Renigunta

For the 2009 film, see Renigunta (film).

Tirupati-Renigunta
—  city  —
Tirupati-Renigunta Location of Tirupati-Renigunta in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates	13°39′N 79°31′E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District(s)	Chittoor
Population	78,000 (2011)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 107 metres (351 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 517520 • Telephone • +0877 • Vehicle • AP 03

Renigunta (Telugu: రేణిగుంట) is a suburban area of Tirupati, a major pilgrimage centre for Hindus. Renigunta was initially set up as a railway junction to decongest the traffic at Tirupati East railway station. Later in the 1970s, Tirupati Airport was set up. This Tirupati suburb is popularly known as the 'Dwaar' (Entrance) to the temple city of Tirupati. Primarily a British economic centre mainly Railway line(The first Railway line between Reniguta and Pudi in AP)...

Geography

Renigunta is located at 13.65°N 79.52°E / 13.65; 79.52. It has an average elevation of 107 metres (351 feet). Some of the sites revealing the upper paleolithic culture in India are Renigunta in Andhra Pradesh along with Bhimbekta and Bagor in Madhya Pradesh. Blades which are considered as the representing tools of Upper Paleolithic are characteristic of the site in Renigunta and among them are scrapers, borers, points and small chopper tools etc. This site is the first place in India where bone tools were discovered.RANI-GUNTA was the name derived from... There was a pond and a palace constructed by Venkatagiri Maharaja for his beloved wife in the 18th century ...The first Railway Track in Andhra Pradesh was built between Puttur and Renigunta in 1862..

Demographics

Renigunta has a population of 78000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Renigunta has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 70%. In Renigunta, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

Renigunta also houses many Sugar industries, Oil and chemical industries, satellite townships, colleges and media and Newspaper agencies. Renigunta has a Railway Carriage repair shop , called CRS which is ISO certified. A large power plant is situated here , which supplies power to Tirupati city and adjoining suburbs. Renigunta has been recently included within the Tirupati Municipal Corporation limits. IT and BPO establishments are being set up near the Airport in Renigunta and conversion of domestic Airport into International Airport . Recently Railway Station has been upgraded into international level. A hub of Engineering colleges , transport routes as this is the main junction by way of Rail, Road and Air.. Mandal headquarters .. primarily real estate is the main economy as foot-step of Tirupati....Renigunta mandal had been carved out from Tirupati Assembly constituency to Sri Kalahasti constituency making the deciding Mandal.

Education

The Town has its genesis in Educating one of the oldest schools of Andhra... PM High School recently celebrated centenary schooling .. Some of its students were Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrisna (First Vice-President of Independent India), the first speaker of Lokha Sabha, Mr. Ananthasayanam Ayengar, Dr.N Janardhan Reddy (Ex-Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)... Presently a hub of Telugu, English and Urdu media education.. Some of the Churches were constructed by Britishers and we can find British nationals grave-yard in the centre of the Town...

Other suburban regions of Tirupati City (formerly Renigunta Mandal)

• Gajulamandyam
• Gajulamandyam Ind Estate
• Gajulamandyam Colony
• Tirupati Airport
• Renigunta (CT)
• Renigunta -Agraharam
• Chengareddy palli
• Adusupalem
• Athuru (Rural)
• Thukivakam (Rural)
• KLLM Hospital
• Thathaiah Kalva
• Elamandyam
• Ammavaripatteda
• Anagunta
• Annasamipalle
• Balupalle
• Dharmapuram Khandriga
• Erragunta
• Erramareddipalem
• Jeepalem
• Karakambadi (Rural)
• Kothapalem
• Kotramangalam
• Krishnaiah Kalva
• Krishna puram
• Kurukalva
• Mamandur
• Molagamudi
• Nallapalem
• R. Mallavaram
• Sanjeevarayanipatteda
• Srinivasaudasipuram
• Surappakasam Lake
• Thandlam
• Vedullacheruvu
• Venkatapuram

See also

Gajulamandyam

External links

• [2] Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway by John Hinson