Proddatur
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Proddatur is the second largest town in the Kadapa district
of Andhra Pradesh
state
in India. It is renowned for its gold
and cotton
business. Legend has that Proddatur was named by lord Sri Rama when going to Sri Lanka
.
With a population of more than 200,000 people, it is a grade I municipal corporation
located at a distance of 51 kilometres (31.7 mi) from Kadapa
town.
Bhradhna-Puri.
Another possible origin can be traced to the great Indian epic Ramayana
. The legend states that Lord Rama
was on his way back to his homeland Ayodhya from Lanka
after killing the demon Ravana
. At the onset of dusk, Lord Rama decides to halt on the river bed of the river Penna
. At sunset (which translates to poddu in Telugu
, the local language) he asked his wife Sita
to find a place for them to rest for the night. It is believed that this placed was henceforth called Poddutur or Proddatur.
Yet a third possible origin relates to the sunflowers which used to be quite common in the area. Sunflowers turn to face the sun during the day, and in Telugu, "Poddu Tirugudu" means tuning the face around in day time, which morphed into "Proddatur".
Engineering Colleges
1. Yogi Vemana University College of Engineering
2. Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology www.cbitedu.com
3. Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology www.vbitedu.com
4. Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science www.vitspdtr.ac.in
5. GOWTHAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENTFOR WOMEN
6. Balaji Institute of Technology & Science
Greatness
This is the largest town in Kadapa District.
It has the biggest KANYAKA PARAMESWARI TEMPLE in India.
It is well known for its gold business and is also known as second Mumbai.
It is also well known for the facsion groups, and granates.
Congress has ruled this town for most of time.
Dussera is special festival over here, it comes as second city in south to celebrate dussera such grandly, first comes mysore.
there are over 6 engineering colleges in town.
There is also a veternary college, the second one in a.p.
Hospitals
MLA'S
, Proddatur had a population of 164,932.
Males constitute 50.2% of the population and females constitute 49.8%. Proddatur has an average literacy rate of 63.8%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73.2%, and female literacy is 54.3%. In Proddatur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The nearest railway station is Yerraguntla
, located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the town and on the Mumbai
-Chennai
railway line.
There is another railway station located on jammalamadugu road, 3km away from town.
A new railway station is under construction in Proddatur on the bypass road of Dorasani Palli near Jammalamadugu Road towards Rameshwaram from the town to Nandyal
. Shortly this railway line would be commenced. Furhter, Railways accepted for Cumbum
(Prakasam district) - Proddatur railway line in 2010 Railways Budget and a survey was underway.
On the other hand APSRTC has been commencing many buses to some and such parts of the state, not only to main cities like Vijayawada, Hyderabad but also Kurnool, Kadapa, Tirupati etc., There were also buses to other states like Tmil Nadu(Chennai), Karnataka(Banglore).
There were private travels like K.M.R Travels, Shri Kaleswari Travels, AR&BCVR Tavels and Lakshmi Travels which comences buses to all over the state.
Auto facility is very famous in the town with a minimum charge of 7 rupees per head.
Kadapa district
YSR Kadapa District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. On 8 July 2010, the government of Andhra Pradesh renamed the district in honor of Y. S...
of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
in India. It is renowned for its gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
and cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
business. Legend has that Proddatur was named by lord Sri Rama when going to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
.
With a population of more than 200,000 people, it is a grade I municipal corporation
Municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
located at a distance of 51 kilometres (31.7 mi) from Kadapa
Kadapa
Kadapa , formerly Cuddapah, is a city in the south-central part of Andhra Pradesh, India . The city's name originated from the Telugu word "Gadapa" meaning threshold or gate...
town.
Origins of the town's name
The origins of the town's name is not definitely known, but one possible origin of the town's name is from the SanskritSanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
Bhradhna-Puri.
Another possible origin can be traced to the great Indian epic Ramayana
Ramayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
. The legend states that Lord Rama
Rama
Rama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
was on his way back to his homeland Ayodhya from Lanka
Lanka
Sri Lanka is the name given in Hindu mythology to the island fortress capital of the legendary king Ravana in the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata...
after killing the demon Ravana
Ravana
' is the primary antagonist character of the Hindu legend, the Ramayana; who is the great king of Lanka. In the classic text, he is mainly depicted negatively, kidnapping Rama's wife Sita, to claim vengeance on Rama and his brother Lakshmana for having cut off the nose of his sister...
