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Giddaluru

Field	Value
name	Giddaluru
unit_pref	Metric
area_rank	7th biggest town in District
area_total_km2	31.57
population_total	35150
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Telugu
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	523357
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	+91–8405
registration_plate	AP 27 / AP 39
governing_body	Giddaluru Municipality
coordinates
settlement_type	Town - Nagar Panchayat
pushpin_map	India Andhra Pradesh#India
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Andhra Pradesh
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Markapuram
subdivision_type3	Mandal
subdivision_name3	Giddaluru
established_title

Giddaluru is a town in the Markapuram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of the Giddaluru mandal in Markapur revenue division. It was part of kurnool district till 1969. Later, it was merged into Prakasam district in 1970. Till 2008, it was under Nandyal parliament segment and after delimitation, it was moved to Ongole MP segment.

Giddalur is also known as "3 zilla la muddu bidda " because during the Britishers rule it was in kadapa district, later moved to kurnool then in 1970 it was merged in prakasam district. Giddalur is the only constituency in coastal districts which has Rayalseema culture, slang and traditions. Giddalur town has good transport connectivity to Nandyal, Markapuram, Podili, Ongole, Kurnool, Kadapa.

Geography

Giddaluru is located at , and is surrounded by the Nallamala Forest in southern India.

Demographics

As of 2011, Giddaluru has a population of 35,150, including 17,728 men and 17,422 women, and children between the ages of 0 and 6 make up 9.8% of the total population. The literacy rate of Giddaluru city is 79.71%, which is higher than the state average of 67.02%.

The majority of inhabitants practice Hinduism (80.78% of the population as of 2011), though Giddaluru also has a sizable Muslim population (17.5% in 2011) and much smaller Christian and Sikh Minorities.

Education

Primary and secondary education are governed by the School Education Department*.* There are a total of 61,128 schools within 13 districts. These include 46,137 Government Schools, 2,302 Aided Schools, and 12,689 Private Schools. There are two primary languages taught during instruction: English and Telugu. Schools in the locality and nearby areas include AP Model School Racherla, Sri Vidwan Public School, and Kasturba schools.

Sports

Giddaluru is known for its strong volleyball and kabaddi teams.cricket teams.

References

"District Census Handbook – Prakasam". Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh.
"Part III, District and Sub-District (Mandals)". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
"Maps, Weather, and Airports for Giddaluru, India".
India, The Hans. (2017-04-21). "Wild animals losing lives while searching for water, food".
"Giddalur Census 2011".
"Giddalur Census 2011".
"School Education Department". School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
"The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal".

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