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Eluru is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh
, India
. It is the headquarters of West Godavari
district and has a population of 5,15,343 approximately. Eluru is situated on the national highway NH 5
connecting Vijayawada
and Visakhapatnam
and about 333 kilometres (207 mi) east of state capital, Hyderabad. Eluru was earlier called Helapuri and has a rich cultural and political history. It was believed to have been the capital of Vishnukundina
s at one time. Kolleru Lake
a big fresh water lake is found near Eluru.
It is known for its well established educational institutes like Sir C.R.Reddy
College. It is the hub for the paddy, tobacco, coconut exports to all other parts of the state. It is well known for the carpets and incense sticks (Agaruvatti అగరు వత్తులు in Telugu
) exports to all over the country.
. The Eastern Chalakyas ruled coastal Andhra from 700 to 1200, with Vengi,near the village of Pedavegi, as their capital. Historical evidence can be found at the villages of Pedavegi
and Guntupalli
(Jilakarragudem).
Eluru then became a part of the Kalinga Empire until 1471. Later it fell into the hands of the Gajapathis.
In 1515 Srikrishnadevaraya captured it. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Kingdom, it was taken by the Sultan of Golkonda, Kutub Shah.
After the British established control over South India, Eluru and surrounding areas were merged into the Madras Presidency.
During the division of Northern Cirkars into districts, Eluru was made a part of Machilipatnam
district. Later, it was included in the Godavari District in 1859. Subsequently, Eluru was made part of the Krishna District. Finally, in the year 1925, West Godavari
District was formed with Eluru as its Headquarters and all the district offices and regional offices were set up in Eluru city.
Eluru became a city when the government of Andhra Pradesh under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy's regime, upgraded Eluru to a municipal corporation in April 2005. In the process some of the surrounding villages were merged in the city, raising the city's population to 5,00,000.
Distance to other Cities:
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. The climate of the city is very hot in the summers and it is pleasant during the winter. The hottest day falls in the month of May with shift to June during some years. The maximum temperature observed is 51.7 C and the minimum temperature observed is 12.9 C.
and Kolkatta). Numerous buses run by private bus owners like Sree Kaleswari Travels, Kesineni Travels, Sai Krishna Travels, etc. cut across the city on a regular basis, especially from Hyderabad and Bangalore. The distance between Hyderabad and Eluru is about 330 km, with direct buses and indirect buses via Vijayawada running throughout the day. Eluru is situated at a distance of 90 km from rajahmundry, 70 km from Narsapur
, 75 km from Tanuku
, 61 km from Bhimavaram
, 50 km from Jangareddy Gudem and 51 km from Tadepalligudem
. The city is accessible by train and bus and there are frequent buses from Narsapur, Palakollu, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku and Jangareddy gudem. There are buses running every 20 mins or less from Vijayawada. NH 5
, part of the golden quadrilateral (i.e., Kolkata
to Chennai
), passes through Eluru. From Eluru connect to the total State like Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Puttaparti, Rajahmundry, Bhadrachalam, Dwaraka Tirumala (Chinna Tirupati), and some other states like Bengaluru (Karnataka), Chennai (Tamilnadu).
passes through the city. There are daily express and passenger trains to Hyderabad, Delhi
, Chennai
, Kolkatta, Mumbai
etc., throughout the day. The major railway stations in Eluru are Eluru Station, Power Pet Station, Vatluru Station with Eluru Station being the biggest and busiest. Eluru station is located exactly halfway between Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, which is the busiest line in Andhra Pradesh.
, Vijayawada
is the nearest airport(40 km). Kingfisher, Jet Airways, Spicejet operates regular flights from Hyderabad, Bangalore
and Chennai
to Gannavaram
, Vijayawada
. Air india is launching its operations form Vijayawada
to New Delhi via Hyderabad, .
.
It was established in the early 1930s. Some of the famous alumni from this institution include Superstar Krishna, Murali Mohan, Sobhan Babu etc.
It has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC- with Grade A.
This institution has been projected to grow into a deemed university in a few years.
The institution governs
st.theresas girls high school
Institutions Managed by C S I, KG-diocese at Eluru are
VSRI Computer Education
Vegesna Suryanarayana Raju Institute of Computer Education, well known institute exclusively for M C A. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) from Eluru Railway Station and near to Palagudem (Malkapuram).
pension line is 3 km (1.9 mi) distance to nbsp
In addition to the above mentioned educational institutions, many private residential junior colleges, high schools and technical institutions are present in Eluru and thousands of students from various places of the District and State study in these institutions every year.
300 trucks everyday from Eluru to various places like Bengal,Assam and north east states.Green chillies are exporting to maharastra,coconuts and water coconuts mainly to all over state everyday.
one of the teaching hospital in Eluru is ASRAM, a 750 bedded hospital with students admissions 150 for this academic year 2009-10. in this college, dept. of community medicine doing field visits to the students with the help of Prof. and statistician. they are doing so many projects based on community.
