Proddatur

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Proddatur

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| official_name =

| other_name = Proddaturu

| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = Proddatur.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Proddatur Ammavarishaala

| nickname =

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

| coordinates = {{coord|14.75|N|78.55|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = India

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh

| subdivision_name2 = Rayalaseema

| subdivision_name3 = YSR Kadapa

| established_title =

| established_date =

| founder =

| named_for = Bradhanpuri

| government_type = Municipal Council

| governing_body = Proddatur Municipality

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160607084106/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=7 June 2016|format=PDF}}{{cite web|title=Basic Information of Municipality|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/PRODDATUR/Basic_information_Municipality.html|website=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=17 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214115702/http://cdma.ap.gov.in/PRODDATUR/Basic_information_Municipality.html|archive-date=14 February 2015|url-status=dead}}

| area_total_km2 = 21.06

| area_rank = 15th(in state)

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Elevation for Proddatur |url=http://veloroutes.org/elevation/?location=Proddatur&units=m|publisher=Veloroutes |access-date=3 September 2014}}

| elevation_m = 158

| population_total = 217,895

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-andhrapradesh.php|title=Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_metro = 217,895

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 516360, 516361, 516362 {{cite web|url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/Pinsearch.aspx?Pin_On=Proddatur|title=IndiaPost – Pincode Search – Proddatur|publisher=India Post|access-date=19 October 2009|location=New Delhi, India}}

| area_code = 08564{{cite web|url=http://www.sarkaritel.com/codes/std_codes_andhrapradesh.htm|title=STD Codes (Andhra Pradesh)|year=2005|publisher=Sarkaritel|access-date=19 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917140956/http://www.sarkaritel.com/codes/std_codes_andhrapradesh.htm|archive-date=17 September 2009}}

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| iso_code =

| registration_plate = AP-04 and AP-24

| website = {{URL|http://eproddatur.com}}

| footnotes =

| demographics1_info1 = Telugu

| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy

| blank2_info_sec1 = 78.08%

}}

Proddatur, natively known as Proddaturu, is a city in the YSR Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh, located on the banks of the Penna River. The city is a municipality, and also the mandal headquarters of Proddatur mandal. It is the second-largest town in former Kadapa District. It is the oldest municipality which formed before Independence.

Proddatur got its name from the history of Ramayana, where Lord Rama resided. Many old temples are located in the city. The temple where Lord Rama resided is located on the banks of Penna River, known as Rameshwaram. It is known as Second Bombay for Gold business.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/shutter-down-over-1000-jewellery-shops-shut-in-ap-town-after-i-t-raids/articleshow/104626621.cms|title=Shutter down! Over 1,000 jewellery shops shut in AP town after I-T raids}} Thousands of gold and clothing shops are located in Proddutur. It is also known as the Second Mysore for its grandeur in Dussehra celebrations. It is 13th largest urban agglomeration in Andhrapradesh. It became a municipality in 1915, later it was upgraded from 3rd, to 2nd, to 1st. In 1998, it became a Special Grade Municipality. Proddatur–to–Cumbum railway section was sanctioned in 2010 which is strategically important for the town. National Highway 67 passes through this town.

Multiple schools, colleges and a wide range of hospitals are located here along with a 350 bed government hospital.{{cite web|title=Mandal wise villages|url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/cuddapah.pdf|website=Revenue Department – AP Land|publisher=National Informatics Center|access-date=10 November 2014|page=6|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216080811/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Cuddapah.pdf|archive-date=16 February 2012}} The town is near the centre for small towns like Jammalamadugu, Mydukur, Chagalamarri, Yerraguntla and a major center nearby other small towns in the Kadapa District. A large number of people from these small towns commute to Proddatur for their livelihoods.

