Country India District Prakasam Elevation 154 m (505 ft) Area 43.88 km² Local time Wednesday 4:11 PM | State Andhra Pradesh Mandal Podili Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 31,145 (2011) | |
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Weather 37°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 30% Humidity | ||
Podili is a census town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Podili mandal in Kandukur revenue division.
Contents
- Map of Podili Andhra Pradesh 523240
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Transport
- Education
- Assembly constituency
- Lok sabha constituency
- References
Map of Podili, Andhra Pradesh 523240
Etymology
Before British Rule its name was "Prudhulapuri", meaning "Head Quarters of the Universe", there is Purana reference to this related to Prudhu Chakravarthi.
History
The Saluvas ruled over the Podili area in the 15th century A.D., with their capital at Podili. A few inscriptions and the Kaifiyat of Podili form the sources of their history. The Saluvas were known as Sombuvarayas and are confused with the Saluvas of Guntur, who acquitted and distinguished themselves better than the Saluvas of Podili and became celebrated in Srinatha's works. The rule of the Saluvas of Podili ended with Telugu Rayudu. Afterwards nothing is heard of his successors or sons.
Geography
Podili is located on kurnool-ongole Road.It is 15.604°N 79.608°E in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. It has an area of 43.88 square kilometres (16.94 sq mi).
Demographics
According to Census 2011, Podili's urban population is 31,145. Out of this, 15,681 are males while the females count 15464 here. This town has 3349 kids in the age group of 0–6 years. Among them 1753 are boys and 1596 are girls. According to 2011 census, the total number of households present in Podili Mandal is 16230.
Transport
The nearest railway station to Podili is Donakonda which is located in and around 28.7 kilometer distance.
Podili is well connected by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses from Hyderabad and the district headquarters Ongole.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
Assembly constituency
It is a part of Markapuram (Assembly constituency) along with Konakanamitla, Tarlupadu mandals. Janke Venkata Reddy is the present MLA of Markapuram Assembly constituency.
Lok sabha constituency
It is a part of Ongole Parliamentary Constituency. The current MP of Ongole constituency is Y. V. Subba Reddy.