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Tekkali is located at {{coord|18.6167|N|83.2333|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Tekkali.html|title=redirect to /world/IN/02/Tekkali.html|publisher=}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91 feet). It lies on the coast of [[Bay of Bengal]] with an area of 275 square miles. |
Tekkali is located at {{coord|18.6167|N|83.2333|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Tekkali.html|title=redirect to /world/IN/02/Tekkali.html|publisher=}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91 feet). It lies on the coast of [[Bay of Bengal]] with an area of 275 square miles. |
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The nearest airport is the Visakhapatnam_Airport, which is at a distance of 150 km. |
The nearest airport is the [[Visakhapatnam_Airport|Vishakhapatnam]], which is at a distance of 150 km. National Highway 5 (Chennai - Kolkata) passes through the town. It is well connected with the nearest towns of Nandigam, Palasa, Meliaputti, Chapara, Sompeta, Mandasa, Kaviti, Itchapuram, Narasannapeta, Pathapatnam, Paralakhemundi and the district headquarter Srikakulam. Tekkali is 50 km away from Srikakulam headquarter. |
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There is a Railway station in Tekkali. Another nearby railway station is at Naupada |
There is a Railway station in Tekkali. Another nearby railway station is at Naupada called Naupada Junction(NWP). Naupada Junction is 4 km from Tekkali and is accessible by autorickshaws and private bus services. |
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==Demography== |
==Demography== |
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Revision as of 08:06, 1 October 2018
Tekkali
Tikili | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Tekkali | |
.svg)  Tekkali Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°37′00″N 84°14′00″E / 18.6167°N 84.2333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 28,631 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 532201 |
| Telephone code | 91–08945 |
| Vehicle registration | AP30 |
Tekkali is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tekkali mandal in Tekkali revenue division.[1][2]
Etymology
The town derives its name from Telugu word for the medicinal tree.The Latin botanical name is Clerodendrum phlomides Linn, of the family Verbenacae, called 'Tekkali' chettu in Telugu. The Tekkali chettu (tree) is known by various alternate names too in various regions of Telugu lands, some of which are: Nelli నెల్లి (from which
(a) Nellore City in Nellore district, southern coastal Andhra Pradesh, and
(b)Nellimarla Town in Vizianagaram district, northern coastal Andhra Pradesh are said to derive their names), and
Tauki is another to name of the same tree, to name a few.[3]
Geography
Tekkali is located at 18°37′00″N 83°14′00″E / 18.6167°N 83.2333°E.[4] It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91 feet). It lies on the coast of Bay of Bengal with an area of 275 square miles.
Connectivity
The nearest airport is the Vishakhapatnam, which is at a distance of 150 km. National Highway 5 (Chennai - Kolkata) passes through the town. It is well connected with the nearest towns of Nandigam, Palasa, Meliaputti, Chapara, Sompeta, Mandasa, Kaviti, Itchapuram, Narasannapeta, Pathapatnam, Paralakhemundi and the district headquarter Srikakulam. Tekkali is 50 km away from Srikakulam headquarter.
There is a Railway station in Tekkali. Another nearby railway station is at Naupada called Naupada Junction(NWP). Naupada Junction is 4 km from Tekkali and is accessible by autorickshaws and private bus services.
Demography
According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India[5], Tekkali in 1901 was a Zamindari tahsil in Ganjam district of Madras province.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is enabled by government, government-aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state of Andhra Pradesh.[6][7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.
References
- ^ a b c "District Census Handbook - Srikakulam" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 26–28, 54. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Srikakulam district mandals" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. pp. 189, 214–15. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Plant Details".
- ^ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Tekkali.html".
- ^ "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 23, page 275 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".
- ^ "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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