It also has a forest division—Proddatur Forest Division.{{cite web|title=Part-III State Administrative Divisions 2001–2011 |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part32.pdf|publisher=Census of India|access-date=18 January 2015|page=258|format=PDF}}

Demographics

{{As of|pre=the|2011}} census, Proddatur urban agglomeration has population of 217,895. The city had a population of 162,816. Proddatur is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Andhra Pradesh. There are 81,368 males and 81,448 females in the total population; a sex ratio of 1001 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.{{cite web|title=Sex Ratio |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=3 September 2014}} 15,516 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 7,999 are boys and 7,517 are girls; a ratio of 940 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 78.08% (male 86.02%; female 70.20%) with 115,011 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=3 September 2014|format=PDF}}

Its urban agglomeration had a population of 217,895, of which males constitute 108,986, females represent 108,900; a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 men; 21,616 are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 147,156 literates, with an average literacy rate of 75.97%.{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – YSR|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2820_PART_B_DCHB_YSR.pdf|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=10 June 2016}}

Governance

Kadapa and Proddatur are the only municipalities which were formed before independence in the district. The Proddatur municipality was formed in 1915. It was upgraded to a Special Grade Municipality in 1998. The jurisdiction of the municipality is spread over an area of {{Convert|21.06|km2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Proddatur Municipality|url=http://cdma.gov.in/PRODDATUR/index.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=4 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707013851/http://cdma.gov.in/PRODDATUR/index.html|archive-date=7 July 2012|url-status=dead}}

The city is one of the 31 cities in the state to be a part of water supply and sewerage services mission known as the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, or AMRUT.{{cite news|last1=Vadlapatla|first1=Sribala|title=Amaravati among 31 AP cities selected for Amruth development|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Amaravati-among-31-AP-cities-selected-for-Amruth-development/articleshow/48431080.cms|access-date=18 December 2015|work=The Times of India|date=11 August 2015|location=Hyderabad}} Per the National Urban Sanitation Policy, the city was ranked 327th in the country in 2009–10, with a total of 27.450 points.{{cite web|title=Rank of Cities on Sanitation 2009–2010: National Urban Sanitation Policy |url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2010/may/d2010051103.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=22 September 2014}}

Economy

Its economy is mainly driven by gold and cotton businesses, book manufacturing, and financing.{{cite web|title=Proddatur Info|url=http://cdma.gov.in/PRODDATUR/|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=20 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703015416/http://cdma.gov.in/PRODDATUR/|archive-date=3 July 2014}}

Transport

Proddatur is located on Highway 67. Daily bus services are available to Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Vijayawada; non-stop bus service is available to Kadapa and Tirupati .
Proddatur railway station is situated on the Nandyal–Yerraguntla section. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Guntakal railway division.{{cite news|title=Nandyal–Yerranguntla rail line commissioned|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/nandyalyerranguntla-rail-line-commissioned/article9023528.ece|access-date=24 August 2016|work=The Hindu|date=24 August 2016}}
60 km from Kadapa Airport.

Education

The primary and secondary education consists of government-funded and government-aided public schools, and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=7 November 2016|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220545/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2016}}{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|access-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archive-date=7 November 2016}} Instruction in provided in either English or Telugu.

Sri Ravindra High School{{cite web|title=Sri Ravindra High School|url=http://vitspdtr.ac.in/|website=Sri Ravindra High School|access-date=7 March 2009}}

Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science{{cite web|title=Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science|url=http://vitspdtr.ac.in/|website=Vaagdevi Institute of Technology and Science|access-date=20 March 2015}}
Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology{{cite web|title=CBIT|url=http://www.cbit.edu.in/|website=Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology|access-date=20 March 2015}}
Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology{{cite web|title=VBIT|url=http://vbit.edu.in/|website=Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology|access-date=20 March 2015}}
Gouthami Institute of Technology and Management for Women{{cite web|title=GITAMW|url=http://www.gitamw.co.in/|website=Gouthami Institute of Technology & Management for women|access-date=20 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219041633/http://www.gitamw.co.in/|archive-date=19 February 2015|url-status=dead}}
Lepakshi Degree College
Sri Venkateswara Veterinary College
Yogivemana Govt Engineering college

Notable people

Santha Kumari – South Indian drama and movie actress
Puttaparthi Narayanacharyulu – Poet, also known as "Saraswati Putra"
Padmanabham – Telugu comedian

References

Category:Cities in Andhra Pradesh