Sullurpeta
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Sullurpeta సూళ్ళూరు పేట |
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| Town | |
 Sullurpeta
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| Coordinates: 13°42′00″N 80°01′05″E / 13.700°N 80.018°ECoordinates: 13°42′00″N 80°01′05″E / 13.700°N 80.018°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Nellore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,504 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 524 121 |
Sullurupeta is a town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a municipality and also the mandal headquarters of Sullurpeta mandal. It serves as a gateway to Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
The origin of name "Sullurupeta" came from Telugu words "Sullu" meaning rounds or circles and "peta" meaning town.
Sullurupeta is located in Nellore District in Andhra Pradesh about 83 km north of Chennai. It has an average elevation of 11 meters (39 feet). It has excellent rail and road connectivity to Chennai , Tirupati and Nellore. It is 100 km (62 mi) from Nellore. It is 80 km (50 mi) from Tirupati.Sriharikota is about 17 km from Sullurpeta, it houses the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.Sullurpeta is at a distance of 12 km (7.5 mi) from Sricity which is a developing satellite city in the border between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
As of 2011[update]Census of India, Sullurpeta had a population of 27,504. The total population constitute, 12,955 males and 14,549 females —a sex ratio of 1123 females per 1000 males. 2,612 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,330 are boys and 1,282 are girls —a ratio of 964 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 83.64% with 20,819 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.
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