. At the onset of dusk, Lord Rama decides to halt on the river bed of the river Penna
Penna
Penna can refer to:* Penner River, a river of southern India* Penna * Penna, an abbreviation for Pennsylvania* Pen...
. At sunset (which translates to poddu in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, the local language) he asked his wife Sita
SITA
SITA is a multinational information technology company specialising in providing IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry...
to find a place for them to rest for the night. It is believed that this placed was henceforth called Poddutur or Proddatur.
Yet a third possible origin relates to the sunflowers which used to be quite common in the area. Sunflowers turn to face the sun during the day, and in Telugu, "Poddu Tirugudu" means tuning the face around in day time, which morphed into "Proddatur".
Temples
- Shivalayam Temple: The shiva linga in this temple may have been worshipped by sage Agastya, so this temple is also called Agastheswara swami temple. This temple is main temple in proddatur town and it located in middle of the town. Maha-Kavi,Saraswati Putra Putta Parthi Narayanacharya wrote his famous work "Shiva Tanadavam" in this temple.The main festival celebrated is Vijaya Dashami (Dasara).
- Rameshwaram Temple: This temple is located on the south side of the town and is called Dakshina Kashi.
- Ayyappa Swami Temple: This temple is located on the south side of town on the bank of river PENNA.
- Kanyaka Parameswari Aalayam (Amma Vari Shala): This temple is located in Yerraguntla Road.
- Chenna Kesava Swamy Temple: This temple is located in Rajabata Veedhi.
- Sai Baba Temple: These two temples are in Rameshwaram road and another in Y.M.R colony.
- Lord Venkateswara Temple: This temple is located in Bollavaram on the way to Jammalamadugu.
- Raja Rajeswari Devi Temple: This temple Is located in Sastry Nagar on the way to Jammalamadugu.
- Sri Ramalayam Temple: This is located in Dwaraka Nagar(Acharla colony) on the way to Saraswathi vidyamandir road.
- Sri Chowdeswari Temple: This temple is located in srivenkateswarla peta in between i subbareddy road and gita asramam road
- Pandu Ranga Swamy Temple: This temple is located in Mydukur road on way to Mydukur
- Kodanda Ramaswamy Temple: This temple is located in Vasanthapeta, Proddatur.
mosques
- mecca majid : this is located in power house road very old mosque
- Noorani Masjid
- Siddique Masjid
- Nazurullah Math Masjid
- Khadar Hussain Masjid
- Mohammadiya Masjid
- Islampur Masjid
- Line Masjid
- modempalli Masjid
- Ahale Hadees Masjid
- Jamiya Masjid
Engineering Colleges
1. Yogi Vemana University College of Engineering
2. Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology www.cbitedu.com
3. Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology www.vbitedu.com
4. Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science www.vitspdtr.ac.in
5. GOWTHAMI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENTFOR WOMEN
6. Balaji Institute of Technology & Science
Greatness
This is the largest town in Kadapa District.
It has the biggest KANYAKA PARAMESWARI TEMPLE in India.
It is well known for its gold business and is also known as second Mumbai.
It is also well known for the facsion groups, and granates.
Congress has ruled this town for most of time.
Dussera is special festival over here, it comes as second city in south to celebrate dussera such grandly, first comes mysore.
there are over 6 engineering colleges in town.
There is also a veternary college, the second one in a.p.
Hospitals
- priya bhavana hospitals,Medinova Complex, Nehru Street, Proddatur. 9581965615
- kathya nursing home in Gandhi Road,Famous gynecologist hospital in the proddatur.
- Govt Hospital Located on the road to Yerraguntla....
- Govt Hospital in Devanga Pet near S.C.N.R. Govt. college for arts (Arts College)
- Govt Hospital in Shivalayam centre
- Prasad Nursing Home Located in Gandhi road on way to Sri Ramula peta
- Abhilash Nethra Vaidyashala located in Gandhi road on way to T.B. road
- Mahesh Hospital in Godown street (GIDDANGI VEEDHI) on Gandhi Road
- Sri Kanth Children Hospital in Vijayanagaram Street in Gandhi road
- Mahir Dental Hospital in Sri Ramula peta
- Latha Nursing Home
- Gautam Hospital in Gandhi Road near Nanda Medicals
- Sai Krupa Hospital in Geeta Ashram Road
- Ravi Nursing Home, Opp to SBI, Gandhi Road.
