Tenali

For other uses, see Tenali (disambiguation).
Tenali
తెనాలి
City

Mahatma Gandhi municipal market complex
Nickname(s): Andhra Paris
Tenali

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°14′34″N 80°38′24″E / 16.2428°N 80.6400°E / 16.2428; 80.6400Coordinates: 16°14′34″N 80°38′24″E / 16.2428°N 80.6400°E / 16.2428; 80.6400
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Body Tenali Municipality
APCRDA (urban planning agency)
 • Member of parliament Galla Jayadev (Telugu Desam Party)
 • MLA Alapati Rajendra Prasad
 • Municipal commissioner S.Shakuntala
 • Chairperson K.Tulasi Das
Area[1]
 • Total 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Area rank 21st
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 164,937
 • Rank 17th
 • Density 11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 522 xxx
Vehicle registration AP–07
Lok Sabha constituency Guntur
Assembly constituency Tenali

Tenali is a city in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Tenali mandal and Tenali revenue division.[3] The city is renowned for art, cultural, drama and hence, it is often referred with the nickname as Andhra Paris.[4] It is also a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and the seventeenth most populous city in the state with a population of 164,937.

Etymology

The word Tenali was transformed from Teravali.[3]

History

Andhra–Satavahana dynasty ruled the region around the present city From 225 B.C. to 225 A.D.. The relics found in the excavations around Tenali reveal the existence of Jainism and Buddhism in the ancient days.[3]

Geography

A pond at Pinapadu area of Tenali

It is located in the Coastal Andhra region of the state. Tenali is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of the district headquarters, Guntur, and 37 kilometres (23 mi) south of Vijayawada by road. It lies on the Eastern coastal plains.[5] It has an average altitude of 15 metres (49 ft).[6]

Climate

The city experiences tropical climate with an average annual temperature of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F). May is the hottest and December is the coolest month of the year. The annual precipitation is about 1,017 millimetres (40 in) and the month of August receives the highest precipitation with 202 millimetres (8 in) of rainfall.[7]

Demographics

As of 2011 census of India, the city had a population of 164,937 with 43,593 households. The total population constitute, 81,427 males and 83,510 females —a sex ratio of 1026 females per 1000 males. 14,340 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 7,347 are boys and 6,993 are girls—a ratio of 952 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 75.56% with 1,24,618 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[1][8]

Governance

Civic administration

Tenali Municipality was formed in 1909 and was constituted as Special Grade Municipality in 1965. The jurisdiction of the civic body comprises Tenali, Pinapadu and Chinaravuru, spread over an area of 15.11 km2 (5.83 sq mi) with 46 election wards.[3][9] Each ward is represented by a ward member and the wards committee is headed by a Chairperson.[10] The present municipal commissioner of the city is S.Shakuntala and the chairperson is K.Tulasi Das.[11] The municipality has received several awards such as, Green Leaf Awards 2015 for Best Decentralised Solid Waste Management,[12] Green City of the country for waste segregation management,[13]

Public utilities

The municipality oversees civic needs such as, water supply, sewerage, roads, parks etc., and is one of the municipality to be included in Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.[14] The city residents rely on borewells, overhead reservoirs and a filtration plant for daily water needs, which mainly draws water from the Krishna river of Prakasam Barrage.[15][16] The city municipality implements two-bin garbage collection, sanitation campaigns like Mana Tenali-It’s people’s creation for hygiene of the people.[17]

Politics

Tenali a part of Tenali (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Alapati Rajendra Prasad is the present MLA of the constituency from Telugu Desam Party.[18] It is also a part of Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by Galla Jayadev of Telugu Desam Party.[19][20]

Economy

Kotha Raghuramaiah Agricultural Market Yard, Tenali

The town thrives on trade and agriculture. The agricultural lands around the city is irrigated by the Krishna river water flowing through its three main canals.[21] Major crops include black gram, maize, jowar etc.[22] Tenali Agriculture Marketyard is used for trading and exporting agricultural products.[23]

The city is also a part of Tenali–Ponnur growth corridor.[24]

Culture

Tenali Ramakrishna
Satyanarayana UDA lake park at Chinnaravuru, Tenali

The city is most notable for drama, fine arts, literature and poetry. The iconic Martyrs Memorial at Ranarang Chowk denotes the impact of the city on Indian freedom struggle during the Quit India Movement.[25]

Drama and literature

The city has been the host for events such as, the formation of Andhra Nataka Kala Parishad in 1929, Kanyasulkam play, cultural fests etc.[25][26] Tenali Ramakrishna, one of the eight poets in the court of Sri Krishna Devaraya hail from Tenali.[3] In the area of modern literature, contributors such as Chakrapani, Gudipati Venkata Chalam, Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao, Tripuraneni Ramaswamy are some of them. Nethi Parameswara Sarma wrote a book called Nurella Tenali Rangastala Charitra meaning 100 years of theater in Tenali.[25][26]

Films

Many artists who hail from Tenali and the nearby villages has contributed the major share to Telugu film industry such as AVS, Govindarajula Subba Rao (first Telugu hero), Krishna, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Jamuna, Kanchanamala (first Telugu heroin), Kongara Jaggayya, Prabha, Savitri, Sharada etc.

