Rapur
| Rapur | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Rapur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Rapur Rapur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 14°12′05″N 79°32′06″E / 14.2015°N 79.5351°ECoordinates: 14°12′05″N 79°32′06″E / 14.2015°N 79.5351°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Nellore |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 13,157 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 524408 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
| [1] | |
Rapur is a Village and a Mandal in Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Rapur is one of the major panchayats located in the Nellore district of Andhra-Pradesh state, India. The latitude 14.2034449 and longitude 79.532666 are the geocoordinates of the Rapur. Amaravati is the state capital for Rapur village. It is located around 351 kilometers away from Rapur. The other nearest state capital from Rapur is Chennai and its distance is 148.2 KM. The other surrounding state capitals are Chennai 148.2 KM., Bangalore 252.2 KM., Pondicherry 253.7 KM.,
The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Rapur are Pangili 3.0 KM , Nellepalle 5.0 KM , Yepuru 6.0 KM , Thumaya 7.7 KM , Gilakapadu 8.8 KM , Gundavolu 8.8 KM , Jorepalle 9.6 KM , J.A Puram 14.5 KM, Akilavalasa 11.7 KM , Sanayapalem 14.6 KM , Khambhalapalle 16.5 KM , Gonupalli 17.0 KM , M.v.puram , .[2]
Geography
Rapur has an average elevation of 90 metres (300 ft).
The official language of Rapur
The native language of Rapur is Telugu, Urdu, English and most of the village people speak Telugu, Urdu, English. Rapur people use Telugu, Urdu, English language for communication.
Pilgrimages
Rapur has surrounded by some of the holiest places and pilgrimages. Penchalakona is very famous for Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple.
Politics
Rapur (Assembly constituency)|Rapur was an assembly constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India until 2008.Right now after delimitation is in Venkatagiri Assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh. 166,411 voters were registered in the Rapur constituency during the 1999 elections.
Elected Members:[3]
- 1972 - Nuvvula Venkataratnam Naidu, Indian National Congress
- 1978 - Nuvvula Venkataratnam Naidu Indian National Congress
- 1983 - Malireddy Adinarayana Reddy, Telugu Desam Party
- 1985 - Anam Ramnarayana Reddy, Telugu Desam Party
- 1989 - Nuvvula Venkataratnam Naidu - Indian National Congress
- 1994 - Y. Sreenivasulu Reddy, Telugu Desam Party]
- 1999 - Anam Ramnarayana Reddy- Indian National Congress
- 2004 - Anam Ramnarayana Reddy- Indian National Congress
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Rapur
- ↑ "List of Sub-Districts". Census of India. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
- ↑ Election Commission of India.APAssembly results.1078-2004 Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.