Tiruvur is a town in NTR district formerly Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat in Tiruvur mandal of Tiruvur revenue division.[2][3]
Tiruvuru | |
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Town | |
![]() ![]() Tiruvuru Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 17°06′N 80°36′E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | NTR district |
Mandal | Tiruvuru |
Government | |
• Type | Nagar Panchayat |
• Chairman | M.Krishna Kumari |
• Municipal commissioner | K. Srikanth Reddy |
Area | |
• Total | 27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 76,731 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 521235 |
Telephone code | +91–8673 |
Vehicle registration | AP–16 |
Sex ratio | male:female=1000:978 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 90.00%% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Vijayawada |
Assembly constituency | Tiruvuru (SC) |
Tiruvuru municipality is the civic administrative body of the town. It was constituted in the year 2011 and covers an area of 27.67 km2 (10.68 sq mi).[1] The Municipality has a total of 20 wards, with seventeen wards reserved and three unreserved. The reserved wards include general and women reservations in SC, ST and BC.[4] The municipal chairman is M.Krishna Kumari and vice chairman is S.Venkata Narasimha Rao.[5]
Tiruvuru falls under the administration of Tiruvuru mandal and is represented by the Tiruvuru (SC) Assembly constituency, which in turn represents Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency.[6] As of 2019[update] the MLA representing Tiruvuru constituency is Kokkiligadda Rakshana Nidhi of the YSR Congress Party.[7]
Agriculture is the main occupation. The Mango orchards are in abundant with Banginapalli, Totapuri varieties.[8] These are exported to cities namely Dubai, Hongkong, London and Singapore.[9]
Madhira is the nearest railway station to the village. It is administered under Secunderabad railway division of the South Central Railway zone.[10] NH 30 passes through the town, which connects Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh to Jagadalpur in Chhattisgarh. The town has a total road length of 114.00 km (70.84 mi).[11] APSRTC Bus service are also here.
2011 census http://dataforall.org/dashboard/censusinfoindia_pca/