Tadepalligudem తాడేపల్లిగూడెం |
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Tadepalligudem Airstrip
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Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 16°50′00″N 81°30′00″E / 16.8333°N 81.5000°ECoordinates: 16°50′00″N 81°30′00″E / 16.8333°N 81.5000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | West Godavari |
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• City | 20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• City | 103,906 |
• Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 104,032 |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 534101, 534102 |
Telephone code | +91–8818 |
Tadepalligudem is a city in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Tadepalligudem mandal in Eluru revenue division.
Tadepalligudem is located at 16°50′00″N 81°30′00″E / 16.8333°N 81.5000°E. It has an average elevation of 34 metres (114 feet).
As of 2011[update]Census of India, the city had a population of 103,577. The total population constitute, 51,176 males and 52,401 females — a sex ratio of 1024 females per 1000 males - higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 9,048 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 4,662 are boys and 4,386 are girls—a ratio of 941 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 83.10% (male 86.60%; female 79.71%) with 78,557 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.
The urban agglomeration had a population of 103,703, of which males constitute 51,236 and females constitute 52,467 — a sex ratio of 986 females per 1000 males - and 9,061 children are in the age group of 0–6 years. There are a total of 78,656 literates with an average literacy rate of 83.11%.
Tadepalligudem Municipality was formed in the year 1958. It is a Selection–Grade Municipality, which is spread over an area of 20.71 km2 (8.00 sq mi) and has 35 election wards. The present municipal commissioner of the city is P.Niranjan Reddy and the present chairman is Bolisetti Srinivas.