Tenali (తెనాలి), also known as Andhra Paris, is a town and a mandal in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It has a population of 149,839 (2001 census). It is located 16 miles east of Guntur City. Three canals of the Krishna River flow through Tenali making it a part of the rice bowl of Andhra Pradesh. One of the canals is navigable up to Nizampatnam port. Tenali is a major railway junction connecting Guntur, Vijayawada, Repalle and Chennai.
Overview
Tenali is believed to have been coined from the hindi description of 'Teen Naal' i.e. three canals. Tenali is known for its rich cultural and literary legacy. It has produced many famous poets, theater artists, scholars, actors and academicians. Because of its contribution to literature, theater, films and education, it is called Andhra Paris. Tenali has contributed a major share of artists to Telugu stage drama. There are quite a few extraordinary artists who later moved on to film industry such as Savithri, Kanchanamala, Kongara Jaggayya, Gummadi Venkateswara Rao, Jamuna, Sarada and Ghattamaneni Krishna. The present Member of the Legislative Assembly from Tenali Constituency is Nadendla Manohar, who was elected in 2004.
Geography
Tenali is located at 25° N 80.58° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet). Vijayawada, Guntur, and Tenali are almost equidistant from each other, thirty to forty kilometers apart.
Climate
Tenali is located 30 km from the sea coast. It is generally hot and humid during summer with temperatures ranging between 32-45 C. Winters are milder with temperatures between 15 and 23 C. Heavy rains expected between July and Nov during monsoon time.
Population
At the 2001 Indian census,[2] Tenali had a population of 149,839. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Tenali has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 61%. In Tenali, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
The town thrives on trade and agriculture. The regions around the town have fertile soil and are irrigated by the Krishna river water and its canals. Major crops include Sugar Cane, Rice, Oranges, Sapota (Chickoo), Turmeric, and Mango. The main market conducts business in agricultural produce and traditional wares. Tenali is famous for pure gold, jewelery, wood and steel utensils.
With its pivotal location between the commercial towns of Guntur and Vijayawada, many residents in and around Tenali mainly depend on them for livelihood. The town holds a huge middle class, making up more than 90% of the total population. Major income source is Agriculture with two to three crops around the year.
Villages
The village of Tumuluru, 18 kilometers from Tenali, is one of the few Internet villages in India where all village transactions are conducted online. In Chintalapudi village there is a project undertaken by a voluntary organization called Ashanet that has contributed to the welfare of the village.[3]. Kancherla Palem is a historical village where famous freedom fighters and philanthropists were born. They have donated valuable properties to temples and erected several Satras across the city. A village known as Sangam Jagarlamudi lies between the Tenali and Guntur Crossroads. This village is notable because this is where the famous Sangam diary hails from. Sangam diary is known to supply butter and other diary products to national airlines such as Jet Airways. This village is also famous because this is where Himanish comes from. :D
Bhattiprolu, located twenty-eight kilometers from Tenali, is well known for its Buddhist stupa built in the third century BC. The most ancient known kingdom in South India had Pratipalapura (Bhattiprolu) as its capital. A variant of Ashokan Brahmi found on the urn containing Buddha's ashes gave rise to Telugu script and many other South India South-East Asian language scripts.(Ashokan scripts is the source to Telugu, Kannada and Thai scripts). Katevaram, Located around two KM from the Tenaly town center is one of the oldest villages around tenali.It is blessed with three canals and rich vegitation all around the year. 5 very old temples built prior to vijayanagaram kingdom still exist in tact. All crops including commertioal crops are formed around this village.
Miscellanea
* There are a good number of famous temples, such as Kanyaka Parameswari temple, Vaikunthapuram (also known as Chinna Tirupathi), Patha Shivalayam, Donga Ramudu Gudi(Near Market), Ramalingeswara Alayam, Patha Anjaneya swami gudi, Chitti Anjaneya swami gudi, Morrispet Shivalayam, Saibaba temple and Appala swami temple.
* Festivals are celebrated on a grand scale throughout the year in Tenali. The best being Sri Rama Navami where the 'Pandiri' stretches over almost the entire main roads in Tenali, attracting a gathering of about 200,000 people each year. Vinayaka Chavathi, Sri Rama Navami and Deepawali are the main festivals. From Ugadi until Rama Navami, all the main streets are decorated with displays of various gods and goddesses. The celebrations continue for ten days. During the Sankranthi festival, Lord Venkateswara's idol along with those of Lakshmi and Padmavati are taken on a decorated boat in one of the Krishna canals. The procession starts at Vaikuntapuram temple and goes up to VSR and NVR college.
* A village named Munnangi (20 km from Tenali) has a Shiva temple with three Lingas in the Sanctum Sanctorum, an unusual phenomenon.
* Tenali is best-known as the hometown of Tenali Ramakrishna (also known as Tenali Rama), the legendary poet and wit in King Krishna Deva Raya's court.
* Famous scientists from Tenali include late Y. Nayudamma, D. Basavaiah and A. V. Rama Rao. Only the most prominent scientists in India receive Dr.Nayudamma's honorary award in Tenali, which include the likes of Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam,Dr.M.S.Swaminathan,Prof.Verghese Kurien, Dr.Kota Hari Narayana among many.
* A famous doctor, Late Dr. Chadalavada Krishnaiah, belongs to this town.
* It is the home of spicy items of Andhra cuisine such as Avakaya, Magaya, and Gongura pickles and a sweet dish made of jaggery called Jilebi.
* Tenali is the home town for eminent Beaurocrats such as Late Ch.Umesh Chandra(IPS).
* The village of Jampani (8 km from Tenali) is famous for skilled carpenters, whose wood carvings are sold throughout the State of Andhra Pradesh.
* NVR SUGAR factory is in Jampani. This village stands for 'unity' where all community people live.
* Champadu, a village 11 km from Tenali and 2 km from NVR Sugars Limited Jampani, is the only village that contains the statue of Acharya N G Ranga. While Mr. Acharya N G Ranga is alive, the villagers showed their respect towards him by erecting the statue. The state's premium agricultural university is named after this great man.
* Champadu, is the village famous for its banana and lemon.
* Bhalijepalli, is a village near by vemur in Tenali region.
* Burripalem is a village near Tenali and the hometown of famous film artist Ghattamaneni Krishna and his son Mahesh Babu.
* The village of Mulpur is 8 KM from Tenali. This village is producing Paddy, Sugar cane, Blackgram, Turmeric, Banana, Mangos and neem. It is having very many temples like Sivalayam, Aanjaneyaswamy temple, Ramalayam, Bolammagudi. This village got one Highschool and one Govt.hospital and Veternity hospital.
Institutions
Tenali is well known for its rich educational institutions. Some famous schools are:
* Little Citizens, Ramalingeswara Pet
* Nehruniketan convent,
* St. John's English Medium School (Missionary School)
* Viveka Public School ,Nazer Pet
* Sri Sai Residential School
*kusuma convent. market road .tenali
Famous Colleges are:
* VSR & NVR College(Autonomous)
* JMJ college for women(Autonomous)
* ASN Degree College
* k.chandrkala p.G.collge. gupta degree college
* Viveka Junior College
* Viveka Mahila Kalasala
* MVRS Viveka Degree College
* TJ college(This school is the second oldest in south India)
* Sri Sai Residential College
Tenali is well known for its educational institutions. Vignan Residential College is located Tenali. V.S.R & N.V.R college is one of the oldest colleges in Andhra Pradesh.
* Tenali Engineering College is located at Anumarlapudi near Tenali.
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