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Proddatur is a city in the YSR Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh.[7]

Proddatur
City
Proddatur Railway Station
Proddatur
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 14.75°N 78.55°E / 14.75; 78.55
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionRayalaseema
DistrictYSR Kadapa
Named forBradhanpuri
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyProddatur Municipality
Area
[1][2]
 • City21.06 km2 (8.13 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
158 m (518 ft)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • City217,895
 • Density10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
217,895
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
516360, 516361, 516362 [5]
Telephone code08564[6]
Vehicle registrationAP-04 and AP-24
Literacy78.08%
Websiteeproddatur.com

It is based on the banks of the Penna River. The city is a municipality, and also the mandal headquarters of Proddatur mandal.It also has a forest division-proddatur forest division. [8]


Demographics


As of the 2011 census, Proddatur urban agglomeration has population of 217,895.The city had a population of 162,816. Proddatur is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Andhra Pradesh. There are 81,368 males and 81,448 females in the total population; a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.[4][9] 15,516 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 7,999 are boys and 7,517 are girls; a ratio of 940 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 78.08% (male 86.02%; female 70.20%) with 115,011 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.[4][10]

Its urban agglomeration had a population of 217,895, of which males constitute 108,986, females represent 108,900; a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 men; 21,616 are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 147,156 literates, with an average literacy rate of 75.97%.[11]


Governance


Kadapa and Proddatur are the only municipalities which were formed before independence in the district. Proddatur municipality was formed in 1915. It was upgraded as a Special Grade Municipality in 1998. The jurisdiction of the municipality is spread over an area of 21.06 km2 (8.13 sq mi).[12]

The city is one of the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, or AMRUT.[13] As per the National Urban Sanitation Policy, the city was ranked 327th in the country in 2009–10, with a total of 27.450 points.[14]


Economy


Its economy is mainly driven by gold and cotton businesses, book manufacturing, and financing.[15]


Transport



Education


The primary and secondary education consists of government-funded and government-aided public schools, and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[17][18] Instruction in provided in either English or Telugu. Brilliant people like P V SAI CHARAN had studied in proddatur.


Notable people



See also



References


  1. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. "Basic Information of Municipality". Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. "Elevation for Proddatur". Veloroutes. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  4. "Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts".
  5. "IndiaPost – Pincode Search – Proddatur". New Delhi, India: India Post. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  6. "STD Codes (Andhra Pradesh)". Sarkaritel. 2005. Archived from the original on 17 September 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
  7. "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department – AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. "Part-III State Administrative Divisions 2001–2011" (PDF). Census of India. p. 258. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. "Sex Ratio". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  10. "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  11. "District Census Handbook – YSR" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  12. "Proddatur Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  13. Vadlapatla, Sribala (11 August 2015). "Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development". The Times of India. Hyderabad. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  14. "Rank of Cities on Sanitation 2009–2010: National Urban Sanitation Policy" (PDF). Press Information Bureau. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  15. "Proddatur Info". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  16. "Nandyal–Yerranguntla rail line commissioned". The Hindu. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  17. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  18. "The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  19. "Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science". Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  20. "CBIT". Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  21. "VBIT". Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  22. "GITAMW". Gouthami Institute of Technology & Management for women. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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[de] Proddatur

Proddatur ist eine Stadt im indischen Bundesstaat Andhra Pradesh. Die Stadt befindet sich am Ufer des Flusses Pennar.
- [en] Proddatur


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