The main attractions of the town are the temples of Janardhana and Jalapaharesvara. Kolleru Lake
is a large freshwater lake in India
's Andhra Pradesh
state. It is 15 km (9.3 mi) from Eluru. It is known the world over for the famous Kolleru Bird Sanctuary. This 673 km² wet land marsh habitat supports a large variety of Water birds which include Garganys, ducks, open bill storks, Herons, Flamingos & grey pelicans.
Other temples
Sri Venkateswara swami vari Alayam, Ramachandra Rao pet.
This is major Venkateswara swami temple in Eluru, hundreds of people visit this temple every day. On every Saturday spl pooja's will be performed to lord Venkateswara. Every day evening sathsanga will be performed here, in sathsanga, devotes can here ramayana,mahabaratha,bhagavathgita and many more.
This temple is well constructed with the elivation and space. This temple is located middle of the Eluru. On Festival times devotes will be more. Every year in the month of December sapthaham will be perform for 12 days, in this time people around the eluru will come and prayer to god Venkateswara.
Ambica Devi temple at Eluru
It is constructed by Ambica Group in 2005. It is the only place to find a temple for Ambica Devi.
NAM Datta Natha Kshetra at Eluru
Undoubtedly Eluru Ashrama is one of the most beautiful Ashrams in India. It has shrines of Dattatreya, Anagha Devi, Ganapati, Venugopala, Karya Siddhi Hanuman and Navagrahas. A prayer Hall, Guru Nilayam, priest quarters, A Shiva temple have been built. This Eluru Ashrama has Karya Siddhi Hanuman temple. Karya Siddhi means fulfilment of work.
Dwaraka Tirumala
(Chinna Tirupathi) is about an hours drive from Eluru. It is a very important pilgrimage centre. Everyday, thousands of pilgrims from various places of the state and country visit Lord Venkateswara at Chinna Tirupathi for darshan. Eluru is the closest Railway Station.
Guntupalli
: the rockcut caves of Guntupalli are situated in the Kamavarapukota mandal of west Godavari district and are about 40 km (24.9 mi) from Eluru. The site is approachable through a motorable road. The nearest railway station is located at Eluru.
Guntupalli is dotted with some of the finest specimens of monolithic and structural Buddhist remains datable to the 3rd-2nd century BC to 5th-6th century AD. The important monuments located are: Rock cut temple or vritta Chaitya, large monastery, small monastery, brick Chaitya, ruined Mandapa, stone Stupa and cluster of Votive Stupas.
Pedavegi
village, about 15 km (9.3 mi) from Eluru. It contains some well preserved ancient house and temple ruins.
Gangeswara Temple at Tadikalapudi
Raatnaalamma Talli at Raatnalakunta which is very famous temple in west godawari.
Gundugolanu
Village, located 15 km (9.3 mi) from Eluru.
The Vengi Ustsav will be held at Eluru. The festival would also be held at Pedavegi, the once capital of Vengi kings, and Patteseema, an * Pedintlamma Theerdham
Kolletikota situated in the middle of the Kolleru Lake has got a temple of the local deity. Every year thousands of people visit the temple on a particular day during the annual 'Jatara'.
Gangalamma jathara is celebrated only in Eluru.This is one of the famous festival in Eluru celebrated by Eluru people every 12 years
once. Praying Goddess Gangalamma around 90 days. The last three days of this jathara is very
famous, and the Uthsav Radh was pulled by the particular religious people.
The Godavari - Eluru canal, The Krishna – Eluru canal and the Tammileru River and join together at the border of Eluru in a village called Malkapuram (Palagudem) on their way to Kolleru Lake.
It originates from the reserve forests near Palvoncha in Khammam district. It traverses a distance of almost 200 km (124.3 mi) through Khammam, Krishna and West Godavari Districts before emptying itself into the Kolleru lake. Tammileru divides into two streams near FCI godowns and joins the lake at two different points — Mondikodu and Pedayadlagadi.
Andhra v Karnataka First-Class Match played in Eluru At this stadium on 1995 December 9 for Ranji Trophy South Zone.
Andhra v Hyderabad First-Class Match played in Eluru At this stadium on 1976 October 6 for Ranji Trophy South Zone.
Andhra v Madras First-Class Match played in Eluru At this stadium on 1965 Dec 10 for Ranji Trophy South Zone.
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...
, 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...
