Hindupur is the second biggest town and Mandal

Mandal

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 headquarters located in Anantapur district

Anantapur district

Anantapur District , ) is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Anantapur City. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.- Geography :...

 in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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, India

India

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. Hindupur was given its name by a Maratha

Maratha

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 Chieftain called Murari Rao, who named this town after his father Hindoji Rao, or after a king named Hindurao. The Hindupur Parliamentary Constituency is also a Special grade 1 municipality

Municipality

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. The border between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 state passes through Hindupur and Koratagere

Koratagere

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 taluk in Karnataka.

Geography

Hindupur is located at 13.83°N 77.49°E on the banks of Penner River

Penner River

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. It has an average elevation of 2,037 feet (621 metres). It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from the city of Bengaluru and 14 kilometres from Lepakshi

Lepakshi

Lepakshi is a small village and Mandal headquarters located in the Anantapur District, in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is east of Hindupur and about north of Bangalore. From Bangalore, it can be reached by going west at Kodikonda checkpost on Hyderabad highway NH 7...

. The nearest airports are Bengaluru International Airport - Devanahalli

Devanahalli

Devanahalli previously called Devanadoddi, Devanapura, and Yusufabad) is a city in the state of Karnataka in India. The city is located outside the city limits of Bangalore. Devanahalli is the site of the newly constructed Bengaluru International Airport, the second largest in India...

 (70 km), Hyderabad

Hyderabad International Airport

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 (460 km), and Chennai

Chennai International Airport

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 (400 km).

Distances from major cities

• Hyderabad (460) km
• Bangalore
  Bangalore
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   (100) km
• Chennai
  Chennai
  Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
  
    (440) km
• Tirupati  (300) km
• Tumukur  (84) km
• Mysore  (250) km
• Anantapur  (106) km
• kothacheruvu(puttaparthi) (53km)

Demographics

According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India

The Imperial Gazetteer of India

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, Hindupur was a taluk of Anantapur district

Anantapur district

Anantapur District , ) is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Anantapur City. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.- Geography :...

 in Madras province. There were 74 villages covering an area of 426 square miles. The population in 1901 was 92,088, compared with 80,486 in 1891. Hindupur, the headquarters has a population of 19,575. The Penner River

Penner River

The Penner is a river of southern India. The Penner rises on the hill of Nandi Hills in Chikballapur District of Karnataka state, and runs north and east through the state of Andhra Pradesh to empty into the Bay of Bengal...

 and Chitravati River runs through the taluk.

India census

Census

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, Hindupur had a population of 125,056. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hindupur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%.

Civic issues

Hindupur is prone to intense heat during the summer and ground water reserves in this area are scarce. This region is prone to droughts during summer.
Hospitals and emergency facilities are largely at best and many people are infected by diseases like cholera, diarrhea in summer and Chikungunya, malaria and dengue fever in winter.Hindupur has a vibrant Muslim

Muslim

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 population.

Hindupur's future expansion is severely restricted due to the scarcity of water. It is not uncommon to see people buying water at premium prices (lately around 2 rupeees per bucket),usually through private "tankers". These tankers pump out water using powerful bore-wells, depleting ground water reserves. Recently water cans which are purified in local water purifying plants (Non-ISI recognised) are the drinking source and ground water is high in fluoride

Fluoride

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 content which is also highly salty in mature, makes almost impossible to drink bore-well water. In one word if any one has to live in Hindupur means he has to contribute minimum Rs.1000 towards purchase of water and the Municipality, Political Leaders won't care about the people of Hindupur

About Hindupur

As of the 2001 India census

Census

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, Hindupur had a population of 125,056. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hindupur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%. As the town is on the border with Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, the Kannada

Kannada language

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 is widely spoken, in addition to the native languages, Apart from Telugu

Telugu language

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 and rdu] language is Widely spoken]. The Lepakshi Temple is situated in Hindupur. The town is famous for various goods such as silk

Silk

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, jaggery

Jaggery

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, iron

Iron

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, rubi

Rubi

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, sapphire

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, Timber

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 and sugar. It has more than 100 mosques.
Hindupur is the second biggest town in the Anantapur District

Anantapur district

Anantapur District , ) is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is Anantapur City. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.- Geography :...

 and also Mandal Headquarters. Hindupur was the native constituency of the famous actor, director and politician N.T. Rama Rao.

New Maimon Masjid is being renewed to accommodate the increasing crowds as the result of Dawaah work. This Dawaah work is mainly focussed on making humans real human beings imbibing the humanism in them. As a result the cruelty and selfishness diminishes and the people are more focussed on making the human life more peace.

Developments in Hindupur

• A new two storey Vegetable, Flower, Mutton, Banana, Beetlenut market is going to come in the existing place.
• Soon Automobiles shops in the town are going to change their shops to Auto Nagar.
• Soon 180 km underground drainage is going to come in Hindupur at an estimate cost of Rs. 80 crores.
• Soon around 8 km outer ring road is going to come in Hindupur at an estimate cost of Rs. 50 crores.

Transport

Hindupur comes under the South Western Railway

South Western Railway

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 zone of the Indian Railways. The Rajdhani and Sampkranthi express connects the city to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

, the capital of India

India

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, even the city is connected to major cities like Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Mysore, Hubli and Bangalore through railways.

