Guntur is one of the city in Guntur Mandal, located in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the only municipal corporation in Guntur district. The total geographical area of the Guntur is 45.71 Sq.Km. Guntur is the part of capital region development authority(CRDA).Guntur is established in the year 1866.The distance from Vijayawada to Guntur is 37.5 km.The city is well known for Chilies and tobacco.
City | Guntur |
Mandal | Guntur |
District | Guntur |
Alternate Name | Garthapuri(Alternate Name for Guntur) |
state | Andhra Pradesh |
Country | India(bharat) |
Population | 44,713 |
Density Of Population | 429 |
Language | Telugu |
TimeZone | UTC/GMT +5:30, IST |
Nick Name | City of Spices |
Telephone Code | 0863 |
Pincode | 522XXX |
Agriculture
Total irrigated area 248.00 hectares
Unirrigated area 477.20 hectares
Area not available for cultivation 2754.80 hectares
Livestock
Total milk production 48,33,993 liters/Year
Total egg production in a year 4.29 Crores
Demographics
Total Population | Male Population | Female Population | |
Population | 670073 | 331435 | 338638 |
0-6 Years Population | 66124 | 33923 | 32201 |
Literates | 483261 | 254018 | 229243 |
Illiterates | 186812 | 77417 | 109395 |
Voters |
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Railways
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Geography
Education
There are 120 schools in the GMC.
Elementary schools – 85
High Schools – 10
Upper Primary Schools – 25
around 90 colleges
universities 10
some of the colleges in Guntur are
Temples
ISKCON – Malla Reddy Nagar, Near Mahatma Gandhi College, Reddy College Road, AT Agrahar, 3rd Line, Guntur
Anjaneya Swamy Temple – Old Guntur, Guntur
Sivalayam – Old Guntur, Guntur
Sai Baba Temple – Gorantla, Guntur
Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple – Velangini Nagar, Guntur
Bhramarambar Malleswara Swamy Temple – Vijayawada Highway, Yuvajananagar, Guntur
Sri Shirdi Saibaba Temple – Brodipet, Guntur
Kanyaka Parameswari Temple – Sangadigunta, Guntur
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple – R Agraharam, Guntur
Ramalayam Temple – Koritepadu, Guntur
Church
St.Matthew’s North Parish Church – Brodipet, Guntur
Banks
Administration
Guntur comes under Guntur parliament constituency and assembly consistency
In the year 2014 Elections Galla Jayadev elected as the member of parliament(MP).
Modugula Venu Gopala Reddy and Mohammad Musthafa Shaik elected as the member of legislative assembly(MLA)
Tourism
Nearest tourist places are Chinakakani, Amaravathi, and Vijayawada. Among them, Guntur is also one of the tourist places.
Distance
Distance between Chinakakani to Guntur is 45.4 km
Distance between Amaravathi to Guntur is 32.18 km
Distance between Vijayawada to Guntur is 23.1 km
Parks
Gandhi Park – Opposite to Municipal Corporation, Guntur.
NTR Manasa Sarovaram – Takkellapadu, Adjacent to Corporation Water Works, Guntur.
Sri Kakani Pundari Kakshudu Municipal Park – 4TH Line Arundelpet, Guntur.
Krishna Nagar Municipal Park – Krishna Nagar Colony, Guntur
Pattamsetty China Raghavaiah Park – Guntur
Laljohn Municipal Park – Guntur
SVN Colony Park – SVN Colony, Guntur
JKC Nagar Krishivan Park – JKC Nagar, Guntur
Vidya Nagar Colony Park – Vidya Nagar, Guntur
Koritepadu Tank Bund Park – Koritepadu, Guntur.
Sri Potturu Lakshmaiah Pantulu Park – Main Road, Old Guntur, Guntur.
Sri Alapati Venkata Ramaiah Municipal Park – Koritapadu, Guntur.
Ist Mayor’s Park – Brodiepet, Guntur.
‘Y’ Junction Park – Guntur.
Seetaram Nagar NGGO Colony Park – Seetaram Nagar, Guntur.
JKC Nagar Municipal Park – JKC Nagar, Guntur.
Vidya Nagar NGGO Colony Park – Vidya Nagar, Guntur.
