Repalle

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Repalle
రేపల్లె
Town
Repalle railway station sign board
Repalle railway station sign board
Repalle is located in Andhra Pradesh
Repalle
Repalle
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Mandal Repalle
Government
 • Type Municipal council
 • Body Repalle Municipality
APCRDA
 • MLA Anagani Satya Prasad (Telugu Desam Party)
 • Municipal commissioner D.Srinivasa Rao
Area[1]
 • Total 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Area rank 23rd
Elevation[2] 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 50,866
 • Density 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 522265
Telephone code +91–8648
Vehicle registration AP–07
Lok Sabha constituency Bapatla (SC)
Assembly constituency Repalle
Website Repalle Municipality

Repalle is a town in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is one of the 12 municipalities in Guntur district and the headquarters of Repalle mandal under the administration of Tenali revenue division.[4][5] It is situated near Krishna River in the Coastal Andhra region of the state.[6]

History

The name Repalle is actually formed from two words: Revu (river or bank of the river) and Palle (village). Originally known as Revupalle, the name has evolved to Repalle over time.[citation needed]

Geography

Repalle is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[7] It has an average elevation of 7 m (23 ft) and situated 10.62 km (6.60 mi).[8] The nearest towns are Tenali, Bapatla in the Guntur district, and Machilipatnam in the Krishna district.

Climate

Repalle is located 25 km from the sea coast. It is generally hot and humid during summer with temperatures ranging between 28 and 42 C on average. Winters are milder with temperatures between 15 and 30 C on average. Heavy rains are experienced between July and November during monsoon time.

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the town had a population of 50,866. The total population constitute, 24,385 males and 26,481 females —a sex ratio of 1086 females per 1000 males. 4,308 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,184 are boys and 2,124 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 81.32% with 37,862 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[3][9]

Government and politics

Repalle Municipality building

Civic Administration

Repalle Municipality is a second grade municipality, which was established in the year 1965. It is spread over an area of 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi).[10] It has 28 wards with an extent of 10.97 km2 (4.24 sq mi). The present municipal commissioner of the city is D.Srinivasa Rao.[11] The municipal department maintains amenities such as, public taps, public bore-wells, drains, roads, street lights, public parks etc. Others include, dispensaries, elementary and secondary schools etc.[12]

Politics

Repalle is a part of Repalle (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Anagani Satya Prasad is the present MLA of the constituency from Telugu Desam Party.[13] The assembly segment in turn is a part of Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency), which was won by Malyadri Sriram of Telugu Desam Party.[14][15]

Culture

Kasinathuni Viswanath is a notable person from Repalle.

Transport

File:Repalle bus station.jpg
Repalle bus station
File:Repalle railway station.jpg
Repalle railway station overview

APSRTC operates its bus services from Repalle bus station.[16][17] The National Highway 214A passes through the town, which connects Digamarru and Ongole.[18] Repalle is a a B–category terminus station on the Tenali–Repalle branch line of Guntur railway division.[19]

See also

References

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