. It is the headquarters of West Godavari
West Godavari
West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...
district and has a population of 5,15,343 approximately. Eluru is situated on the national highway NH 5
National Highway 5 (India)
National Highway 5 is a major National Highway in India that runs along India's east coast through the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The northern terminal is at Jharpokharia in Orissa and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu...
connecting Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
and Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
and about 333 kilometres (207 mi) east of state capital, Hyderabad. Eluru was earlier called Helapuri and has a rich cultural and political history. It was believed to have been the capital of Vishnukundina
Vishnukundina
The Vishnukundina Empire was an Indian imperial power controlling the Deccan, Orissa and parts of South India during the 5th and 6th centuries, carving land out from the Vakataka Empire. It played an important role in the history of the Deccan during the 5th and 6th centuries CE...
s at one time. Kolleru Lake
Kolleru Lake
Kolleru Lake is a large freshwater lake located in Andhra Pradesh state, India. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari delta. Kolleru spans into two districts - Krishna and West Godavari. The lake serves as a natural flood-balancing reservoir for these two rivers...
a big fresh water lake is found near Eluru.
It is known for its well established educational institutes like Sir C.R.Reddy
Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy
Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy OM , also popularly known as Sir C.R. Reddy, was an educationist and political thinker, essayist and economist, and poet and literary critic...
College. It is the hub for the paddy, tobacco, coconut exports to all other parts of the state. It is well known for the carpets and incense sticks (Agaruvatti అగరు వత్తులు in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
) exports to all over the country.
History
Helapuri (Eluru) was part of the Buddhist kingdom of VengiVengi
The Vengi kingdom extended from the Godavari River in the north to Mount Mahendragiri in the southeast and to just south of the banks of River Krishna in the south of India. This area was part of Kalinga until that kingdom was conquered by Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire in the mid 3rd century...
. The Eastern Chalakyas ruled coastal Andhra from 700 to 1200, with Vengi,near the village of Pedavegi, as their capital. Historical evidence can be found at the villages of Pedavegi
Pedavegi
Peda-vegi is a village and a mandal in West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.It is located 12 km from the city of Eluru, the head quarters of West Godavari Dist...
and Guntupalli
Guntupalli
Guntupalli is a village in the Mandal of Ibrahimpatnam, located in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh to the west of Vijayawada. It is 10 km away from the city Vijayawada, and it is situated on National Highway 9 , between Gollapudi village and Ibrahimpatnam Circle.The most widely spoken language...
(Jilakarragudem).
Eluru then became a part of the Kalinga Empire until 1471. Later it fell into the hands of the Gajapathis.
In 1515 Srikrishnadevaraya captured it. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Kingdom, it was taken by the Sultan of Golkonda, Kutub Shah.
After the British established control over South India, Eluru and surrounding areas were merged into the Madras Presidency.
During the division of Northern Cirkars into districts, Eluru was made a part of Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam
Machilipatnam is a city and a special grade municipality in the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south east of state capital, Hyderabad.-History:...
district. Later, it was included in the Godavari District in 1859. Subsequently, Eluru was made part of the Krishna District. Finally, in the year 1925, West Godavari
West Godavari
West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...
District was formed with Eluru as its Headquarters and all the district offices and regional offices were set up in Eluru city.
Eluru became a city when the government of Andhra Pradesh under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy's regime, upgraded Eluru to a municipal corporation in April 2005. In the process some of the surrounding villages were merged in the city, raising the city's population to 5,00,000.
Geography
Eluru is located at 16.7°N 81.1°E. It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 feet). It is a small and colorful city.Distance to other Cities:
- VijayawadaVijayawadaVijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
60 km - BhimavaramBhimavaramBhimavaram is a city and mandal in the West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located east of state capital, Hyderabad....
61 km - VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
334 km - Hyderabad,India 340 km
- TadepalligudemTadepalligudemTadepalligudem is a town and a municipality in Andhra Pradesh, India.It is situated in the middle of West Godavari District, nearly 50 km from the district headquarters, Eluru. It is a rapidly growing business town in the lap of nature, surrounded by beautiful fields and canals...
50 km
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Climate
Eluru city falls in the hot humid region of the country and it is less than 40 miles (64.4 km) from Bay of BengalBay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
. The climate of the city is very hot in the summers and it is pleasant during the winter. The hottest day falls in the month of May with shift to June during some years. The maximum temperature observed is 51.7 C and the minimum temperature observed is 12.9 C.
Demography
- The population of the city increased from 33,521 in 1901 to 3,12,866 in 1991 registering a growth of 65% during the period from 1901–1991.
- The literacy rate of the city has been 72% as per 1991 census.
- The city recorded a growth rate of 26.63% during 1981–91.
- In 2001 the population increased slightly to 2,15,642.
- In the middle of the year 2005 the city has the population of around 450000.in 2009 its about 555000.
Road
Eluru is well connected to most cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh by the state road transport corporation APSRTC. The city is situated at a distance of 60 km North East of Vijayawada, on the National Highway 5 (which connects ChennaiChennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
and Kolkatta). Numerous buses run by private bus owners like Sree Kaleswari Travels, Kesineni Travels, Sai Krishna Travels, etc. cut across the city on a regular basis, especially from Hyderabad and Bangalore. The distance between Hyderabad and Eluru is about 330 km, with direct buses and indirect buses via Vijayawada running throughout the day. Eluru is situated at a distance of 90 km from rajahmundry, 70 km from Narsapur
Narsapur, West Godavari
Narsapur is a town, Mandal and a municipality in West Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its geographical coordinates are 16° 27' 0" north, 81° 40' 0" east. Some say there are other narasapurams in Krishna and Medak districts....
