Gudur

For the village in Nalgonda district, see Gudur, Nalgonda.

గూడూరు(Gudur)
Lemon City,Mica King
—  town  —
GUDUR junction front view. GUDUR junction front view.
'గూడూరు'(Gudur) Location of గూడూరు(Gudur) in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	14°15′N 79°55′E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Population	68,782 (2001)
Sex ratio	1:1(approx) ♂/♀
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 524101 • Telephone • +08624 • Vehicle • AP 26 X XXXX
Website	www.gudurinfo.blogspot.com/

Gudur (Telugu: గూడూరు) is third largest town and municipality,in Nellore District in the state of Andhra Pradesh. In India, Gudur [1] is the largest division in Nellore and a very old municipality. The mica belt around Gudur is considered the 2nd largest in the country. The mica deposits are located in a 1000sq.km. area surrounding Gudur.

Demographics(జనాభా)

As of 2001 India census, Gudur Mandal had a population of 114356. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%.Gudur Town had a population of 68,782. Gudur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%. In Gudur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

History(చరితఁర)

The roots of the town began during the Chola Dynasty. It is believed that Cholas constructed Alaganatha Swamy temple. Later the town developed around this temple. It is the largest temple in Gudur. The Satavahanas, Cholas, Pallavas, Telugu Cholas, Kakatiyas, Vijayanagara kings, and Golkonda Nawabs ruled this area. The town is also linked with the history of Venkatagiri (ruled by Yachendra family), which is close by, 42 km from Gudur. Shridi Sai baba Temple,Narasingarao pet,Gudur, This is Old Temple Constructed at 1938,at that time baba advised to construct the temple.

Climate(వాతావరణం)

Gudur is very hot in summer. The town is quite frequently affected by cyclones and has an almost nonexistent winter. The best season to visit is from October to March. The eastern part of town is flooded often during the rainy season with people facing hardships. This is due to the apathy of the administrative authorities and the uncontrolled swamping of fields by the local populace.Its a pity that Gudur does not have any good infrastructure. Bad roads and worst sewage system add to the rainy season woes. Little was done for the improvement of the conditions.Afforestation and laying roads will improve this place.^{[citation needed]}

Economy(ఆరఁధిక వఁయవసఁథ)

Gudur's economy depends on mica, lemons, and aquaculture.The mica belt around Gudur is considered the 2nd largest in the country. The mica deposits are located in a 1000sq.km. area covering Gudur, Rapur and Atmakur mandals of the Nellore district. Muscovite, quartz, feldspar and vermiculite type of mica are found around this area.

Industries

• NPINDUSTRIES(DESIREWATER) Pvt Ltd
• Tirumala Milk Products Pvt Ltd - Leading Dairy in south India
• Nelcast Ltd.
• 7softinc
• Eakshara India's First SMS & Email News Portal
• Sri Simhapuri Energy Power Plant (Madhucon Projects Pvt Ltd)
• Meenakshi Power Plant
• Navayuga Power Plant
• L&T Power Plant Plant
• SBQ Steels Ltd
• Shivatmika Technosoft [2] - a global software company in Gudur
• Chaithanya Mining & Mineral Industries

Mica Companies

• Premier Mica Company
• Microfine Mica Company
• Micafab
• Krishna Mica Company
• Yashoda Krishna Mica Mining Co.
• Venkatagiri Raja Mining Co.

Transport(రవాణా)

Gudur is accessible by road and rail road.

Road

Gudur is located beside the four lane National Highway 5 . This reduced the travel time to Chennai, Pennepalli and Nellore. Within the town, the roads are very narrow and maintained poorly. Most of the town is accessible by walking. Bicycles and motorcycles are the preferred mode of personal transportation vehicles. Manual rickshaws are available for hire round the clock. Autorickshaws are picking up recently but they are mainly serving the people traveling to villages around the town.

Few private buses provide transportation to the nearby cities/villages. Public transportation is provided by the State government. State government operated vehicles cover even very remote areas.

Railway

Gudur is a railway junction, located between Chennai and Vijayawada, with connections to Tirupathi. This is one of the big railway junctions giving the route to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, and to Tirupathi, the holy sacred place for Hindus, to which people come from all over the country. This is one of the major junction of Indian Railways. On ordinary day total no of trains passing through are 140 to150 trains in 24 hours, including 60-70 goods trains pass through.

