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Hindupur
Hindupur Location of Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	13°50′N 77°29′E / 13.83°N 77.49°E / 13.83; 77.49
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Anantapur
Population	150,056 (2007[update])
{{{languages_type}}}	Telugu.Urdu.Kannada
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 621 m (2,037 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 515201 • Telephone • ++08556 • Vehicle • AP 02
Website	www.grou.ps/hindupur

Hindupur is a city and a municipality in Anantapur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Hindupur was given its name by a Maratha Chieftain called Murari Rao, who apparently named this town after his father Hindoji Rao.^{[citation needed]} Hindupur is historically famous for various goods such as Silk, The name called Muddireddypalli, Jaggery etc. and is also known as Hindupuram.^{[citation needed]} Hindupur is the second biggest town in the Anantapur District.^{[citation needed]}

It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from the Garden city of Bangalore and 14 kilometres from Lepakshi. The nearest airport is Bangalore's International Airport - Devanahalli (70 km), Hyderabad (460 km) & Chennai (400 km).

[edit] Geography

Hindupur is located at 13°50′N 77°29′E / 13.83°N 77.49°E / 13.83; 77.49 on the banks of river Penna.^[1] It has an average elevation of 621 metres (2037 feet). Hindupur is located 100 km from Anantapur and Bangalore cities.It is the industrial city in AP.It is well connected by railways and itis in BANGLORE-GUNTAKAL SECTION.It is the major business center in AP.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Hindupur had a population of 125,056. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Hindupur has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 55%^{[citation needed]}. Bordering Karnataka, Kannada and Urdu are widely spoken in this town, in addition to the native language, Telugu.Hindupur is an industralised town having branches of many famous companies like MRF, WIPRO, three spinning mills etc. There is an area called MUDDIREDDIPALLI, famous for silk sarees.Some hundreds of silk sarees are being produced daily from this area.

[edit] References

It is near the penekunda town which is famous for its historical back ground