Bethamcherla

Bethamcherla
Betamcherla
Census Town
Bethamcherla

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 15°28′00″N 78°10′00″E / 15.4667°N 78.1667°E / 15.4667; 78.1667Coordinates: 15°28′00″N 78°10′00″E / 15.4667°N 78.1667°E / 15.4667; 78.1667
Country  India
State Andhra Pradesh
Region Rayalaseema
District Kurnool
Settled Century B.C.
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 38,994
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 518599
Telephone code (091)-8516

Bethamcherla is a census town and mandal headquarters located in Kurnool District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[2]

Geography

Betamcherla sits at an average elevation of 400 meters (1315 feet). This high elevation largely protects the town against rain damage. The town is surrounded by lands rich in limestone, dolomite deposits, and flooring stones. These resources played a major role in Betamcherlas's economic development.

Bethamcherla is famous for the Polish stones. The mines around Bethamcherla have stones in various colours like Marble white, Buff, Joy, Green, White, Light Green Marble, Pink, Gold spot, Light green marble, etc.[3] These stones are of 1 feet in size and will be used for enormous designs at home and office. The beauty of these slabs is they shine as you keep cleaning and are hard to break once they are laid.

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the town had a population of 38,994. The total population constitute, 19,424 males and 19,570 females —a sex ratio of 1008 females per 1000 males. 4,882 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 65.60% with 22,379 literates, lower than the state average of 67.41%.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department - AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 9. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-propertyplus/finishing-stone/article3899181.ece
  4. ↑ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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