Rayachoti
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Rayachoti is a census
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 municipality
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 in Kadapa district
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...

 in the India
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 of Andhra Pradesh
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.

Geography

Rayachoti is located at 14.05°N 78.75°E. It has an average elevation of 1000 metre
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s (1246 feet).

Now its almost 4 km radius city. Rayachoti is well connected to Bangalore by road and is at a distance of 180 km. To reach Rayachoti from any place one can go to Kadapa by Train and then go to Rayachoti by bus services provided by APSRTC (Andhrapradesh Road Transport Corporation). It takes about 5 hours to reach this place from Bangalore.

Rayachoty has famous 12th Century Temple, Veerabhadra Swamy Temple.

Rayachoty is a Municipality. This is the 3 rd biggest town in the Kadapa district.
To reach the place,
By train: nearest station is Kadapa-50 km , Tirupathi-110 km, Chennai-260 km.
By Air: nearest Airport is Kadapa-50 km, Tirupathi - 120 km, Bangalore - 180 km, Chennai - 265km.

Demographics

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, Rayachoti had a population of 1,52,189. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Rayachoti has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 51%. In Rayachoti, 18% of the population is under six years of age.

You will find plenty of Mosques and few of them are 800 years old. You will find a community with Hindus and Muslims actively participating in all festivals.

Assembly Constituency

Rayachoti is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
  • 1952 - Yerrapu Adinarayana Reddy
  • 1955 - Y. Adinarayana Reddy (Indian National Congress
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    )
  • 1962 - R.N. Reddy (Independent
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    )
  • 1962 - A. Balarami Reddy (Indian National Congress
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    )
  • 1967 - M. Krishna Reddy (Indian National Congress
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    )
  • 1972 - M. Habibulla (Indian National Congress
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    )
  • 1978 - S. Palakondraidu (Janata)
  • 1983 - S. Palakondraidu (Independent
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    )
  • 1985 - M. Nagireddy (Indian National Congress
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     I)
  • 1990 - M. Nagireddy (Indian National Congress
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    )
  • 1992 - M. Narayana Reddy (Indian National Congress
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    )
  • 1994 - M. Narayana Reddy (Indian National Congress
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    )
  • 1999 - S. Palakondraidu (Telugu Desam Party
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    )
  • 2004 - S. Palakondraidu (Telugu Desam Party
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    )
  • 2009 - G. Srikanth Reddy (YSR CONGRESS)
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