Tuni
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Tuni is a town (mandal) and a municipality
in East Godavari district in the India
n state
of Andhra Pradesh
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Tuni is a Major commercial marketing centre for more than forty surrounding villages in the east Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.
Sunday is (Santha) market fare day. Tuni is Known for mango export, nearly 250 varieties of mangoes are available here. It is also famous for betel leaves grown in and around the place and jute bags. Cashew nuts are another major produced variety in Tuni.
A Lighthouse
for ships in coastal village Pentakota
is 11.5 km.away.
The district head quarters, Kakinada
is 64 km to south.
Tuni is a 18 km drive from Annavaram
, a sacred place of Lord Satyanarayana Swamy, or approximately half way between the two cities of Rajahmundry and the port city of Visakhapatnam. It is well connected by the Indian Railway Network and is on the National Highway No.5.
is 17 km from here. The district headquarters of Kakinada
is 64 km from the town. Tuni lies along the Eastern Ghats.
, which flourished in the nearby hillocks and villages such as Gopalapatnam and Satyavaram and Lova nearby to the town of Tuni on the banks of Thandava River.
Modern History is in connection with the Kshatriyas of Vatsavai Dynasty. Tuni is a famous marketplace since 19th Century CE.
Tuni Railway station has an important prominence on the Howrah-Madras railway line during the time of British India and also after Independence.
, Tuni had a population of 50,217. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Tuni has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 58%. In Tuni, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
List of elected members:
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in East Godavari district in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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...
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Tuni is a Major commercial marketing centre for more than forty surrounding villages in the east Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.
Sunday is (Santha) market fare day. Tuni is Known for mango export, nearly 250 varieties of mangoes are available here. It is also famous for betel leaves grown in and around the place and jute bags. Cashew nuts are another major produced variety in Tuni.
A Lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
for ships in coastal village Pentakota
Pentakota
Pentakota is a village in Payakaraopeta mandal of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.There is an old lighthouse in the village. It has 18 meters height and was established in 1957. It has a range of 21 nautical miles.-Geography:...
is 11.5 km.away.
The district head quarters, Kakinada
Kakinada
Kakinada is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad. It is also the headquarters of East Godavari district. It is nicknamed "Fertilizer City" , "Pensioner's Paradise" and "Second Madras"...
is 64 km to south.
Tuni is a 18 km drive from Annavaram
Annavaram
Annavaram village is situated on the banks of the Pampa River in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Etymology:Anna means whatever you say or you desire and varam means boon, hence whatever you desire will be given as boon by the deity.-Temple:The most distinctive feature of...
, a sacred place of Lord Satyanarayana Swamy, or approximately half way between the two cities of Rajahmundry and the port city of Visakhapatnam. It is well connected by the Indian Railway Network and is on the National Highway No.5.
Geography
Tuni is located at 17.35°N 82.55°E. It has an average elevation of 16 metres (46 ft). The famous temple of AnnavaramAnnavaram
Annavaram village is situated on the banks of the Pampa River in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Etymology:Anna means whatever you say or you desire and varam means boon, hence whatever you desire will be given as boon by the deity.-Temple:The most distinctive feature of...
is 17 km from here. The district headquarters of Kakinada
Kakinada
Kakinada is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located east of the state capital, Hyderabad. It is also the headquarters of East Godavari district. It is nicknamed "Fertilizer City" , "Pensioner's Paradise" and "Second Madras"...
is 64 km from the town. Tuni lies along the Eastern Ghats.
History
Tuni may be a historical site dated back to 1st century BC in connection with BuddhismBuddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, which flourished in the nearby hillocks and villages such as Gopalapatnam and Satyavaram and Lova nearby to the town of Tuni on the banks of Thandava River.
Modern History is in connection with the Kshatriyas of Vatsavai Dynasty. Tuni is a famous marketplace since 19th Century CE.
Tuni Railway station has an important prominence on the Howrah-Madras railway line during the time of British India and also after Independence.
Prominent persons
The freedom fighter of South India Alluri Sita Rama Raju studied here for some time in Raja High School, which is over 100 years old. Rajah Vatasvai Venkata Surya Vatsavai Venkata Surya Narayana Jagathpathi Raj Bahadur, the King of Tuni in the 1900s, was the last King to carry on with "Patabishekam" in Andhra, which is the crowning ceremony.Demographics
India 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...
, Tuni had a population of 50,217. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Tuni has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 58%. In Tuni, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Assembly constituency
Tuni is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There were 1,63,024 registered voters in Tuni constituency in 1999 elections.List of elected members:
- 1951, 1955, 1962 and 1967 - Rajah Vatsavai Venkata Krishnamraja Bahadur(Youngerbrother of late Raja Vatsavai Venkata Surya arayana Jagapathi Raju Bahadur"MAHA RAJA OF TUNI AND KOTTAM ESTATE"before being adopted)
- 1972 - N. Vijaya Lakshmi(daughter of Rajah Vatsavai Venkata Krishnamraja Bahadur )
- 1978 - Nallaparaju Meerrja Vijaya Lakshmi Devi
- 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 - Yanamala Ramakrishnudu
- 2009 - Rajah Vatsavai Venkata Krishnamraja Bahadur Ashok babu