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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] | | subdivision_name2 = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]] | ||
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of mandals of Andhra Pradesh|Mandal]] | |||
| subdivision_name3 = [[Singarayakonda mandal]] | |||
| established_title = <!-- Established --> | | established_title = <!-- Established --> | ||
| established_date = | | established_date = | ||
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| population_demonym = | | population_demonym = | ||
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=624670|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=25 July 2014}}</ref> | | population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census 2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=624670|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=25 July 2014}}</ref> | ||
| demographics_type1 = | | demographics_type1 = [[Language]] | ||
| demographics1_title1 = Official | | demographics1_title1 = Official | ||
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | | demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] | ||
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| leader_title = [[Member of Parliament]] | | leader_title = [[Member of Parliament]] | ||
| leader_title1 = [[ | | leader_title1 = Member of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| leader_name = | | leader_name = Magunta Srinivasula Reddy (YSRCP) | ||
| leader_name1 = | | leader_name1 = Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy (TDP) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Tanguturi Prakasam 1972 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Postage stamp honouring T.Prakasam]] | |||
Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Singarayakonda is one of the Holy abodes of Lord Narasimha Swamy. | Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Singarayakonda is one of the Holy abodes of Lord Narasimha Swamy. | ||
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'''"''ఎలాంటి సింహాలకైనా రాయడైన నరసింహస్వామి వెలసిన కొండకనుక అది సింగరాయకొండ గా పిలవపడుతుంది'''''<nowiki/>''"'' | '''"''ఎలాంటి సింహాలకైనా రాయడైన నరసింహస్వామి వెలసిన కొండకనుక అది సింగరాయకొండ గా పిలవపడుతుంది'''''<nowiki/>''"'' | ||
Ongole district was created in 1970 with three revenue divisions of Kurnool, Guntur and Nellore districts. In 1972, it was renamed Prakasam district in memory of [[Tanguturi Prakasam]], freedom fighter, chief Minister of undivided Madras state and the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Presently (2023), it has 38 mandals in 3 revenue divisions.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131228161029/http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/prakasam.pdf |title = Industrial Profile of Prakasam district |work = District Info |publisher = Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date = 2 November 2023 |archive-url = http://www.apind.gov.in/Library/District/prakasam.pdf |archive-date = 28 December 2013|url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://prakasam.ap.gov.in/history/ | title= Prakasam District| work= About District > History|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 2 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =https://prakasam.ap.gov.in/tehsil/ | title= Prakasam district | work= About District > Administrative Setup > Divisionwise Mandal List |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh| access-date = 2 November 2023}}</ref> | |||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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=== Railways === | === Railways === | ||
Singarayakonda railway station is classified as a ''B–category'' station in the [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Divisional info |url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1404647822154-Division%20profile.pdf |publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> | Singarayakonda railway station is classified as a ''B–category'' station in the [[Vijayawada railway division]] of [[South Central Railway zone]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Divisional info |url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1404647822154-Division%20profile.pdf |publisher=[[Indian Railways]]|accessdate=18 July 2015}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Prakasam district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Prakasam district]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||