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Yemmiganur, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

Yemmiganur, formerly Emmiganur, is a town in Kurnool district, of Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It lies in the upland Rayalaseema region, about 16 km south of the Tungabhadra River.  Some of the villages that surround Yemmiganur are Gudikal, Kandanathi, kadivella, kadimetla, Banavasi, Devibetta, Parlapalle, and Kotekal.

Yemmiganur was included in the hindu kingdom of Vijaynagar, which flourished during 14th to 16th century. Later the town came under the Muslim rule. Yemmiganur’s popular industries are cotton ginning, peanut milling, and weaving. Yemmiganur was upgraded to 1st Grade Municipality in the year 1999. In this Municipality weaving is the main occupation. The population of the town is 169,344 as per the census of 2011.

Geography

The geo-coordinates of Ymmiganur is 15.7642° N, 77.4759° E. The area covered is 14.5km2  and the maximum elevation is 378m. Hyderabad is the state capital for Yemmiganur which is also the capital of Andhra Pradesh. Other nearest state capitals are Bangalore 306.2 KM., Chennai 421.5 KM, Pondicherry 491.9 KM.

History of Yemmiganur

Yemmiganur is one of the major towns in the Kurnool district. It was part of the Vijayanagar from the 14th century to the 16th century. From 1953 to 1956 it was an Andhra state, now in part of Andhra Pradesh. In 1965 the Panchayat of Yemiganur was upgraded as 3rd grade Municipality upgraded as 2nd grade Municipality during 1985 and upgraded 1st Grade Municipality during 1999. Soils are of the Black Cotton nature and hence are highly potential for commercial crops like Groundnut and Cotton. Being surrounded by Irrigation Canal i.e. low level canal drawn from Tungabhadra Dam at Hospet in Karnataka State.

Yemmiganur Municipality is known for its Handlooms. It is located 375 Kms from Capital City and 70 Kms from District Head Quarters.

Demographics of Yemmiganur

According to the census conducted in 2011, the town had a population of 169,344. The total population constitutes 84,334 males, females and 85,011 and 15.4% of the population is under the age of 6. Based on population, Yemmiganur is ranked 5th in Kurnool district and ranked 70th in Andhra Pradesh. 

Yemmiganur has total 84,289 people employed. Out of total employed people,47,369 are male and 36,920 are female. The average literacy rate stands at 54% with 78,289literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%. In terms of literacy, Yemmiganur ranks at 40th in Kurnool district and ranked 954th in Andhra Pradesh.

  Rural Urban
Household 42.5% 57.5%
Total population 71,972 97,372
Male population 35,411 48,492
Female population 36,129 48,880
Kids under 6 years 11,084 14,995
Girls under 6 years 5,432 7,348
Boys under 6 years 5,652 7,647
Total literates 38,865 52,580
Total illiterates 32,387 43,818

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, and Telugu.

Economy

Yemmiganur is one of the important Commercial Centres in Kurnool District. Being surrounded by number of villages whose activity is Agriculture. Mainly commercial crops like Groundnut, Cotton in addition to Paddy are grown in this area Irrigation Canal drawn from Tunga – Bhadra Project known as LLC Canal flows around Yemmiganur irrigating vast extent of land. Hence there is busy commercial activity for the agricultural produce resulting establishment of huge big Agricultural Market Yard as well Handlooms Textiles.

Villages that lie under Yemmiganur

There re total 18 villages that fall under the Yemmiganur administration. The villages are mentioned below with the population they have.

Banavasi – 4,695 Kadivella – 5,248
Devibetta – 1,652 Kalugotla – 4,551
Divamdinne – 4,571 Kandanathi – 7,659
Enigabala – 2,574 Kotekal – 6,115
Garladinne – 814 Malakapuram – 1,973
Gudikal – 11,213 Parlapalle – 4,648
K. Thimmapuram – 2,939 Pesaladinne – 1,268
Kadimetla – 8,919 Ralladoddi – 1,253
Soganur – 2,227 Tsallakudlur – 1,876

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Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India

Kurnool is the headquarters of Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The city is often referred as The Gateway of Rayalaseema. It was the capital of Andhra State from 1 October 1953 to 31 October 1956. As of 2011 census, it is the fifth most populous city in the state with a population of 460,184.

Main rivers

Kurnool lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Hundri and Neeva rivers also flow through the city. The K.C. Canal was built by the Dutch for transportation, but later used for irrigation.

