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Rajampet
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Rajampet
Annamacharya Janma Sthalam Sri Vasavi Kanyakapur Rajmalai | |
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Town | |
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| Motto: "Satyameva Jayathe" | |
| Anthem: "Maa Telugu Thalliki" | |
  Rajampet Location in Andhra Pradesh | |
| Coordinates: 14°11′42″N 79°09′29″E / 14.195°N 79.158°ECoordinates: 14°11′42″N 79°09′29″E / 14.195°N 79.158°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Rayalaseema |
| District | Annamayya |
| Mandal | Rajampet mandal |
| Nagara Panchayathi | 2005 |
| Grade -II Municipality | 2019 |
| Government | |
| • Chief Minister | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP) |
| • MLA | Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy |
| • MP | P. V. Midhun Reddy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.38 km2 (13.66 sq mi) |
| • Rank | |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 54,050[1] |
| • Rank | 7th place in district |
| Language | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| • Regional | English, Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 516115 |
| Telephone code | 08565 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-04, AP-39 |
| Sex ratio | 742 |
| Literacy | 54.2% |
| International Airport | Tirupati Airport |
| Domestic Airport | Kadapa Airport |
| Railway station | Rajampet railway station |
| Police | Andhra Pradesh Police |
| Sea port | Krishnapatnam Port |
| Website | Rajampet Municipality |
Rajampet is a municipality in Annamayya district of the India]n state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Rayalaseema region. The town has an average elevation of 139 meters (456 ft). Rajampet was a Nagar panchayat[2] and upgraded as a Grade II Municipality[2] in 2019 and has an area of 35.38 square kilometres (13.66 sq mi). It consists of 20 wards.
Rajampet is an assembly constituency, Lok Sabha constituency, revenue division, and a forest division.[3] It is located in Rajampet mandal of Rajampeta revenue division. It is bordered by Chittoor district to the south, Nellore to the east, Ananthapur to the west, and Kurnool to the north.
History
On the eve of the Republic Day, 2022, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh announced the formation of 13 new districts, taking the total number of districts in Andhra Pradesh to 26. The list of proposed new districts included Annamayya district with its headquarters at Rayachoti.[4][5][6]
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government aided and private schools of the School Education Department of the state Government of Andhra Pradesh. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu. Rajampet has some of famous institutions for engineering Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences (AITS),[7] and Narayanadri Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) [8]
Transport
Roadways
Rajampet is the entranceway to the pilgrimage site of Tirumala. National Highway NH 716 : Chennai-Kurnool Corridor, passes through the town and is well connected to all major national highways NH 40, NH 16, NH 75. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Sri Annamayya Bus Station and from Town Old Bus Station to Major cities Kadapa, Tirupati, Nellore, Kurnool, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Anantapur, and to other towns and villages in the district.[9]
Railways
Rajampet railway station is a major station in the district that comes under the South Central Railway Zone of Guntakal railway division.
Airways
Kadapa Domestic Airport, located in Kadapa city 54 kilometres (34 mi) away and, Tirupati International Airport, 90 kilometres (56 mi) away are the nearest airports to Rajampet. Local transport is available from the bus and railway stations to the airports.
Governance
Civil administration
Rajampet is a municipality of area 35.87 square kilometres (13.85 sq mi) in Annamayya district. Rajampet was a gram panchayat before 2005 and upgraded to Nagar Panchayat on 2 April 2005 up to an area of 20.60 km2 (7.95 sq mi) and in 2017 upgraded as municipality.[2][10] It consists of 20 election wards.[11] In 2019 this town was upgraded into a Grade II Municipality which is headed by a Municipal Chairman and governed by a Municipal Commissioner.
Politics
Rajampet is a Lok sabha constituency since 1957 and it is a Lok Sabha constituency of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies from Andhra Pradesh in India. Currently P.V.Midhun Reddy Member of Parliament (India) of YSR Congress Party won from RAJAMPET LOKSABHA CONSTITUENCY from General elections which is held on 2019. Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy is the present Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the Rajampet Assembly constituency for the YSR Congress Party.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ Forest division
- ↑ "List of 26 districts formed in Andhra Pradesh". by Pavan, 26 January 2022. Hans India. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh approves creation of 13 new districts". 26 January 22. Telangana Today. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Annamayya District Handbook of Statistics" (PDF). District Collector. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences - Rajampet". www.aitsrajampet.ac.in.
- ↑ http://www.nist.ac.in
- ↑ ""Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ "Brief about Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "MLA". AP State Portal. Retrieved 13 October 2014.