Language(భాష)

Telugu is the language of the land. The Telugu dialect in Gudur follows the general dialect spoken in and around Nellore district. But the distinctive feature of Gudur is the slow pace of the speech. "Endi mentala ? " is Gudur Telugu for " how'z things going / Whats up ? " and "Endi eavvaram" is the Gudur Telugu for "What's the problem". Tamil, Hindi, and Urdu also can be heard at the railway station as people of all languages travel through this station. A relatively small percentage of the population can understand or/and speak English.now some of nativities and languages are joined with gudur people for Power plant constructions purpose and population are increased.

Government and Politics(పఁరభుతఁవము మరియు రాజకీయము)

Gudur is one of the major towns of Nellore district. From 1985 onwards(as known) this constituency has been reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Previous MLA's who have represented Gudur (in chronological order):

Name	Party	Term
Balli Durga Prasad Rao	T.D.P(Telugu Desam Party)	1985 - 89
Patra Prakasam	Congress(I)	1989 - 94
Balli Durga Prasad Rao	T.D.P	1994 - 99
Balli Durga Prasad Rao	T.D.P	1999–2004
Patra Prakasam	Congress(I)	2004–2009
Balli Durga Prasad Rao	T.D.P	2009 - Till date

Hospitals(వైదఁయ శాలలు)

• C.R.Reddy Hospital
• Anvesh Talli Pillala Hospital
• Government Hospital
• Yeshwanth Nursing Home
• Mythili Super Speciality Clinic
• Siddhu Allergy and Chest Hospital
• Bhaskar Rao Hospital
• Balaji Nursing Home
• Karuna Kranthi Clinic(cardiac care center)
• Anoos Hospital
• Gudur Hospital

Educational Institutions(విదఁయా సంసఁథలు)

Schools

• Sri G.V.S sankaraiah Memorial E.M High School
• C S M High School
• Minerva English Medium High School
• Sri Bharathi Residential High School
• Prospero English Medium High School
• Narayana e-techno school
• Race & Ratnam IIT school
• Sri Potti Sreeramulu Upper Primary School
• sri vivekananda High School

Technical training institutes

• Government Polytechnic College
• Government Institute of Ceramic Technology
• Industrial Training Institute

Degree Colleges

• Sri Karunamayi Degree College
• Sri Swarnandhra Bharati Junior College
• Yasaswini Junior College
• SV MCA College
• Vidyalaya Degree College

Engineering Colleges

• S.K.R Engineering college
• NARAYANA Engineering college
• AUDISANKARA Engineering college

Marriage Halls ( వివాహ వేదికలు )

• Divya Function Hall (Fully Air Conditioned)
• Rayulu Kalyana Vedika (Fully Air Conditioned)
• Ponaka Venku Reddy Kalyana Mandapam(PVR Kalyana Mandapam) Fully Air Conditioned
• CR Reddy Kalyana Mandapam
• DNR Community Hall
• TTD Kalyana Mandapam
• Shaadi Manjil
• Kanyaka Parameswari Kalyan Mandapam
• Panduranga Swamy Kalyana Mandapam
• Railway Marriage Hall
• Sainadha Kalyana Mandapam

Hotels and Lodging(అతిథి గృహములు)

• VSR RESIDENCY http://www.vsrresidency.com
• Sri Dwaraka Sai Lodge
• Blue Diamond
• Sri Sai Priya Hotel
• Surya Lodge

Media & entertainment(వినోదము)

Gudur is served by two TV channels

• 'Sivabhi Channel'
• 'Sri Akshaya Cable Vision'
• 'Sri Narayanamma Thalli Cable Network'

Cinema Theatres

• Srinivasa Teja theater
• Chadalavaada Venakateswara theater
• Sundar Mahal
• Sangam Theatre
• madhu theater

Clubs

• MURALI KRISHNA ADHAYATHMIKA YOGA WELFARE SOCIETY('RAJAS GYM)'Ŗ
• Rotary Club
• Lions Club
• PR Club
• Inner Wheel Club
• Andhra Mahila Mandali
• srI BARATHI SEVA SAMAJAM
• Hope(RAJAS YOGA&GYM)

References

http://gudur-guide.blogspot.com/

See also

• tirumala milk products