Nellore

Nellore is the headquarters of the Nellore district, the southern most coastal district in the state Andhra Pradesh, in India. The area of the district is 13076 sq. kms.

Table of contents

1 History
2 Trivia
3 Nellore mandals

History

Nellore district formed part of the composite Madras State till 1st October 1953. On 1st November 1956 when the states were reorganised on a linguistic basis this district came under the Andhra Pradesh State.

Nellore was also known as Vikramasimhapuri. Historically, the place is very important. Culturally, Nellore town stands unique among the other towns of Andhra Pradesh as it is supposed to be the place where the greatest of the Telugu poets, Tikkana Somayaji, who translated the Mahabharata into Telugu, lived. Nellore is also a commercial centre, as it lies between the cities of Vizayawada and Chennai.

Trivia

Nellore is most famous for its paddy cultivation. It is known as the rice bowl of India. It is also famous for the aqua culture along the Bay of Bengal.

Nellore is also famous for its temples, most magnificent among them is Ranganayaka swami Temple.

Telugu films are hugely popular in Nellore and there are abundant number of movie theatres, incidentally, the popular telugu movie star, Chiranjeevi, studied at this place.

Nellore mandals

Nellore district is divided into Mandals the list is as follows:

Seetharamapuram Varikuntapadu Kondapuram Jaladanki Kavali Bogole Kaligiri Vinjamur Duttalur Udayagiri Marripadu Atmakur Anumasamudrampeta Dagadarthi Allur Kodavalur Butchireddipalem Sangam Chejerla Ananthasagaram Kaluvoya Rapur Podlakur Nellore Kovur Indukurpet Thotapalligudur Muthukur Venkatachalam Manubolu Sydapuram Dakkili Venkatagiri Balayapalle Ojili Chillakur Kota Vakadu Chittamur Naidupeta Pellakur Doravarisatram Sullurpeta Tada