The town is well-connected with the other places in the region, owing to the good transportation infrastructure it has. Hindupur has one of the busiest bus stations in Andhra Pradesh, with the APSRTC having a division headquarters

Areas

• DB Colony locals call it Dongala Bhayam Colony
• Abadpet
• Chinna Market
• Azad nagar
• Ahmed nagar
• Tippu khan street
• Zulfi street
• Kamasalapeta
• Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple Street
• Madina nagar (Near 1town police station)
• Gaddameeda (Old NMH School Road)
• Ninkampalli
• Rahmathpur
• Lakshmipur
• Satyanarayana pet
• Boyapeta
• Valmiki nagar
• Weavers Colony
• Hasnabad (Situated in heart of the town)
• Gandhinagar
• Ambedkar Nagar
• Mukdipet
• Shantinagar
• RTC colony -1
• RTC Colony -2
• Sadashiva Nagar
• Melapuram
• Muddireddipalli
• Mothukapalli
• Sadla palli
• Suguru
• Sainagar
• Sreekanthpur
• Indira Gandhi Ngar
• Rajiv Gandhi Nagar
• Guddum
• Panduranga Nagar
• Parigi Road (Heart of the town which has Timber Depots, Plywood, Glass showrooms)
• Beetle Nut Bazzar
• RPGT Colony
• Balaji Nagar
• Teachers Colony
• Housing Board
• Mitta Meeda Palli
• Vinayakanagar( SS Mills-A Unit)
• Vidya Nagar
• Kamasal Pet
• Dharampuram
• Appalakunta Village
• 1st Colony
• 2nd Colony
• Auto Nagar
• Resham Colony
• Thyagaraj Nagar(nearer to both railway & Bus stations)
• Singireddy Palli (38th ward Hindupur Municipality)
• Main Bazar
• NTR Colony
• Municipal Compound (Engineering Section)

Interesting places

• Food courts in vsd road is very famous for special vegetarian cusines
• Industrial estate [near Tumukunta]
• Hindupur Municipality, Bypass Road

Charitable trusts

• Noble Charitable Trust, Mosque Road, Hindupur
• GBK Charitable Trust, R.T.C. Colony, Hindupur

Money/economy

Hindupur is a financial centre. Cloth business, jewellery, gold business and cinema seem to have a special place. Hindupur is also famous for Mudireddy Palli silk sarees. These sarees are made out of cheap silk. But the sarees looks like Kancheevaram Sarees. Most nationalised banks have branches in Hindupur. Some of these banks have ATM and locker facilities. Following is a list of some banks in Hindupur:

• State Bank of India, Old Bus stand (ATM)
• State Bank of India, Mosque Road
• State Bank of India, Industrial Area
• Andhra Bank V.D. Road (ATM)
• Andhra Bank, S.D.G.S. College
• Syndicate Bank, Penukonda Road (ATM)
• HDFC Bank, V.D. Road (ATM)
• ICICI Bank, M.F. Road (ATM)
• Axis Bank, M.F. Road (ATM)
• Karur Vysya Bank, M.F. Road (2 ATM)
• Vijaya Bank, M.F. Road (ATM)
• Indian Overseas Bank, Rahamathpur Circle (ATM)
• Canara Bank, Penukonda Road
• State Bank of Hyderabad, Penukonda Road (ATM)
• Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank, Railway Road
• City Union Bank, Penukonda Road (ATM)
• Corporation Bank, V.D. Road (ATM)
• ING Vysya Bank, M.F. Road (No ATM)
• DCCB Bank, Railway Road
• Karnataka Bank, K.L. Road
• Union Bank of India, Kirikera (ATM)
• State Bank of Mysore, Gandhi Circle
• Bank of India, R.P.G.T Road (ATM)
• Punjab National Bank
  Punjab National Bank
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   (Opening Shortly)

Industries

It is an industrial city, a major business centre, and well connected by railways. There are three spinning mills. The nearby villages and outskirts of Hindupur are very famous for their Silk

Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity...

 saris.
Some of the famous industries are :

• WIPRO Fluid Power ( 2 New plants are under-construction to shift Bangalore branch to Hindupur)
• Raheja Corp
• Power gear
• M.R.F
• L.G.Treads direct
• Berger paints(Under Construcution)
• Agri Gold(Under Construcution)
• MICRON CNC Products
• Rollwell Industries
• Surya Coach Builders
• Shanti Casting
• Kalptaru Steel Rolling Mills Limited

Schools

• Narayana e-techno school
• Sri Chaitanya techno school
• Ravindra Bharathi School, Bypass Road
• Chinmaya Vidyalaya
  Chinmaya Vidyalaya
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   English Medium School
• LRG Vidyalayam
• Sri Balaji vidhya vihar School with 3 Branches in the town.
• Panchajanya Brilliant's School
• Deepti English Medium High School
• Balayesu Vidyalaya
• MGM High School
• Sri Eswar English Medium High School, R.T.C. Colony
• Sree Saraswathi Vidya Mandiram run by RSS Rastriya Swayam Sevak Sangh
• Neetaji high school
• Al hilal Eng med High School
• AMLRP School
• Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
  Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
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   gov Urdu school (Hasan abad)
• Tajweedul Quran
• madrasa-e-niswa
• urdu school
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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  gov: school
• Azeezia Urdu Gov"High School
• Jamia Shamshul Uloom
• Darul uloom Husainya