Yerraguntla or Erraguntla is a census taluk and mandal

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 in Cuddapah district in the India

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 of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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Yerraguntla is called a land of Cement Factories.The Factories like India Cements Limited (Yerraguntla), India Cements Limited (Chilamkur

Chilamkur

- Location : is an industrial center located on one of the tributaries of the river Penna in Yerraguntla mandal, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nearest exists in the town of Yerraguntla which is about 9 km away...

), Zuari Cements (now its Itali Cementi Group) and Bharathi Cements Corporation Ltd (Nalla Lingaya Palli)
are famous for Manufacturing Cement.

Geography

Yerraguntla is located at 14.6333°N 78.5333°E. It has an average elevation of 152 meters (501 feet).
Yerraguntla is also famous for stones, which is used for houses flooring and construction of houses. Yerraguntla is driven by mining of these stones and transportation of these stones. Yerraguntla has good number of stone polish industries, and three major cement factories India Cements

India Cements

India Cements Limited is a cement manufacturing company in India. It was established in 1946 and the first plant was set up at Sankarnagar in Tamil Nadu in 1949. It has about seven cement manufacturing plants spread over Southern India catering to major markets in South India and Maharashtra...

, Zuari Cements and Bharati Cements

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Yerraguntla had a population of 26,736. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Yerraguntla has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 50%. In Yerraguntla, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. It was under Kamalapuram Constituency up to 2007. It's moved to Jammalamadugu Constituency at the time of 2008 Elections.

Famous Personalities

• M.V.Mysoora Reddy Ex minister and Ex M.L.A from Kamalapuram Constituency.
• Chadipirala Adi Narayana Reddy M.L.A of Jammalamadugu Constituency.
• Dr.Kullayi Reddy.