is a town and a
Municipality in
Nellore District in the
India n
State of
Andhra Pradesh .
As Of 2001 India
Census , Gudur had a population of 103,303. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Gudur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 63%. In Gudur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The roots of the town started during Chola Dynasty.
It is believed that Cholas constructed Alaganatha Swamy temple. Later the town developed around this temple.
Satavahanas ,
Cholas ,
Pallavas , Telugu Cholas,
Kakatiyas ,
Vijayanagara kings,
Golkonda Nawab s ruled this area. Town is also linked with history of
Venkatagiri (ruled by Yachendra family) which is close by 42 km from Gudur.
Mr Nagoor visted this site on 21st august
The railroad divides the city into two parts: East town and West town. Main businesses are concentrated in East town. West town is mainly residential area and is relatively new.
There are two small seasonal rivers Pambaleru and ChallaKaluva in the town.
Mica belt around Gudur is considered the 2nd biggest in the country. The mica deposits are located in 1000sq.km. area covering Gudur, Rapur and Atmakur mandals of the Nellore district.
Muscovite ,
Quartz ,
Feldspar and
Vermiculite type of mica are found around this area.
The eastern part of town is flooded often in rainy season and people are facing hardships, thanks to visionless authorities and uncontrolled swamping of fields by people. Flies and mosquitoes are present around the year especially at Poolathota and East Street.
Gudur is surrounded by
Lemon trees. So, lemon business has become one of the most successful business in Gudur. Lemons are exported to almost all parts of the country and also exported to other countries.
Gudur is also surrounded by good agriculture fields and with
Aquaculture (prawn) exports to different parts of India as well as other countries.
Gudur is very hot in summer. The town is quite frequently affected by cyclones and has almost non existent winter. Best Season: October to March. The eastern part of town is flooded often in rainy season with people facing hardships, thanks to visionless authorities and uncontrolled swamping of fields by people. Flies and mosquitoes are present around the year especially at Poolathota and East Street.
Gudur is famous for Mica, Lemon, Acquaculture.
- Lemon market
- Vegetable market
- Meat and fish market
- Livestock market
Gudur is accessible by road and rail road.
Gudur is located on National Highway 5. It is being upgraded to a four-lane highway. This reduced the travel time to
Chennai and
Nellore . With in the town the roads are very narrow and maintained poorly. Most of the town is accessible by walk. Bicycles and motor cycles are the preferred mode of personal transportation vehicles. Manual Rickshaws are available for hire round the clock.
Autorickshaws are picking up recently but they are mainly serving to the people traveling to villages around the town.
Few private buses provide transportation to the nearby cities/villages. The public transportation is provided by State Government. State government operated vehicles covers even very remote areas.
Gudur is a
Railway Junction , located between
Chennai and
Vijayawada , connects
Tirupathi .
Chennai airport is the nearest major domestic/international airport. There is another small domestic airport located in Renigunta. There is a proposal pending with the government of A.P. to develop a new domestic airport on Gudur-Nellore highway.
Telugu is the language of the land.
Tamil ,
Hindi , and
Urdu can be understood at the railway station as it is a big railway junction and people of all languages travel through this station. Relatively small chunk of the population can understand or/and speak
English .
- Dasara
- Vinayaka Chavithi
- Deepawali
- Bhogi
- Sankranthi
- Kanuma
- Krishnastami
- Janda pandaga
- Late Sanisetty Venkata Sreedhar(S V Sreedhar) - (Social Worker,Town Congress President)
- Late Pelleti Venkata Subba Reddy (ex-Zilla Board Chairman)
- Late Pelleti Venkataram Reddy (founder member of Samskruti Samelanam, Communist Leader)
- Late Pelleti Venkatakrishna Reddy (ex- M.L.C )
- Late Maram Reddy Ramana Reddy (Honorary Secretary South India Mica Mine Owners Association, Chartered President Lions Club Gudur)
- Late Captain Dr.Sunkara Ramachandra Rao (People's Doctor and first and last Alderman - Gudur Municipality)
- Late Maniramachandra rao sunkara (Poetess)
- Late Pasupuleti Siddhaiah Naidu (first Municipal Chairman)
- Late Enugu Narasa Reddy (Freedom fighter)
- Late Tirakala Venkatasubbaiah (Retd. Warrant Officer, Indian Air Force)
- Capt. Tirakala Satish Babu (Captain, Indian Army)
- Subba Reddy.Varidireddy
Spiritual Leaders
- Chillakuru Seshamma Municipal(C S M) High School
- Zilla Parishad Boys High School
- Zilla Parishad Girls High School
- SMG Girls High School
- GVS Sankaraiah Memorial School
- CAM High School
- Little Angels Public School
- Prospero English Medium School
- GSR Municipal High School
- St Mary's E.M High School
- sri vivekananda E.M High School
- Yasaswini junior college
- Sri Balaji Junior College
- Layola Junior College
- Simhapuri Junior College
- Karunamayi Junior College
- St. Mary's Junior College for Girls
- drw Junior College for Girls
- Swarnandhra Bharathi Junior College
- Geethanjali Junior College
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- Government Polytechnic College
- Government Institute of Ceramic Technology
- Industrial Training Institute
- SV Arts and Science Degree College
- SKR Govt College
- Swarnandhra Bharathi Degree College
- DRW College for Women
- Karunamayi Higher Learning Institute
- sv Mca College
- Narayana Engineering College
- Audi Engineering college
Major Hindu Temples in the town
- Sri VaraSiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple (gandhi Nagar)
- Alaganatha Swamy Temple
- Prasanna Venkateswara temple
- Srikrishna Dhramaraja Swamy Temple
- Kodandarama Temple
- Chennakesava Temple
- Moola Staneswara Temple (Siva Temple)
- Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari Temple
- Shirdi Saibaba Temple
- Puttaparti Saibaba Temple
- Jain Temple
Perantallu
- Nalajalamma Temple
- Narayanamma Temple
Graama Shakti
Missionary branches
- A center of Ramachandraji Mission
- A center of Prajapita Brahma Kumari Eswariya Viswa Vidhyalayam
Mathams
- Brahmam Gari Matham
- Krishnadas Matham
- Enuga Narahari Reddy Park
- CVC Park
- Potti Sriramulu Park
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Gudur is served by two TV channels
- Sivabhi Channel
- UCN Channel
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Most people in town has Cable TV connections.
Telugu, English, Hindi, Tamil newspapers are available.
Town has couple of its own local newspapers. They are bit irregular.
Most people spend their time either watching TV, going to movies or attending to temples.
- Cricket and hockey are played at Alluru Audi Seshareddy Stadium
- PR Club Conducts Chess competitions every year
- PR Club has Tennis Court.
The town is governed by the
Municipality , led by a chairperson, and composed of 15 elected councilors. The town is divided into wards from which councilors are elected.