, 75 km from Tanuku
Tanuku
Tanuku, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was known as Tarakapura in ancient times. The name comes from Tarakasena, who ruled over Tanuku and the adjoining regions. Dr. Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao is the current MLA...
, 61 km from Bhimavaram
Bhimavaram
Bhimavaram is a city and mandal in the West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located east of state capital, Hyderabad....
, 50 km from Jangareddy Gudem and 51 km from Tadepalligudem
Tadepalligudem
Tadepalligudem is a town and a municipality in Andhra Pradesh, India.It is situated in the middle of West Godavari District, nearly 50 km from the district headquarters, Eluru. It is a rapidly growing business town in the lap of nature, surrounded by beautiful fields and canals...
. The city is accessible by train and bus and there are frequent buses from Narsapur, Palakollu, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku and Jangareddy gudem. There are buses running every 20 mins or less from Vijayawada. NH 5
National Highway 5 (India)
National Highway 5 is a major National Highway in India that runs along India's east coast through the states of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The northern terminal is at Jharpokharia in Orissa and the southern terminal is at Chennai in Tamil Nadu...
, part of the golden quadrilateral (i.e., Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
to Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
), passes through Eluru. From Eluru connect to the total State like Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Puttaparti, Rajahmundry, Bhadrachalam, Dwaraka Tirumala (Chinna Tirupati), and some other states like Bengaluru (Karnataka), Chennai (Tamilnadu).
Rail
The broad gauge railway line on the East Coast connecting Madras and KolkataKolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
passes through the city. There are daily express and passenger trains to Hyderabad, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, Kolkatta, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
etc., throughout the day. The major railway stations in Eluru are Eluru Station, Power Pet Station, Vatluru Station with Eluru Station being the biggest and busiest. Eluru station is located exactly halfway between Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam, which is the busiest line in Andhra Pradesh.
Air
GannavaramGannavaram
Gannavaram is a town and a mandal headquarter located in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated at a distance of 20 kilometers from the city of Vijayawada on National Highway 5 connecting Chennai to Kolkata. Gannavaram is known for its airport and weather reporting...
, Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
is the nearest airport(40 km). Kingfisher, Jet Airways, Spicejet operates regular flights from Hyderabad, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
to Gannavaram
Gannavaram
Gannavaram is a town and a mandal headquarter located in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated at a distance of 20 kilometers from the city of Vijayawada on National Highway 5 connecting Chennai to Kolkata. Gannavaram is known for its airport and weather reporting...
, Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
. Air india is launching its operations form Vijayawada
Vijayawada
Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...
to New Delhi via Hyderabad, .
Best Schools
- St. Micheals High School, Eluru
- BHASHYAM PUBLIC SCHOOL,N.R Peta
- Sir C R R Public School,Santinagar
- C.R.R.Public School, Eluru
- LBC Convent (Little Buds Convent)
- KPR & JL Siddartha High school
- CSI Englih Medium High School
- Sree Bharathi Residential School
- Vignan Green Fields Public School
- St. Xavier's(Boys Convent)
- St. Theresa's English Medium Elementary School
- S.C.B.P (E.M) police school,Ammenapet
- K P D T HIGH School,Agraharam
- K P D T HIGH School,Ashok Nagar
- Sree Vani Residential public School,Agraharam
- The Indo English School
- Brilliants' E.M High School,One Town
- Sri Ravindhra Bharathi School, Ramakrishnapuram
- NELLORE RAVINDRA BHARATHI School, N.R.Pet.
- Sri Chaitanya Techno School,Santinagar
- kendriyavidyalaya eluru
- Gandhi municipal high school
Colleges
- Sir C.R.R Degree College
- Sir C.R.R College for Women, Vatluru, Eluru
- Sir C.R.R Polytechnic, Vatluru, Eluru
- Sir C R R Management Studies(MBA & MCA)
- Sir C.R.R College of Engineering
- Sir C.R.R Law College-Closed, Renovated and started Pharmacy college
- Sir C.R.R College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- SRI Venkateswara PG COLLEGE(MBA),
- Govt. Jr College, Kotadibba
- P D B T Jr College,Ashok Nagar
- Govt.Industrial Training Institute, Eluru (CoE Electrical Sector)
- Alluri Seetharamaraju Academy of Medical Sciences (ASRAM)
- St. Joseph Dental College
- Eluru College of Engineering & Technology
- Nova Institute of Technology
- Ram chandra college of engineering
- KA&HL Degree College
- Vestal Academy
- Sri Chaitanya Junior College
- St. Theresa Women's College
- Government Junior College
- St. Vincent Depaul Junior College, Duggirala
- St. Vincent Depaul Degree College, Duggirala
- Siddartha Degree College,Satrampadu
- Sri Bharathi College
- ACHARYA JUNIOR COLLEGE
- NARAYANA ACADEMY
High schools
- St. Xavier Boys High School. A missionary school also called 'Boys Convent'. It is one of the older and more reputed schools with a good infrastructure.
