Kanigiri
| Kanigiri | |
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| Coordinates | 15°24′00″N 79°31′00″E / 15.4000°N 79.5167°ECoordinates: 15°24′00″N 79°31′00″E / 15.4000°N 79.5167°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District(s) | Prakasam |
| Subdistrict(s) | Kanigiri |
| Population | 25,045 (2006[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 101 metres (331 ft) |
Kanigiri is a town and a Mandal in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.[1]
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[edit] History
Kanigiri(Rockcity) is a historic place as the capital city of the kingdom ruled by "Katama Raju" . There are some historical monuments in and around the hill. These monuments include fort, wells at lodurgam and chennamukkabai (which is a well with seven wells depth constructed by katam raju). The only way through which we can reach lodurgam is on foot, which seems like an adventure. The surroundings of it are really beautiful. Sivalayam constructed by the king katam raju is located on the hill, called "Vijayamarthandeswara Swamy" temple. In June there will be a thiranallu called as "katama raju thirunallu".
The name kanigiri is a combination of 3 Sanskrit words- KANI means -See; Giri means-Fort; Kari means -Elephant.
Kanigiri has its own socio economic and cultural traditions which stands on the top of any religion.
[edit] Famous Persian
- Srikanth Tammineni (Cell 9014152620)
[edit] Temples
- Sri Venkateswara Swami Devalayam
- Ayappa Swami Devalayam(ramappa temple old name)
- Sivalayam
- Sri VasaviKanyaka parameswari Temple
- Haranadh Baba Temple
- Kanaka Durga Temple
- Geeta Mandiram
- Sri Sai Baba Temple
- Ankalamma devalayam
- Anjaneya Swami Temple
- Ramalayam Temple
- Ganpathi Devalayam
- Bramham Gari Temple
- kasinayana Temple
- Sri RamaKrishna Paramahamsa Dhyana Mandiram (near Mukku Kasi reddy Nagar)
- Sri Abaya Anjaneya temple near kothuru road
- sri rashuri peddamma temple kothuru 5th word
[edit] Mosques
- Big Mosque (at11th ward)
- Small Mosque (at ongole bus stand)
- Bilal Mosque (at ov road)
- Ali Mosque (at 4th ward)
- Usman Mosque (at 3rd ward)
- Suffah Mosque (at8th ward)
- Abubakar Mosque (at NGO colony)
- Aksa Mosque (at Ist ward)
- Umar Mosque (at Takari palem)
[edit] Churches
- Kanigiri Durgam Baptist Church (KDBC)-A big and beautiful church is located in the centre of the town. The church was estd. in the year 1892. It is one of the centre of attractions in kanigiri.
Kanigiri Church of christ(Bro:V.David Raju),Established at 1992 with Bro.David Raju, k
[edit] Geography
Kanigiri is located at 15°24′00″N 79°31′00″E / 15.4°N 79.5167°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 101 metres (334 feet).
[edit] Climate
Kanigiri is near to the coast. Most of the year, the weather remains hot.
[edit] Water
Fluorine content is more in the water of Kanigiri so the chance of fluorosis occurrence is higher. Earlier people there used to depend on monsoon rains for drinking water, but now Nagarjuna Sagar water is reaching the town through a plant constructed near to Doruvu in Kanigiri.
[edit] Transportation
There is no railway line in Kanigiri, but it is well connected by road to all other major and small cities in Andhra Pradesh as well as other capitals like Chennai and Banglore. Generally people use APSRTC buses for transportation. Currently only one private bus operator 'Raja Travels' is operating a bus to Hyderbad. The nearest railway line is Singarayakonda which is about 62 km far and Ongole which is about 78 km far. It is better to choose Ongole station, because,most of the Trains have a stop in Ongole. Nearest airport is Vijayawada airport which is about 200 km far and other one is Chennai airport which is about 350 km far. The Kanigiri Bus Depot is one of the most profitable depots in AP as there is no railway facility and there are no depots in pamur, CS puram, Duthaluru, Vinjamuru, SR puram etc.(other places in Prakasam District).
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,[1] kanigiri 20,123 has a population of 21,999, with a male-female split of 51%-49%. kanigiri has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 60%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.There are several buses from kanigiri.After ongole the 2nd largest bus stand in prakasam dist.
[edit] Education
In Prakasam dist, kanigiri(Rock city) is well known for basic education (up to 10th and Inter). There are some famous private schools and intermediate colleges. Many software engineers came from kanigiri are working in different cities of India as well as in other countries like USA, UK, etc.There are education is very developed. In sometimes kanigiri pupils got not only district ranks but also stateranks
List of institutions :
Alpha public school
alpha got district three ranks in electution.AND ALSO STATE 2ND RANK JERUSHA GOT IT and got award form the hands of the GOVERNER
[edit] Hospitals
[edit] Apoplex
Pain Relief Clinic.
