar Kings in the 14th century. A towering peak can be seen here.

• Venkatagiri Fort Located 70 km from Nellore, is a fortress built by the Venkatagiri Rajas

• Rahmatabad/A.S.Peta, is one of the most visited place in nellore. 53 km from Nellore, and 10 km from Atmakur. Has direct Buses from Hyderabad and Nellore, Atmakur. It has the Tombs of some famous spiritual personalities like Khwaja Nayab-e-Rasool (sarkar, ACA:'Babajaan') and his wife Maa Habiba (ACA:'Ammajaan'). Thousands of believers visit the place each year during the time when celebrations ( Urs )take place. Believers see miracles happen to them. This is also one of the places (like in jonnawada mentioned above) where the spiritual personalities exorcise people possessed with demons.

• Kasumur, is one of the most visited place in Nellore (Dt). 23 km from Nellore, and has direct Buses from Nellore and Atmakur. It has the Tomb of Kalesha peer Mastan vali.Thousands of believers visit the place each year during the time when celebrations ( Urs )takes place.

• Muthayalamma Devasthanam,It is in East kanupur and it is 40 km from nellore. It is most popular in Nellore and also in A.P. Its very Traditional & its very powerful goddess "muthyalamma".in that village one festival is there named "MUTHYALAMMA JATHARA"Its very popular in A.P.And also its very famous for chennai people. Every year its coming in the month of March. In that time R.T.C will arrange special buses for that festival.if u see the festival in that time its very traditional & they will do in different way its very good

Gaalipalem is also famous for Venkaiah swamy near to Yeturu Sri Sri Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji was born, named Satyanarayana, at Mekedatu, Karnataka on May 26, 1942. ...

"Saibaba Mandir" - A recent addition to the highlights of Nellore is the Saibaba Mandir at Saraswathi Nagar (off Balaji Nagar, close to the National Highway). The speciality of this mandir is the Sri Shirdi Saibaba idol, which shows infinite number of images in the parallel glass structures.

• Sri Vengamamba Perantalu Devastanam Sri Vengamamba Perantalu Devastanam is more than 300 years old temple, this temple is situated in the village of Narrawada, dutttalur mandalam in nellore district and famous as a wish-satisfier goddess in the surrounding areas. The festival conducted in the months of June and July is very famous and visited by more than 5 lakhs Pilgrims from all over Andhra right from Srikakulam to Cuddapah. The festival celebrated in the month of June and July is called as Sri Vengamamba Tirunala. Pilgrims has a strong belief that Goddess Sri Vengamamba as their wish-satisfier.this temple is very famous in ANDHRA PRADESH - INDIA.

• Simhapuri Dharmika Trust is an organization sprouted from the seed of the Hindu Culture and Indianism. This proves it self in the last five year course of action that it could serve the nellorians to recall in the religious pool and pious thinking of Indian literature and culture. This Organisation started few years back, but registered in the year 2006 intending to perform the Vedic ritualistic activities and conducting Vedantic Discourses as well as the social service among the poor and needful people without any difference of cast and creed.

• 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.

Laymens Evangelical Fellowship International is a Christian organisation founded in 1935 in Chennai, India by N. Daniel (1897-1963), a former mathematics professor from Kakinada, and currently headed by his son Joshua Daniel (born February 1928). ...

Education

Venkatagiri Raja College,(Accredited by national assesment and acreditation councel NAAC- with B++ grade very recently indicating the value based education it is imparting)ST joseph eng med school, Veda and Sanskrit College, C.A.M High School,P.N.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. In law, affiliation (from Latin ad-filiare, to adopt as a son) is the term to describe a partnership between two or more parties. ... University of Madras is one of the three oldest universities in India (along with Bombay and Calcutta), it was incorporated in 1857. ... Andhra University (Telugu - ఆంధ్రా యూనివర్శిటి) is located in Visakhapatnam, North East Coastal Andhra Pradesh. ...

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. KORA had been acquired by Ratnam. Ratnam has been acquired by Narayana.Narayana group of institution[www.narayanamedicalcollege.com/]include Narayana medical college, college of pharmacy, college of nursing and super speciality hospital, Narayana Engineering college, narayana intermediate colleges and narayana concept schools. And also kutty college is famous for B.ed coaching people from different districts join in this coaching center

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 Zamin Ryot and Lawyer still remain popular.

It is one of the few districts in Andhra Pradesh to have a fully updated and functional website www.nellore.co.nr

Nellore has its own share of web like nelloretown.com, nellore.com as nelloreans are becoming tech savy more and more websites are coming each day to provide information on this southern district of andhra pradesh.