- Sir C.R.R. Public School
- Suresh Chandhra Bahuguna Police(E.M) high school popularly called as "Police school". recently completed its 25 years of excellence in teaching situated opp to district government hospital Eluru.Ameenapet
- C S I English Medium School. School managed by Church of South IndiaChurch of South IndiaThe Church of South India is the successor of the Church of England in India. It came into being in 1947 as a union of Anglican and Protestant churches in South India. With a membership of over 3.8 million, it is India's second largest Christian church after the Roman Catholic Church in India...
,KG-Diocese. - Srimathi Eedara Subbamma Devi Municipal High School is one of the most reputed schools in the city situated in the heart of the city. The present governor of Reserve Bank of India Sri Duvvuri Subba Rao studied in this school.
- Sri Gandhi Andhra Jathiya Maha Vidyalayam High School
- Sree Bharathi Educational Institutions is another reputed school in the city with good campus and hostel facilities. This has a unique reputation of attracting more students from the near-by villages and working with them in laying foundation for their career.
- K.P.D.T High school is another reputed school in the city with two campuses at Ashok Nagar (main school) and Agraharam (branch school). This school was established before the Indian Independence.
- Sri Deepthi residential school
- Gowtham school
- Z P High School, Satrampadu
- Z P High School, Sanivarapupeta
- ARDGK High school Adivarpu pet
- Government Girls High School, Opp. Ramakoti
- Bhashyam public school,Near new bus station
- Sree Sree Educational Institutions, Sree Ram Nagar 10th Road,Sanivarapupeta Road.
- SRI SURYA MODEL PUBLIC SCHOOL.tangellamudi
- smt NG sundharamma memorial high school.thantellamudi
- SRDK high school.adivarapu peta
- 12 pampula high school.gandhinagar
- St.Theresa's Girls High School,R.R pet
Sir C.R.R Educational Institutions
This is one of the good institutions in the State of Andhra PradeshAndhra 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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It was established in the early 1930s. Some of the famous alumni from this institution include Superstar Krishna, Murali Mohan, Sobhan Babu etc.
It has been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC- with Grade A.
This institution has been projected to grow into a deemed university in a few years.
The institution governs
- Public School
- Junior / Degree College
- P.G. College
- B.Ed. College
- Women's College
- Polytechnic College
- Engineering College
- B Pharmacy College
st.theresas girls high school
St. Theresa's Educational Institutions
- Elementary School
- High School
- Junior College
- Degree College and pg and phd Collage
- P.G. Colleg
- konda college (GUNDUGOLANU)(ELURU)
- konda college of engg
- konda college of nursing
- konda college of mines
C.S.I. educational institutions
One of famous the educational institutions in the Eluru City. Managed by the Church of South India, Krishna-Godavari Diocese.Institutions Managed by C S I, KG-diocese at Eluru are
- C S I English Medium School(From LKG to TENTH STANDARD )
- C S I Alexander School
St. Xavier's
- St. Xavier's Elementary School (Coeducational convent) (EM & TM)
- St. Xavier's High School (EM & TM) (only for Boys)
- St. Xavier's ITI (Polytechnic & Vocational Courses)
Vestal institutions
Vestal Institutions are promoted by NRIs and Industrialists. These institutions are located on NH5 near Vatluru.VSRI Computer Education
Vegesna Suryanarayana Raju Institute of Computer Education, well known institute exclusively for M C A. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) from Eluru Railway Station and near to Palagudem (Malkapuram).
pension line is 3 km (1.9 mi) distance to nbsp
Others
- Indian Baptist Missions Christian Academy
- St. John's Christian Academy
- Kranthi software solutions
- Sri Vani Niketan,
- Siddartha high school,
- Gowtham residential public school,
- Gowtham concept school,
- S.K residential,
- Sarvani public school,
- datapro computer institute
- Advic computer education,R.R.pet,
- Sree Sree educational society, Kavya Public School,
- Don Bosco school, part of St Mary's Educational and Charitable Trust
- SRI SURYA MODEL PUBLIC SCHOOL .tangellmudi
In addition to the above mentioned educational institutions, many private residential junior colleges, high schools and technical institutions are present in Eluru and thousands of students from various places of the District and State study in these institutions every year.
