Venkatagirikota
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Venkatagiri Kota is a small town in the Chittoor
Chittoor
Chittoor also known as Chittur, is a City and municipal corporation located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is conveniently located on major highways linking the cities of Bangalore and Chennai....

 district 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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Geography

Venkatagirikota is located at 13.0000°N 78.5000°E. It has an average elevation of 697 meters (2290 feet) above sea level.
Venkatagiri Kota (also known as V-Kota) is a small town in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradhesh.

Features

The road leading to Gudiyattam and Vellore
Vellore
Vellore It is considered one of the oldest cities in South India and lies on the banks of the Palar river on the site of Vellore Fort. The city lies between Chennai and Bangalore and the Temple towns of Thiruvannamalai and Tirupati...

 in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 is a beautiful stretch, the road descends from the Deccan Plateau
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...

 to the plains of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. One can actually feel the difference in temperatures; in winter the weather is cool in summers the weather is hot. V.Kota receives high rainfall from both south west and north east monsoons.

This place is at junction of three states Andhrapradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and well known for its vegetable, flower markets, business centers. V.Kota town mainly streches along the national highway.
People here almost can speak three languages Telugu, Tamil, Kannada fluently. More number of farmers received best farmer awards by the government. The soil is different from area to area. Generally cross cousin marriages are performed in this area. One can see a complete Dravidian
South Indian culture
South Indian culture refers to the culture of the South Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. South Indian culture though with its visible differences forms an important part of the Indian culture. The South Indian Culture is essentially the celebration of the eternal...

culture here.
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