Sports

Cricket is the most played and well watched sport. Badminton and Volleyball are also played in schools. Indoor sports like chess and carroms are also played. All the sports events are held at A.C.Stadium

Trivia

• Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubramanyam (popularly known as SP or Balu) who is one of India's most famous singers is from this town. He has sung more than 60000 songs, hosted many television shows and also acted in many movies,
• One of the most famous actors of yester years, Sri Nagabhushanam ('raktakanneeru' fame), Sri Rajanala Venkateswara Rao, Ramana Reddy (comedian) and many cinema stalwarts are from this town.
• The telugu cinema actor 'Nellore Kanta Rao'(once famous wrestler) is also from the same town and his people still own a cinema theatre here(Kanaka Mahal)
• Kamalakara Kameswara Rao who made seminal contributions to mythological movie genre hails from Nellore.
• Producer MS Reddy (Mallemala), Director A.Kodanda Rami Reddy, P.Chandra Sekhar Reddy also hailed from Nellore.
• Gunturi Sheshendra Sharma also known as "Yuga kavi", a famous poet hails from Nellore.
• Duvvuri Rami Reddy (1895 - 1947) more popularly known as Kavi Kokila hails from Nellore.
• Present tollywood demigod Chiranjeevi spent a significant part of his adolescent life in this city.
• Popular Tollywood actor Pawan Kalyan did all his schooling(ST JOSEPH ENG MED SCHOOL) in Nellore.
• Vanisree a popular actress in 1960s and 70s is from Nellore.
• Ramana Reddy, a famous comedian of the golden age of Telugu cinema also hails from Nellore.
• T. Subbarami Reddy, a famous Bollywood and Tollywood movie producer hails from Nellore.
• Nellore is also home to Magunata Subbarami Reddy(liqor baron) and GV Krishna Reddy(Hotelier and Infrastructure) who are very successful businessmen.
• Many military personalities hails from Nellore like Late Tirakala Venkatasubbaiah (Warrant Officer, Indian Air Force) and Captain Tirakala Satish Babu (Indian Army).
• The recipe used to prepare chapala pulusu (translates to fish stew) appealed to a wide range of demographic across the state and consequently found a place in the menus of many restaurants across the state, under the name nellore chapala pulusu.
• BJP former president Venkaiah naidu is also in Nellore . He is a very dynamic and power full person in present India politics

Mandals

The District is divided into 46 Mandals, under three Revenue Divisions with headquarters at Nellore, Gudur and Kavali. Gudur is a town and a municipality in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... , Kavali is a big town and a municipality in Nellore district on the east coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ...

1 Seetharamapuram 2 Varikuntapadu 3 Kondapuram 4 Jaladanki 5 Kavali 6 Bogole 7 Kaligiri 8 Vinjamur 9 Duttalur 10 Udayagiri 11 Marripadu 12 Atmakur 13 Anumasamudrampeta 14 Dagadarthi 15 Allur 16 Vidavalur 17 Kodavalur 18 Butchireddipalem 19 Sangam 20 Chejerla 21 Ananthasagaram 22 Kaluvoya 23 Rapur 24 Podlakur 25 Nellore 26 Kovur 27 Indukurpet 28 Thotapalligudur 29 Muthukur 30 Venkatachalam 31 Manubolu 32 Gudur 33 Sydapuram 34 Dakkili 35 Venkatagiri 36 Balyapalle 37 Ozili 38 Chillakur 39 Kota 40 Vakadu 41 Chittamur 42 Naidupeta 43 Pellakur 44 Doravarisatram 45 Sullurpeta 46 Tada , Seetharamapuram is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Varikuntapadu or Variguntapadu is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Kondapuram is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Jaladanki is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Kavali is a big town and a municipality in Nellore district on the east coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Bogole is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Kaligiri is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Vinjamur or Vinjamoor is a town and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Udaigiri (also Udayagiri) is a the site of a now-ruined complex of Buddhist buildings 60km north-east of Cuttack in Orissa state in India. ... Marripadu is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Atmakur is a city in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... , Anumasamudrampeta is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Dagadarthi is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Allur is a major village in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Vidavalur is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Kodavalur or Kodavaluru is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Buchireddipalem or Buchchiretidipalem is one of the biggest towns of the Nellore district of India. ... For other uses of Sangam see Sangam (disambiguation). ... , Chejerla is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Ananthasagaram is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Kaluvoya or Kaluvaya is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Rapur is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Podalakur or Podlakur is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Kovur or Kovurpalle is a census town and Mandal headquarters in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... , Indukurpet or Indukapet is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Thotapalligudur is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Muthukur or Muttukuru is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Venkatachalam or Venkatachellum is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Manubolu or Manubrolu is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Gudur is a town and a municipality in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... , Sydapuram or Saidapuram is a village and mandal located in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Dakkili is a mandal in the Nellore District in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Venkatagiri is a census town in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Ojili or Ozili is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... , Chillakur is a village and a Mandal, near Gudur, in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Kota can refer to: The Indonesian word for city. ... Vakadu is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Chittamur is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... 149. ... , Pellakur is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Doravarisatram is a village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. ... Sullurpeta is a town in Nellore district Andhra Pradesh, India. ... For the legal act, see Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act Tada is a small village in Nellore district in India. ...

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nellore
2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.

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