Industries
The city of Eluru is internationally famous for Persian carpets. It is also well known for hand rolled agarabathis, and the hair and jute industries. The upland areas of West Godavari District like Jangareddigudem, Chintalapudi, etc., are now harnessing the ground water and financially became sound, due to the cultivation of rich commercial crops like Tobacco, Palm-Oil, Cocoa etc., Eluru is the major commercial centre for all these areas. It also consists of many wood industriesEluru carpets, Eluru handlooms
Eluru is famous for its thriving woolen pile carpet industry. The Persians who migrated to this part of the world during the Muhammaddin regime have developed the carpet industry. Most of the carpets produced here are exported. You can find few of these industries in Tangellamudi, Eluru. Hafeez Carpets is the Famous one they Exports their Handmade woolen Carpets mostly to Australia and USA.Ambica group of industries
The Corporate Office of the Ambica Group of Industries is at Eluru. This group manufactures Ambica Agarbathi (incense sticks), Cosmetics, and other aromatic products, ships to all places in the Country and exports them as well. This group has also entered into the Film Production and distribution, Hospitality Industry, Wind Energy and Software development. Directly or indirectly around 5,000 people are dependent on this Group.Jute industry
East India Commercial Co. Ltd's also called as Sri Krishna jute mill Jute Industry is one of the major industries in Eluru and kotturu City. This industry buys locally grown jute as well as imports raw jute from other States and manufactures varied Jute products which are then transported and sold in different parts of the state and the country. Close to 10,000 people are dependent on this industry.Gupta Group
The Gupta Group is mainly an export-oriented industry. They export human hair, cattle horn-tips, and carpets to different countries. Many people are dependent on this Industry too.M/S. Gupta Enterprises has been receiving the Top Exporters Award from the Govt. of India for the past 19 Years consecutively. The hair collected all over India is processed at Eluru and is exported to over 35 Countries. Mr. M. M. Gupta the founder Chairman has also founded the Gupta Foundation which does many Social service and Charity oriented products including Medical Help, Educational Assistance etc. A Bi-Annual award the "Gupta Award" is also presented to distinguished personalities and eminent people from Various Fields.Others
Eluru has many human hair exporting companies and also large quantities of sweet water fish nearly300 trucks everyday from Eluru to various places like Bengal,Assam and north east states.Green chillies are exporting to maharastra,coconuts and water coconuts mainly to all over state everyday.
Eluru Government District Hospital
This is a government hospital and acts as the "District Main Hospital". The hospital is centrally located in Eluru with a capacity of 350 beds. People from all corners of the district visit the hospital for medical treatment.one of the teaching hospital in Eluru is ASRAM, a 750 bedded hospital with students admissions 150 for this academic year 2009-10. in this college, dept. of community medicine doing field visits to the students with the help of Prof. and statistician. they are doing so many projects based on community.
Sankara Netralaya
Apart from these, there are a large number of privately owned clinics and diagnostic centers that handle simple to lesser complex cases. Complex issues are generally referred to larger hospitals and to Vijayawada and Hyderabad.Places of interest
As the city of Eluru was built very near to the ancient capital of Vengi there are many historical monuments in and around it. Muslims who brought stones from the temples at Vengi built the Fort of Eluru. There are 25 inscriptions to be seen on one stone near the mosque. The places of historical importance around Eluru are Pedavegi, Vatluru, Denduluru, and Kolleru.The main attractions of the town are the temples of Janardhana and Jalapaharesvara. Kolleru Lake
Kolleru Lake
Kolleru Lake is a large freshwater lake located in Andhra Pradesh state, India. Kolleru is located between Krishna and Godavari delta. Kolleru spans into two districts - Krishna and West Godavari. The lake serves as a natural flood-balancing reservoir for these two rivers...
is a large freshwater lake in 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...
's 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...
state. It is 15 km (9.3 mi) from Eluru. It is known the world over for the famous Kolleru Bird Sanctuary. This 673 km² wet land marsh habitat supports a large variety of Water birds which include Garganys, ducks, open bill storks, Herons, Flamingos & grey pelicans.
Other temples
Sri Venkateswara swami vari Alayam, Ramachandra Rao pet.
This is major Venkateswara swami temple in Eluru, hundreds of people visit this temple every day. On every Saturday spl pooja's will be performed to lord Venkateswara. Every day evening sathsanga will be performed here, in sathsanga, devotes can here ramayana,mahabaratha,bhagavathgita and many more.
This temple is well constructed with the elivation and space. This temple is located middle of the Eluru. On Festival times devotes will be more. Every year in the month of December sapthaham will be perform for 12 days, in this time people around the eluru will come and prayer to god Venkateswara.
- sri kanakadurga temple.12 taps centre
Ambica Devi temple at Eluru
It is constructed by Ambica Group in 2005. It is the only place to find a temple for Ambica Devi.