Places of interest

There are various religious worship centers in the city, such as, Vaikuntapuram Venkateswara temple, Iglesia Ni Cristo church etc. The notable Satyanarayana UDA Lake Park (or Chinaravuru Park) is maintained by VGTMUDA (now CRDA) is home to many floral varieties and was named after the former municipal chairman, Ravi Satyanarayana.[27]

Transport

A bus stop on Tenali-Guntur road for services towards Guntur
Tenali railway station main entrance

Tenali is well connected to the major towns and cities by roads and railways. APSRTC operates buses from Tenali bus station to major towns and nearby villages.[28] Tenali Junction lies on the Howrah-Chennai main line and also connects Tenali-Repalle branch line with Guntur-Tenali section. It is one of the thirteen A – category stations located in Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone.[29]

Education

Special Municipal Primary School at Pinapadu area in Tenali
Government Scheduled Tribes Girls Hostel at R.R.Nagar in Tenali

Tenali has many educational institutions and is one of the major destination for students of nearby villages. Montessori Public School,[30] Sharon Talent School[31] St. John’s Public School,[32] Kendriya Vidyalaya,[33] Westberry School[34] etc., are some of the public and private schools under CBSE and state boards. Yalavarthy Veda Pathashala is one of the oldest vedic schools of the state, which was established in 1893 in Gandhi Nagar area of Tenali.[35]

There are also undergraduate and postgraduate colleges in and around the city. Some of the notable ones are, ASN Degree College,[36] St.Peter and Ghattamaneni Krishna College of Education,[37] Taluk Junior College[38] and autonomous colleges which are affiliated to Acharya Nagarjuna University include, JMJ Colleges for Women,[39] VSR and NVR College etc.[40]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 14, 46. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Tenali". VGTM Urban Development Authority. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Samuel Jonathan, P (12 November 2008). "Big Cinema comes to Andhra Paris". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Sr.Bimcy; Sr.Sisily; Charlotte. Bibliographic information. Scholar Publishing House. pp. 20–21. ISBN 8171725163. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Elevation for Tenali". Veloroutes. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  7. ↑ http://en.climate-data.org/location/24222/. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "The Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992". India Code. Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Contact Details of Commissioners and Mayors of Amrut Cities" (PDF). Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. Government of India. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "TS and AP NGOs sweep Green Leaf awards". The Hans India. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Green City award for Tenali". The Hindu (Vijayawada). 2 February 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  14. ↑ Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India (Hyderabad). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "New project to quench Tenali's thirst". Times of India (Tenali). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  16. ↑ "Delay in drinking water project irks residents". The Hindu (Tenali). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  17. ↑ "A litter-free town, the aim of ‘Mana Tenali’". The Hindu (Tenali). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "MLA". AP State Portal. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "MP (Lok Sabha)". Government of AP. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 22,31. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  21. ↑ Sreenivas, Janyala (4 September 2014). "Where TDP would rule Andhra Pradesh from". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  22. ↑ Samuel Jonathan, P (8 April 2009). "Maize heralds agricultural revolution". The Hindu (Tenali). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  23. ↑ "Create awareness on State's welfare schemes, says Speaker". The Hindu (Tenali). 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  24. ↑ "Need to enforce building rules: VGTM-UDA vice-chief". The Hindu (Guntur). 2012-07-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  25. 1 2 3 "Tenali gearing up for centenary celebration". The Hindu (Tenali). 23 January 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  26. 1 2 "Cultural fest all set to unfold on December 16". The Hindu (Tenali). 4 December 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "A perfect getaway, for children and adults". Tenali. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "Divisional info" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  30. ↑ "Montessori Public School, Tenali, Guntur district". The Hindu. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  31. ↑ "Sharon Talent School at Ramalingeswarapet in Tenali". The Hindu. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  32. ↑ Sujatha Varma, P (6 March 2015). "‘Be like the frog that made it to the treetop’". The Hindu (Vijayawada). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  33. ↑ "Kendriya Vidyalaya at Tenali: MP". The Hindu (Guntur). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  34. ↑ "School introduces CBSE’s Plus One". The Hindu (Guntur). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  35. ↑ "Yalavarthi Veda Pathasala".
  36. ↑ "Ramineni Foundation to honour teachers, students". The Hindu (Guntur). 17 October 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  37. ↑ "SPGKCOE". spgkcoe.in.
  38. ↑ Samuel Jonathan, P (13 August 2014). "Defying odds, Revathi scales new heights". The Hindu (Tenali). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  39. ↑ "JMJ College". JMJ college. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  40. ↑ "VSR & NVR College".

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