MLA'S
- Present-2009 M.LINGA REDDY - Telugu Desam Party
- 2004 NANDYALA VARADARAJULU REDDY INC
- 1999 NANDYALA VARADARAJULA REDDY INC
- 1994 VARADARAJULU REDDY NANDYALA INC
- 1989 NANDYALA VARADARAJULA REDDY INC
- 1985 NANDYALA VARADARAJULU REDDY TDP
- 1983 MALLELA RAMANAREDDY INDEPENDENT
- 1978 CHANDRA OBULREDDY RAMI REDDY INC(I)
- 1972 K. Subba Rao (Indian National Congress)
- 1967 - R. Ramasubba Reddy (Indian National Congress)
- 1962 - P. Yerramuni Reddy (Independent)
- 1957 - R.C. Obul Reddy (Independent)
- 1955 - K. Balanarayana Reddy (Indian National Congress)
- 1952 - K. Balanarayana Reddy (Indian National Congress)
Demographics
Indian censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Proddatur had a population of 164,932.
Males constitute 50.2% of the population and females constitute 49.8%. Proddatur has an average literacy rate of 63.8%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73.2%, and female literacy is 54.3%. In Proddatur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transportation
The town is well connected by road to surrounding towns. Namely Mydukur, Jammalamadugu, Yerraguntla & Korrapadu.The nearest railway station is Yerraguntla
Yerraguntla
Yerraguntla or Erraguntla is a census taluk and mandal in Cuddapah district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Yerraguntla is called a land of Cement Factories.The Factories like India Cements Limited , India Cements Limited , Zuari Cements and Bharathi Cements Corporation Ltd are famous for...
, located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the town and on the Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
-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...
railway line.
There is another railway station located on jammalamadugu road, 3km away from town.
Nandyal
Nandyal or Nandyala is a town in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a major centre of trade, commerce, education and industries in the region and is also important because of its religious significance and Rich water resources. The town derives its name from Nandi, the vehicle of...
. Shortly this railway line would be commenced.
Cumbum
Cumbum may refer to:*Cumbum, Tamil Nadu - A town in Tamil Nadu in India.*Cumbum, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh - A town in Andhra Pradesh in India....
(Prakasam district) - Proddatur railway line in 2010 Railways Budget and a survey was underway.
On the other hand APSRTC has been commencing many buses to some and such parts of the state, not only to main cities like Vijayawada, Hyderabad but also Kurnool, Kadapa, Tirupati etc., There were also buses to other states like Tmil Nadu(Chennai), Karnataka(Banglore).
There were private travels like K.M.R Travels, Shri Kaleswari Travels, AR&BCVR Tavels and Lakshmi Travels which comences buses to all over the state.
Auto facility is very famous in the town with a minimum charge of 7 rupees per head.
Notable residents
- Santha KumariSantha KumariVellaala Subbamma is an Indian musical artist and film actress. Santhakumari is the wife of the famous yesteryear Telugu Director and Producer P. Pullaiah.-Early years:...
- South Indian drama and movie actress - Puttaparthi NarayanacharyaPuttaparthi NarayanacharyaPuttaparthi Narayanacharyulu was a front-ranking classical poet, literary critic, composer, musicologist, translator and polyglot.-Life sketch:...
- Poet, also known as Saraswati Putra - PadmanabhamPadmanabhamPadmanabham is a Village and Mandal in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.There is a famous Ananta Padmanabha Swami Temple on a hill.-Geography:Padmanabham is located at...
- Famous Telugu comedian - Gouru Tirupati ReddyGouru Tirupati ReddyGouru Tirupati Reddy is a renowned Vastu Shastra exponent from Proddatur, Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh....
- Vastu ShastraVastu ShastraVastu Shastra is an ancient doctrine which consists of precepts born out of a traditional and archaic view on how the laws of nature affect human dwellings. The designs are based on directional alignments...
exponent,titled as Vastu Ratnakaram - Rangapuram Mallesudu - Famous Poet, Wrote a book "THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN MAHABHARATA" in English and HARIVAMSAM in Telugu.