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Gudur

Dandigunta
Dandigunta
Town
Dandigunta is located in Andhra Pradesh
Dandigunta
Dandigunta
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 14°08′50″N 79°50′52″E / 14.14733°N 79.84771°E / 14.14733; 79.84771Coordinates: 14°08′50″N 79°50′52″E / 14.14733°N 79.84771°E / 14.14733; 79.84771
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
Area
 • Total 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 107,325
 • Density 11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 524 101
Telephone code +91–8624
Vehicle registration AP–26
Sex ratio 1:1(approx) /
Website Gudur Municipality

Gudur is a town in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudur mandal and Gudur revenue division.

As of 2011census of India, the town had a population of 60,625. The total population constitute, 29,786 males, 30,839 females and 5,672 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 74.06% with 44,901 literates, slightly higher than the national average of 73.00%.

Climate

The climate here is tropical. The summers here have a good deal of rainfall, while the winters have very little. This location is classified as Aw by Köppen and Geiger. In Gudur, the average annual temperature is 29.2 °C. About 1025 mm of precipitation falls annually.

Civic administration

The municipality was established in the year 1954. Its jurisdictional area covers 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi). The urban agglomeration of the town consists of Gudur municipality and its out growths. The out growths include Guduru (east), Guduru (west), Chennuru–II, Nellatur, Chillakur.

Politics

Gudur is a part of Gudur (SC) (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Pasim Sunil Kumar is the present MLA of the constituency from TDP (recently joined back). In April 8th 2016 he is joined in TDP without resign from YSR Congress Party. It is also a part of Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency). P.Gopinath is the municipal commissioner of the city and Ponaka Devasena is the Municipal Chair Person.


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