Tungabhadra is a major river in the south Indian peninsula which is a tributary of the Krishna River. The river flows through the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. This river has a catchment area of 71416.33 square km. The tributaries of the Tungabhadra are Varada River and Hagari (Vedathy) River. These are the main rivers that support the agriculture and industries of Kurnool district.

Climate and rainfall

Climatologically the district enjoys dry sub-humid types of climate. January, February and March months are usually pleasant with moderate winds from south to east. April and May are the hottest months of the year. The average rainfall of the district is 762.34 mm. The average rainfall in the plain regions is 661.75 mm. The average rainfall over eastern Nallamalas is 1116.66 mm.

Tourist attraction

The District of Kurnool is located in the western central part of Andhra Pradesh and its capital is the town of Kurnool. The town, laidback, is a home to many ancient monuments, palaces and temples.

  1. Belum Caves: Belum Caves, running a length of 3,229 metres, are the second longest caves in India and are popular for their stalactite and stalagmite formations.
  2. Mahanandi: The picturesque village of Mahanandi is located east of Nallamala Hills, near Nandyal, in Kurnool District. The village is enveloped by dense verdant forest. About 15 kilometres from the village are nine shrines to Nandi.
  3. Mantralayam: The town of Mantralayam is located on the bans of Tungabhadra River in Kurnool District, along the border of the neighbouring state of Karnataka.
  4. Srisailam: Srisailam Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Mallikarjuna, is located on top of the Nallamalai Hills.
  5. Ahobilam: Ahobilam is located in the Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh and is considered to be one of the 108 Vaishnava Divyadesams in the country.
  6. Oravakallu: Orvakallu is a natural landscape of regal rock formations around a long, meandering body of water.

Details of existing enterprise at Kurnool

S.No TYPE OF INDUSTRY NUMBER OF UNITS INVESTMENT (Rs. In crores ) EMPLOYMENT
1 Food products and Beverages 186 2955 3615
2 Tobacco products 18 149 491
3 Textiles 4 128 54
4 Leather & leather products 1 9 6
5 Paper and paper products 1 26 8
6 Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 2 27 17
7 Chemical and chemical products 18 40971 1269
8 Rubber and Plastic products 41 3212 1182
9 Non metallic mineral products 433 4060 6198
10 Basic metals 8 46775 459
11 Metal products, except machinery and equipment 6 55 75
12 Machinery & Eqpt nec 2 6 16
13 Electrical machinery & apparatus nec 2 75 113
14 Motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers 2 18 18
15 Recycling 1 2 31
16 Electricity, gas, steam, hot water supply 3 4198 253
17 Others 71 1121 3200
    744 103777 14222

Culture

The Yemmiganur town with its locational advantage being close to Piligrim Town Mantralayam the abode of Lord Raghavendra Swami whose devotees are spread across the Country and even Overseas in general and the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharastra in particular. The Town is surrounded by number of villages and hence has become a source of marketing for the Urban as well as Rural Population including Piligrims. Hence, a big Market Yard has come in to existence with huge financial inflows. As such Yemmiganur has became a Catalyst for the Rural, Urban and Piligrim Population.

Handloom Industry at Yemmiganur

It is a great town known for the handloom cloth production. The weavers are poor, and hard workers. In a house they worked the whole family on loom. 70 % percent of people depend on handloom weaving. Weaving is a one of the great arts. There they producing a good quality of sarees. It is an ancient occupation of this town people. They produce the different type of sarees. Cotton printed sarees and silk zari, sarees are available there. The length 5,6,7 meters of sizes. The wedding sari rate is Rupees between 5000 to 15000.

They’re not only produced the series, but also bed sheets and shirts are made there. The handlooms are two types. One is pit looms and second one is frame loom. Master weavers, own weavers and members are there. There the weavers are earning Rupees between 250 to 350. Assistants must be there for rounding for the spindle job and warp work. There it is not a seasonal job. Looms weaved by the both man and woman. Mill made is the great computation to this handloom. The new generation had no interesting about of this job.

Adoni and Yemmiganur towns of Andhra Pradesh have a long history of textile trade and manufacturing. The place is considered appropriate for the concept of fibre to fabric by virtue of the area being the major cotton producing zone, a major cotton trading market at Adoni and inhabitation by over 5,000 weaver families.

Yemmiganur cluster is situated 70 km away from the district headquarters of Kumool. Around 350 weavers are working in this cluster. The main products manufactured here are 70% Gadwal cotton sarees and 30% home furnishings. The main products of the cluster are Sarees, Lungies, Dhoties, Towels, Bed sheets etc.

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