?Ongole Andhra Pradesh • India
Ongole
Coordinates: 15°30′N 80°03′E / 15.5, 80.05
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 10 m (33 ft)
Distance(s) • From Guntur	• 150 km N (land)
District(s)	Prakasam
Population	149,589 (2001)

Coordinates: 15°30′N 80°03′E / 15.5, 80.05 Ongole, is a town and a municipality in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Prakasam District. Andhra redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links India_Andhra_Pradesh_locator_map. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills, and plateaus. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about a city in India. ... The Network of National Highways in India National Highways in India is the class of roads maintained by the Central Government and is the main long-distance roadways. ... The divisions of a district. ... , Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... , Prakasam District is an administrative district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... Andhra redirects here. ...

Ongole is famous for its Ongole breed of oxen^[1] which are considered virile and of superior stock. They are one of the major Zebu cattle breeds of the world. The Nelore cattle originated from the Bos indicus cattle originally brought to Brazil from India. ... Trinomial name Bos primigenius indicus Linnaeus, 1758 Zebus (Bos primigenius indicus), sometimes known as humped cattle, are better-adapted to tropical environments than other domestic cattle. ...

History

The town's history goes back to the era of the Mauryas, and Satavahanas who ruled most of present day Andhra Pradesh. A few inscriptions dating to the Satavahana period were found in a village called China Ganjam, near Ongole. After the Satavahanas, this place came into the limelight again during the Kakatiya dynasty. At that time the nearby towns of Motupalli and Voda Revu served as major seaports. Chandragupta Maurya (ruled 322–298 BC), known to the Greeks as Sandracottus, was the first emperor of the Mauryan empire. ... The Sātavāhanas (Marathi:सातवाहन Telugu:సాతవాహనులు), also known as the Andhras, were a dynasty which ruled from Junnar, Pune over Southern and Central India starting from around 230 BCE. Although there is some controversy about when the dynasty came to an end, the most liberal estimates suggest that it lasted... The Kakatiya dynasty was a South Indian dynasty that ruled parts of what is now Andhra Pradesh, India from 1083 to 1323. ...

Geography

Ongole is located at 15.5° N 80.05° E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 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. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Ongole had a population of 149,589. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ongole has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 66%. In Ongole, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

Economy

The commerce of Ongole was largely started by agricultural families within Prakasam district. Ongole is one of the major centres for tobacco trading in Andhra Pradesh. Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. ...

During 70's and 80's many enterprises were setup in small scale manufacturing like shoes, paints, PVC, pharmaceuticals etc. But, majority of these had their run and did not survive their competitors from other parts of Andhra Pradesh or out of state. This happened despite the fact that some of these companies are early adopters/manufacturers of the products in the coastal districts of AP. One reason could be that capital/human resources availability as well as lack of business leadership availability for these entrepreneurs.

80's and 90's saw proliferation of hospitals and educational institutions (Secondary School, Intermediate). The later 90's saw the advent of Granite Industry. The availability of Black Galaxy granite nearby has resulted in the proliferation of granite mining, stone cutting and polishing unit companies around Ongole, India.

Ongole is a district headquarters of Prakasam District.Over the years it has developed into a city with good schools and colleges. Lately, the quality of education has become quite good and is comparable to that of most cities in the state. With the advent of reforms in the educational sector, a few private engineering and medical colleges have been set up in the city.

Recently real estate prices have gone through the roof. In areas like Bhagyanagar prices are so high that one journalist called it the Banjara hills of coastal Andhra

There is a very old Lord Shiva temple in the town. For other uses, see Shiva (disambiguation). ...

Parliament Consttuency

Ongole is a Parliament constituency in Andhra Pradesh.

List of Elected Members:^[4]

First - 1952-57 Pisupati Venkata Raghavaiah (CPI)

Second - 1957-62 R. Narapa Reddy (Congress)

Third - 1962-67 M. N. Swamy (CPI)

Fourth - 1967-71 K. Jaggaiah (Congress)

Fifth - 1971-77 P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao (Congress)

Sixth - 1977-80 P. V. Reddy (Congress)

Seventh - 1980-84 P. V. Reddy (Congress)

Eighth - 1984-89 Bezawada Papi Reddy (TDP)

Ninth - 1989-91 Rajmohan Mekapati Reddy (Congress)

Tenth - 1991-96 Magunta Parvathi Subbaramma Reddy (Congress)

Eleventh - 1996-98 Magunta Parvathi Subbaramma Reddy (Congress)

Twelfth - 1998-99 Magunta Parvathi Subbaramma Reddy (Congress)

Thirteenth - 1999-04 Karnam Balarama Krishna Murthy (TDP)

Fourteenth - 2004-Incumbent Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (Congress)

Fifteen - 2005- 2009- Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy (Congress)

Assembly Constituency

Ongole is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.

List of Elected Members:^[5]

• 1955 - Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu and Telluri Jiyyardas.^[6]
• 1962 - Bollineni Venkata Lakshmi Narayana
• 1967 - C.R. Reddy
• 1972 and 1978 - Srungarapu Jeevaratnam Naidu
• 1983 and 1985 - Panugupati Koteswara Rao
• 1989 - Bachala Balaiah
• 1994 - Edara Hari Babu
• 1999 - 2004 - Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
• 2004 - Present - Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
• 2005-2009- Mahender Reddy

Well known people from Ongole

Tanguturi Prakasam
Ramakrishna Bandi
Dhana Mukundam
Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja
Tanguturi Vershalingam
S.P.Balasubramanyam
Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu (Telugu: టంగుటూరి ప్రకాశం పంతులు b. ...

References

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External links

• www.OngoleInfo.com
• www.Ongole.in
• Sneha Diagnostics
• ongole information
• http://www.sitinet.net
• http://www.manaongole.com
• http://www.eongole.com