- sanivarapu peta galigopuram. ee gopuram rajula hayamulo nirminchina purathana gopuram
NAM Datta Natha Kshetra at Eluru
Undoubtedly Eluru Ashrama is one of the most beautiful Ashrams in India. It has shrines of Dattatreya, Anagha Devi, Ganapati, Venugopala, Karya Siddhi Hanuman and Navagrahas. A prayer Hall, Guru Nilayam, priest quarters, A Shiva temple have been built. This Eluru Ashrama has Karya Siddhi Hanuman temple. Karya Siddhi means fulfilment of work.
Dwaraka Tirumala
Dwaraka Tirumala
Dwaraka Tirumala or Dwarakatirumala is a village and a mandal in West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India....
(Chinna Tirupathi) is about an hours drive from Eluru. It is a very important pilgrimage centre. Everyday, thousands of pilgrims from various places of the state and country visit Lord Venkateswara at Chinna Tirupathi for darshan. Eluru is the closest Railway Station.
Guntupalli
Guntupalli
Guntupalli is a village in the Mandal of Ibrahimpatnam, located in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh to the west of Vijayawada. It is 10 km away from the city Vijayawada, and it is situated on National Highway 9 , between Gollapudi village and Ibrahimpatnam Circle.The most widely spoken language...
: the rockcut caves of Guntupalli are situated in the Kamavarapukota mandal of west Godavari district and are about 40 km (24.9 mi) from Eluru. The site is approachable through a motorable road. The nearest railway station is located at Eluru.
Guntupalli is dotted with some of the finest specimens of monolithic and structural Buddhist remains datable to the 3rd-2nd century BC to 5th-6th century AD. The important monuments located are: Rock cut temple or vritta Chaitya, large monastery, small monastery, brick Chaitya, ruined Mandapa, stone Stupa and cluster of Votive Stupas.
Pedavegi
Pedavegi
Peda-vegi is a village and a mandal in West Godavari district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.It is located 12 km from the city of Eluru, the head quarters of West Godavari Dist...
village, about 15 km (9.3 mi) from Eluru. It contains some well preserved ancient house and temple ruins.
Gangeswara Temple at Tadikalapudi
Raatnaalamma Talli at Raatnalakunta which is very famous temple in west godawari.
Gundugolanu
Gundugolanu
Gundugolanu is a village under Bhimadole mandal in West Godavari District in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:Gundugolanu is a Village which is located 15 km away from Eluru Town in West Godavari District...
Village, located 15 km (9.3 mi) from Eluru.
- Sri Allhasingarappa Swami Temple, Padamaravedi.
- Sri Adhimahalakshmi Amavari Temple, Padamaravedi.
Festivals
- Vengi Ustsav
The Vengi Ustsav will be held at Eluru. The festival would also be held at Pedavegi, the once capital of Vengi kings, and Patteseema, an * Pedintlamma Theerdham
Kolletikota situated in the middle of the Kolleru Lake has got a temple of the local deity. Every year thousands of people visit the temple on a particular day during the annual 'Jatara'.
- Bhaleve Theerdham
- Sapthall
- Ramakoti
- Gangalamma jathara
Gangalamma jathara is celebrated only in Eluru.This is one of the famous festival in Eluru celebrated by Eluru people every 12 years
once. Praying Goddess Gangalamma around 90 days. The last three days of this jathara is very
famous, and the Uthsav Radh was pulled by the particular religious people.
- 'Sri Adhimahalakshmi Amavari Temple', Padamara Veedhi. This temple has 200 years history. Every 12 years here celebrated festival (in telegu Jatara) it is most famous jatara in India. It has 300 years history.
Topographical features
The city is situated on the border of the Kolleru Lake. The Tammileru river passes through the city. The Eastern part of Tammileru borders the entire North of the city, while the Western Tammileru flows to the West of the city. The Krishna – Eluru canal passes through the heart of the city from South – West towards North – East.The Godavari - Eluru canal, The Krishna – Eluru canal and the Tammileru River and join together at the border of Eluru in a village called Malkapuram (Palagudem) on their way to Kolleru Lake.
- Tammileru River
It originates from the reserve forests near Palvoncha in Khammam district. It traverses a distance of almost 200 km (124.3 mi) through Khammam, Krishna and West Godavari Districts before emptying itself into the Kolleru lake. Tammileru divides into two streams near FCI godowns and joins the lake at two different points — Mondikodu and Pedayadlagadi.
List of grounds
- Alluri Seetharamaraju Stadium, Eluru
Andhra v Karnataka First-Class Match played in Eluru At this stadium on 1995 December 9 for Ranji Trophy South Zone.
- Indoor Stadium, Eluru
Andhra v Hyderabad First-Class Match played in Eluru At this stadium on 1976 October 6 for Ranji Trophy South Zone.
- Sir C. Ramalinga Reddy College Ground, Eluru
Andhra v Madras First-Class Match played in Eluru At this stadium on 1965 Dec 10 for Ranji Trophy South Zone.
