Ellore

Eluru Ellore, Ellora, Helapuri
City
Pic showing Police Quarters, Eluru Railway station arch, C.R. Reddy College, Brundhavan Gardens Park, Vengi Mandapam, Eluru New Bus station, EMC sign board, Sanivarapupeta galigopuram, Gautam Buddha Park
Eluru
Coordinates: 16°42′N 81°06′E / 16.7°N 81.1°E / 16.7; 81.1Coordinates: 16°42′N 81°06′E / 16.7°N 81.1°E / 16.7; 81.1
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Founded	2nd century
Incorporated (town)	1866
Incorporated (city)	9 April 2005
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	Eluru Municipal Corporation
• M.P	Maganti Venkateswara Rao
• M.L.A	Badeti Kota Ramarao
Area
• City	11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population (2011)
• City	217,876
• Rank	6th (in state)
• Density	19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi)
• Metro	350,000(approx.)
Demonym(s)	Elurian
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	534***
Telephone code	+91–8812
Vehicle registration	AP–37
Website	eluru.cdma.ap.gov.in/en

Eluru is a city and the district headquarters of West Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the fourteen municipal corporations in the state and also the mandal headquarters of Eluru mandal in Eluru revenue division. The city is situated on Tammileru river and was the capital of the Northern Circars. As of 2011^[update]Census of India, the city had a population of 217,876. The city is well known for its wool-pile carpets and hand woven products.

During the Buddhist kingdom of Vengi, the city was known with the name, Helapuri. It was also known with names such as, Ellore, Ellora.

History of Eluru dates back to the 2nd century and has great prominence in the history of Andhra. Vengi near Eluru was capital of Andhra from the 2nd century to the 12th century, ruled by Salankayanas, Vishnukudinas, and Eastern Chalukyas. Vengi was the capital city of Andhradesa for many years than any other city in Andhra Pradesh. Eluru was part of the Buddhist kingdom of Vengi.

Salankayanas (3rd century AD to 5th century):

Salankayana ruled from the 3rd century AD to the 5th century AD. They were known as Salankayana after the Gotra name. They were the feudatories of Ikshvakus. They ruled near vengi area, with Vengi (Eluru) as the capital. Salankayana is another of the Phantom kingdoms of Andhra for Indologists. Their date is fixed based on Samudra Gupta inscription mention of Hastivarman of Vengi.

Vishnukundina (5th century to 7th century):

Eluru was major city of Vishnukundinas. Vishnukundin reign might be fixed between the end of the Salankayana and the rise of the Eastern Chalukyan power in 624 AD. In the late 5th century, the Salankayanas were conquered by Madhavarma II of the Vishnukundinas. During the reign of Madhava Varma the Great, they became independent and conquered coastal Andhra from the Salankayanas and might have shifted their capital to a place in the Coastal Andhra.