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| settlement_type = [[Census Town]] | | settlement_type = [[Census town|Census Town]] | ||
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]] | | subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[ | | subdivision_name2 = [[Tirupat district]] | ||
| subdivision_type3 = [[ | | subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]] | ||
| subdivision_name3 = Narayanavanam | | subdivision_name3 = [[Narayanavanam mandal]] | ||
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
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'''Narayanavanam''' is a [[census town]] in [[Tirupati district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the headquarters of [[Narayanavanam mandal]] in [[Srikalahasti revenue division]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://tirupati.ap.gov.in/mandals/ | title= Tirupati district | work= About District > Administrative Setup > Mandals |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 8 October 2023}}</ref> The town is known for [[Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Narayanavanam|Kalyana Venkateswara Temple]] dedicated to Lord [[Venkateswara]] and constructed in 1541 AD.<ref>{{cite book | title = Tourist Guide to Andhra Pradesh| publisher = Sura Books | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=E4l78qG3TkAC&pg=PA23&dq=nagalapuram&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3n9mhh83YAhVkxYMKHRscCec4ChDoAQg8MAQ#v=onepage&q=nagalapuram&f=false}}</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
Tirupati district was formed on 4 April 2022 with parts of [[Chittoor district|Chittoor]] and [[Nellore district|Nellore]] districts.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://tirupati.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Tirupati District | work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 9 October 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Narayanavanam is located at {{Coord|13.42|N|79.58|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Narayanavanam.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Narayanavanam]</ref> It has an average elevation of 122 | Narayanavanam is located at {{Coord|13.42|N|79.58|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Narayanavanam.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Narayanavanam]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|122|metres}}. | ||
Narayanavanam is | Narayanavanam is {{convert|35|km}} from [[Tirumala - Tirupati|Tirupati]], {{convert|95|km}} from [[Chennai]] in Tamil Nadu and {{convert|5|km}} from [[Puttur, Andhra Pradesh|Puttur]], the departure point for buses to the temple town Narayanavanam and Kailasa Kona Falls. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
At the 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Narayanavanam had a population of 37,041 (50% male and 50% female). The average literacy rate was 64%, lower than the national average of 74%: male literacy was 72% and female literacy 56%. 11% of the population were under 6 years of age. [[Telugu language|Telugu]] is the official language of the town. | |||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
Primary and secondary school education is provided by government, aided and private schools, under the state's School Education Department.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=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}}<br>- {{cite web|title=The Department of School Education|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|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 is English and Telugu. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]] | *[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
* [[Tirupati district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Tirupati district]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{commons category|Narayanavanam}} | {{commons category|Narayanavanam}} | ||
{{ | {{Tirupati district}} | ||
[[Category:Census towns in Andhra Pradesh]] | [[Category:Census towns in Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in | [[Category:Mandal headquarters in Tirupati district]] | ||
[[Category:Cities and towns in Tirupati district]] | |||