Trivia and Notable Residents
- Veeramachaneni Venkatanarayana - Freedom Fighter, Minister, APCC President,MLC, Philanthropist
- Silk SmithaSilk SmithaSilk Smitha was an Indian film actress. She became a movie extra and subsequently the most wanted heroine of the early 80s. The sobriquet "Silk" came in 1979, with her first Tamil film Vandi Chakkaram, in which she played a bar girl named Silk...
- Indian Film Actress - Bhogaraju Butchiramaiah (late) was a Philanthropist and known for his sicial service. He was the Councellor for 5 cosecutive terms.
- Duvvuri SubbaraoDuvvuri SubbaraoDuvvuri Subbarao is an Indian economist, central banker, and civil servant. He is the 22nd and current Governor of Reserve Bank of India, serving under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh....
, Current governor of the Reserve Bank Of India, was born and studied primary schooling at Eluru - L.V. Prasad, born at Soma-vara-padu, in Eluru Taluk in Andhra Pradesh, India. Born into an agricultural family, Prasad became a major figure in Indian cinema and founder of one of India's leading film studios, Prasad Labs.
- Krishna GhattamaneniKrishna (actor)Warning: It is not an impartial presentation and it seems to be written by an Aficionado without any citations. Superfluous and presumptious.Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna , commonly referred to as Krishna, is a Telugu film actor...
a noted Telugu film actor better known as Krishna studied in prestigious C.R.R. College in Eluru. There, he shared a room with two other aspiring actors, Shoban Babu and Murali Mohan, who later became stars in their own right. Krishna played an active role in various cultural events organized by his college. During Rajiv GandhiRajiv GandhiRajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
times, he was inclined towards Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
(INC) and won from the Eluru constituency as a Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... - Murali MohanMurali MohanMurali Mohan Maganti is an Indian film actor, producer and a businessman from Telugu cinema. He has also been active in politics for the Telugu Desam Party of Andhra Pradesh, in India.-Early life:...
a movie artiste who completed more than 200 films, has begot a name as man of no controversies, a real estate baron, an entrepreneur, and a good actor and producer. He was recently elected the President of the Telugu Movie Artists Association (MAA). He was born and brought up in Chataparru near Eluru. He studied in Chataparru and then in Eluru CRR College. - Badeti family is one of the famous social service oriented generations. From a great charitable dynasty, Sri Badeti Kota Rama Rao alias "Badeti Bujji" is an young promising political personality in Eluru. He is the nephew of the great legendary star of Indian Cinema and the a blessed prodegy to telugu film industry, (late) Sri S.V.Ranga Rao garu.
- Ambika Krishna is one of the famous personalities in Eluru. He had been elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from the Telugu Desam PartyTelugu Desam PartyTelugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...
(TDP). He is the head of Ambica group of companies.He also incharge of Telugu Desam Party (TDP). - Lunani Family, notably the Five brothers - Brij Gopal Lunani, Venu Gopal Lunani, Hari Gopal Lunani, Davu Gopal Lunani and Manohar Gopal Lunani. They established three jute mills in Eluru and Guntur. The Jute mill in Eluru is one of the major employers in the city.
- Mohammed Haroon Pasha, Chairman of Hafeez Carpets and President of Anjuman Muhafeje Islam Society.
- V.V. Bala Krishna Rao (Ushabala Chits)born in Eluru, native of Kovali is a prominent business personality in Eluru. He owns chitfunds, theaters, cinema distribution office, hotel, fish culture, constructions. He was recognized by the Limca Book of Records for distributing the highest number of movies in the world (1480 movies and counting). He was also given a doctorate by the University of Florida (USA) for his social service.
- Maganti Ravindranath Choudary (MRC) was a former congress leader and a major Tollywood producer.
- Veeramachaneni Vimala Devi was the first women M.P. from Andhra Pradesh representing Eluru (Communist party)
- Maganti Babu, son of Maganti Ravindranath Choudary is an ex-minister of state and a famous film producer.Now Leader in Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
- Korada Narasimha Rao, Classical Dancer, enriches the name of Eluru name in the field of Classical Dance (Kuchipudi).
- Kilambi Krishnavataram - Ex MLA and Notable Criminal Lawyer.
- Popuri Venkata Subramanyam hailing from Eluru is a renowned lawyer who has fought many cases in at the Supreme Court, The High Court in the state of Andhra Pradesh and many cases in West Godavari District. He has also served on the Bar Council. He has also mentored many successful lawyers like Lawyer Raviprasad, who practices law in Hyderabad. He was also very actively involved in farming. He is also known for many philanthropic activities.
- Dr Namuri Eswara Prasad hailing from Eluru- won the Young Metallurgist Award in 1994 and the Metallurgist of the Year Award in 2010
- Neelam Achuta Rao,IPS,Current Director-General & Inspector-General of Police,Karnataka State hails from ELURU