Narasaraopet
Narasaraopet is a mandal in Guntur district
of Andhra Pradesh. The city gets its name from Malraju Venkata Narasimha Rao, a
wealthy landlord who owned most of the land in and around Narasaraopet. The
city of Narasaraopet was also known as Atluru in ancient times. The city serves
as an assembly seat and the seat of Narasaraopet revenue division. It is a commercial
hub and has many educational institutions and colleges.
Population
As per the 2011 census, the population of
Narasaraopet is 116,329. The number of males and females are 58,898 and 57,431
respectively. The average literacy rate of Narasaraopet is 79.45 percent. The male
literacy rate is 85.59 percent and female literacy rate is 73.18 percent.
Places
to See
The weather is very hot in Narasaraopet;
hence it is advisable to not visit it in summer months. There are many temples
in and around Narasaraopet. These include Ayyappa temple at Chirala, Venugopal
Swami Temple at Narasaraopet Road, Sai Baba temple at Guntur Road and Sri
Anjaneya temple.
Kotappakonda is situated 13 Kms away from
Narasaraopet and is home to a temple dedicated to Sri Trikoteshwara Swami. The
temple is surrounded by 3 hills that can be viewed from any direction. These
hills are called Trikutachalam or Trikotadri and are known as Brahma, Vishnu
and Rudra. The festival of Mahashivratri is celebrated here with a lot of
fervor and many devotees come to pay home to Lord Shiva during the time.
There are some wildlife parks near
Kotappakonda that are visited by many tourists.
How
to Reach
By
Road
Narasaraopet is well connected by road to
cities and towns within Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. There are regular buses
from Narasaraopet to Guntur, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Vijayawada and many other
destinations. Guntur is about 45 Kms from the city and state transport buses
ply regularly between the 2 cities.
By
Rail
Narasaraopet has a railway station that
falls in the Guntur region of the Southern Central railways. Trains ply from
Narasaraopet to Guntur, Kurnool, Amravati, Howrah, Yeshwantpur, Kondaveedu,
Goa, Bhubaneshwar, Puri, Machilipatnam, Bengaluru, Kacheguda and Hubli on a
regular basis.
By
Air
The closest airport from Nasaraopet is at
Vijayawada. It is at a distance of about 100 Kms from the city of Nasaraopet.
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