Repalle is a town

Town

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, mandal

Subdivisions of India

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 and a municipality

Municipality

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 in Guntur district

Guntur district

Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...

 in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 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...

. It is located 28 miles south of Guntur

Guntur

Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...

.

Geography

Repalle is located at 16.02°N 80.85°E. It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet).

Repalle starts at Ankamma Chettu, a tree that is in the old town area closer to the old fort and ends at Isukapalli from east to west, and starts at Peteru and ends at Aravapalli from north to south.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Repalle had a population of 104190. Males constitute about 50% of the population and females 50%. Repalle has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 67%. In Repalle, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Repalle is the terminus for the Tenali-Repalle line of Guntur division. It has regular passenger train services to Tenali, Guntur and Hyderabad. It has a bus depot. Bus services are available for all villages around Repalle. After Penumudi barrage is complete, Repalle is connected to Krishna district through bus services. The railway station and bus stand are next to each other.

Schools

There are many schools in Repalle, government schools as well as private schools. Private schools include Bhashyam Public school,Sri Chaitanya ,Narayana,Rama Krishna Vidyalaya, Raghava Vidya Nilayam, Viswasanthi Vidyaniketan, Vivekananda Vidya Vihar, Ramakrishna English Mediam School, Balavidya Niketan, R.K Model School, Oxford English Medium School, Mont Fort High School, John's High School, Sarada vidya nilayam. Government schools include BSSS High School(Bhagavan Sri Satya Sai High School),IOWA girls high school, NSM High School, Municipal High School, National upper primary School and Andhra ratna Municipal High School.

Colleges

In Repalle there are private and Government INTER, Degree, ITI, B.E.D, M.C.A and P.G colleges.
INTER Colleges include Sri Viswa Coaching Center, Hamsa Jr College, M.K.R Jr College, N.K.R college, Vidwan Jr College, R.C college, J.L.B Jr college (for women), Krishnaveni Jr College (for women), Adarsha Jr College and Govt Jr College
ITI Colleges include Government ITI College and Sarada ITI College.
Degree Colleges include A.B.R Degree College, R.C Degree College, S.N.B.T College, Sri Viswa Degree College, Adaesha Degree College and Sri Sai Degree College
P.G, BED, MCA Colleges S.N.B.T College.

Villages

Villages in Repalle andal]
LankeVanidibba (28km from Replle ), Vaddivari Palem, Aravapalli, Bethapudi

Bethapudi

Bethapudi is a village in Bapatla mandal, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India....

, Gudikayalanka, Bobbarlanka

Bobbarlanka

Bobbarlanka is a village in Repalle mandal of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located 84 km from Vijayawada and 12 km from Repalle. The modern day village is situated to the west of the Krishna river right levee and is uniquely extended from north to south longitudinally,...

, Chatragadda, Chodayapalem, Piratlanka, Chennupalli Vari Palem, Gangadipalem, Jonnavaripalem, Kaithepalli, Kamarajugadda

Kamarajugadda

Kamarajugadda is the name of an Indian village on the banks of the River Krishna in Andhra Pradesh. As the tradition of Telugu speaking people goes, all the people from the village have Kamarajugadda as their surname.Legend has it that two worthy men will rise in martial arts from there unknown...

, Vejellavare Lanka, Pallikona

Pallikona

Pallikona is a railway station located on Tenali-Repalle railway in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India....

 , Allamudi , Karumuru, Nalluru

Nalluru

Nallur or Nalluru is a village in Roddam Mandal of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.It is a border village, about 5 km from the state Karnataka.-Demographics:...

, Parisapadu, Penumudi, Peteru

Peteru

Peteru is a panchayat in Repalle Mandal, Guntur district, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located north of Repalle. The village is located north of Tenali, west of Guntur, and away from Vijayawada. Highway NH214A passes by this village....

, Potumeraka, Mynenivaripalem, Thummala, Singupalem

Singupalem

Singupalem is a village near Repalle Mandalam; closer to Bobbarlanka Village in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has a temple and church. Most of the population used to depend on farming. But, now the population has been reducing, especially less number of younger generation. As they move...

, Uppudi and Visweswaram, Nalluripalem, Morlavari Palem, Turaka Palem, Uyyooruvari Palem, Surepally, Peda Pulivarru, Chinapulivarru and Kammavaripalem. Dhulipudi is 10 km Vaddanamvaripalem(Naidupalem) is 11 km Potumeraka is 13 km Thummala is 15 km from Repalle.Nalluripalem and kammavaripalem are 5 km distance from Repalle. Mantripalem

Mantripalem

Mantripalem is a village in Nagaram Mandal, Guntur District of Telugu speaking state Andhra Pradesh, India. This village has all the basic facilities including, Library, Upper primary school, Drinking water to home, etc. Most of the people in this village are farmers and cultivate rice...

 is 9 km from Repalle. Cherukupalli is 25 km from Repalle and also 18 km from Tenali,Adavuladeevi(Peaseful village) --> is 18 km from Repalle and also 35 km from Tenali.

Visiting Places

Bank of the river krishna

Krishna

Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...

located at Penumudi village and the Temple of Lord Shiva located at Moorthota on the banks of River Krishna are famous places around Repalle. A bridge was recently constructed, connecting the Krishna District to Repalle. The bridge is set in picturesque surroundings and is longer than Vijayawada's Prakasham barrage.