Municipal Corporation Samaradhana Vanam Park – Vengalayapalam, Guntur.
Theaters
Harihar Cinemas – Harihar Mahal Center,opp.LvrClub,Koritepadu Main Road,Lakshmipuram,Koritepadu,Guntur
Hollywood Bollywood – Lakshmipuram Main Rd, Brodipet, Guntur
Venkata Krishna – Sambasiva Pet, Guntur
Siva Cinemas – Arundelpet, Guntur
Saraswathi Theatre – Station Rd, Sambasiva Pet, Guntur
Naaz Deluxe – Railpet, Guntur
Naaz Apsara – Railpet, Guntur
Shiva Cinema Hall -17th Lane, Arundelpet, Guntur
Bhaskar Delux -Near Gunta and Naaz Center, Kothapet Main Rd, Railpet, Guntur
Lakshmi Picture Palace – 1/1, Brodipet, Brodipet, Guntur
Ganesh Mahal – Kotha Pet, Guntur
Cine Square – Amaravathi Rd, Gorantla, Guntur
Tollywood – Kotha Pet, Guntur
Shopping Malls
Kothamas Shopping Mall – Grand Trunk Road, Hindu College Rd, Kanna Vari Thota, Guntur
M&M – 11th Ln, Arundelpet, Guntur
Kalaniketan Shopping Mall – Koritepadu Rd, Brodipet, Guntur
Digital Square – 2nd Ln, Arundelpet, Guntur
Tirumala Dresses – Arundalpet main road, 6th Ln, Arundelpet, Guntur
Central Plaza – Railpet, Guntur
Prestige Showroom – 4th Ln, Arundelpet, Guntur
The Raymond Shop – 9th Ln, Arundelpet, Guntur
NEXT – 3rd Ln, Arundelpet, Guntur
Megamart – 5th Ln, Brodipet, Guntur
Chandana Brothers – Maulana Abdul Kalam Road, Lalapet, Guntur
Reliance Market – Next to sims college, Sitaram Nagar, Mangaldas Nagar, Guntur
Spencer’s Hyper – Brindavan Gardens Main Rd, Brindavan Gardens, Guntur
Best Price – Opposite SIMS college, Tobbaco Colony, Mangalagiri Road, Guntur
Basics Life – Ground Floor, West Krishna Plaza, Lakshmipuram Main Road, Opp. Indian Springs School, Chandramouli Nagar, Guntur
More – 4th Ln, Brodipet, Guntur
LOT Mobiles – Shop No. 1, Ground Floor, Shree Medhavi, H No. 5-25-80 & 5-37-68, 4/10th Lane, Brodipet, Guntur
Kalyan Jewellers – 6-29-36-B SMR Complex, Arundelpet, Naidupet, Guntur
Restaurants
Flavour’s Restaurant – Ground Floor, Annapurna Complex, Lakshmipuram Main Rd, Lakshmipuram, Guntur
KFC- Plot No 5-87-92, Lakshmipuram Main Road, Lakshmipuram, Lakshmipuram, Guntur
Venkatesh Grand – 6-3-22,2-2, Arundalpet, Opp West Railway Entrance, Arundelpet, Guntur
Viceroy Biryani Point- 4/1, Behind Andhra Bank, Arundelpet, Arundelpet, Guntur
Anwar Restaurant- 12th Ln, Arundelpet, Guntur
Spice India- Brindavan Gardens Main Rd, Brindavan Gardens, Guntur
Lemon Hut – Brindavan Gardens Main Rd, Brindavan Gardens, Guntur
Mourya Biryani Point – Lakshmipuram, Ashok Nagar, Guntur
Peppers Restaurant – Third Lane, Vidyanagar, Vidhya Nagar, Guntur
Modern Pizza World – 6th Ln, Brodipet, Guntur
K & M International Hotel – Collector Office Road, Beside Ramesh Hospital, Kanna Vari Thota, Guntur
Chillies Dhaba – Amaravathi Rd, Gorantla, Guntur
Stadiums
Brahmananda Reddy Stadium – Old Guntur, Guntur
NTR Indoor Sports Complex – Lakshmipuram Main Rd, Ashok Nagar, Guntur
B R Stadium Complex – Old Guntur, Guntur
Courts
District Court – R and B Quaters, Guntur