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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Tekkali<br />
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| native_name_lang = te <br />
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| settlement_type = [[Census town|Census Town]]<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|18.6167|N|84.2333|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Srikakulam district|Srikakulam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook - Srikakulam|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2811_PART_B_DCHB_SRIKAKULAM.pdf|website=Census of India|accessdate=11 January 2016|pages=26–28, 54|format=PDF}}</ref><br />
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| area_total_km2 = 13.58<br />
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| population_total = 28631<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=census /><br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 532201<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91–8945<br />
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle registration]]<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP-30 (former)]]<br /> AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |accessdate=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref><br />
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[[File:An APSRTC Express bus in new livery.jpg|thumb|260px|An APSRTC Express bus bound to Tekkali from Visakhapatnam]]<br />
[[File:Tekkali RTC bs stand.jpg|thumb|260px|APSRTC bus station, tekkali]]<br />
'''Tekkali''' is a [[census town]] in [[Srikakulam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the mandal headquarters of Tekkali [[mandal]] in Tekkali [[revenue division]] and is located at a distance of 51 KM from the district headquarters.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|title=Srikakulam district mandals |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part31.pdf|website=Census of India |publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=18 May 2015 |pages=189, 214–15|format=PDF}}</ref> The prominent actor [[N. T. Rama Rao|Nandhamuri Taraka RamaRao]] represented this assembly constituency in AndhraPradesh General Legislative assembly Elections 1994.<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The town derives its name from the eponymous medicinal tree. The [[Latin]] 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 [[Andhra Pradesh]]. For instance, it's also known by the name of ''Nelli'' (నెల్లి) from which [[Nellore]] City in Nellore district, and [[Nellimarla]] Town in Vizianagaram district are said to derive their names.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=584&parname=0|title=Plant Details|publisher=}}</ref><br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Tekkali is located at {{coord|18.6167|N|83.2333|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Tekkali.html|title=redirect to /world/IN/02/Tekkali.html|publisher=}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 27&nbsp;meters (91&nbsp;feet). It lies on the coast of [[Bay of Bengal]] with an area of 275&nbsp;square miles.<br />
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==Connectivity==<br />
The nearest airport is the [[Visakhapatnam Airport|Vishakhapatnam]], which is at a distance of 150&nbsp;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&nbsp;km away from Srikakulam headquarter.<br />
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There is a Railway station in Tekkali. Another nearby railway station is at Naupada called Naupada Junction(NWP). Naupada Junction is 4&nbsp;km from Tekkali and is accessible by autorickshaws and private bus services.<br />
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==Demography==<br />
According to [[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_281.gif|title=Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 23, page 275 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library|publisher=}}</ref> Tekkali in 1901 was a Zamindari tahsil in [[Ganjam district]] of [[Madras province]].<br />
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==Education==<br />
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|accessdate=7 November 2016|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220545/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|accessdate=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archivedate=7 November 2016}}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.<br />
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