Bethamcherla
Bethamcherla
Bethamcherla | |
|---|---|
town | |
| Nickname: "rallacherla" | |
| Settled | Century B.C. |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 30,977 |
Bethamcherla is a census town and mandal headquarters in Kurnool district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Bethamcherla stone: This town is in Kurnool district mainly known for a specific granite stone used for flooring purposes.
- Surname: Its a surname of Hindu's in southern India who hail from Kurnool district. Most of the people with this surname are found in Krishna and Guntur districts.
Geography
Betamcherla is located at 15°28′00″N 78°10′00″E / 15.4667°N 78.1667°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 400 meters (1315 feet).
This Town was first brought into light by a dynasty namely BUGGANA in Betamcherla. The same dynasty constituted nearly 50% of population in the 90s. Later on Due to the businesses going well, there were so many migrations by the people who found their fortune there. And now the Buggana dynasty people are only 20% of the total population.
It is surrounded by places which are rich in limestone, dolomite deposits and flooring stones.
The businesses first started from Soap stone powder which has a technical name Steatite powder. It is used for enhancing the brightness of a paper which are used for drafting in many purposes.
This town is the highest revenue generator for the electrical department around Kurnool District as there are around 400-500 small scale industries in this town along the path of every outgoing road.
Townscape
Economy
The city is economically very good since businesses are very well going. Though the businesses are seasonal (since if it rains, the mining would stop), The income level it gives would satisfy a persons family's needs for a year.
Agriculture
Near to Bethamcherla, there is two villages called Rudravaram and Yembai. This villages is famous for Mangoes and also seetaramapuram, sankalapuram, bynapalle,Balapalapalli, Muddaram, these villages are also growing sound in agriculture. In bethamcherla mandalam, most of the people are depending on the stone factories.
Stone
Banks
1. Andhra Bank
2. Rayalaseema Grameena Bank
3. State Bank (oldest in town)
Demographics
| Town of Bethamcherla (Population by year) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year |
Population | Rank | |||
| 1971 | |||||
| 1981 | |||||
| 1991 | |||||
| 2001 | |||||
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Bethamcherla had a population of 30,977. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Bethamcherla has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 62% of the males and 38% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Medical Facilities
Hospitals Veterinary Hospitals:1 Dispensaries HIV/Aids Centres Leprosy Centres
Education
Government Schools
Buggana Sesha Reddy Government High school in this town is a very old school which was constructed by the mightier Buggana Sesha Reddy himself. It took him twenty years to complete the construction as the plan was very Outstanding. The Walls were built using very old method of mixing concrete. Sand, one spice of paan, concrete, were mixed and used to place in between the stones which makes the total building stand strong and even very cool inside the rooms.
The Construction was complete in 1973 and later when the time rolled on, it was converted to Government High school.
Elementary Schools
Upper Primary Schools
High Schools
The town has a high school donated by Shri Shesha Reddy High school.it is aided school.
Private Schools
sri bhagyodaya high school
saraswati high school
Colleges, Technical or Training Schools
None
It also has a reading room known as the Sesha Reddy Reading Room
e-world computer training centre, Prop: M.Madhusudeswara Naidu
Infrastructure
RUBY SLABS KURNOOL ROAD, BETHAMCHERLA
prop:P.AMJAD KHAN
CONTACT:09912781799
Features
It is famous for Kakatiya temples.
Farming is the main occupation besides stone factories.
Tourism
By road
- Bus - 7hrs travel from Hyderabad; 8hrs travel from Bangalore
- Car - 5hrs travel from Hyderabad; 6hrs travel from Bangalore
By rail
- Station Code = BETAMCHERLA,BMH
[[Image:ScreenShot001.jpg|frame|right|Rail travel options to and from Bethamcherla
By air
- Nearest Domestic airport - Cuddapah airport (4hrs travel by road)
- Nearest International airports - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad (6hrs travel by road); Bangalore International Airport, Bangalore (8hrs travel by road)
kadapa airport
Near to Bethamcherla, Maddilety swamy temple is there. Daily, lot of tourists people are visiting this temple.