Tekkali

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Etymology

The town derives its name from the eponymous medicinal tree. The Latin botanical name of Tekkali plant is Clerodendrum phlomides Linn. It belongs to the family Verbenacae. The Tekkali chettu (tree) is known by various alternate names too in various regions of Andhra Pradesh. For instance, it's also known by the name of Nelli (నెల్లి) from which Nellore City in Nellore district, and Nellimarla Town in Vizianagaram district are said to derive their names.

Geography

Tekkali is located at . It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91 feet). It lies on the coast of Bay of Bengal with an area of 275 square miles.

Connectivity

The nearest airport is the Vishakhapatnam, which is at a distance of 150 km. National Highway 16 (Chennai - Kolkata) passes through the town. It is well connected with the nearest towns of Nandigam, Palasa, Meliaputti, Chapara, Sompeta, Mandasa, Kaviti, Itchapuram, Narasannapeta, Pathapatnam, Paralakhemundi and the district headquarter Srikakulam. Tekkali is 50 km away from Srikakulam headquarter.

There is a Railway station in Tekkali. Another nearby railway station is at Naupada called Naupada Junction (NWP). Naupada Junction is 4 km from Tekkali and is accessible by autorickshaws and private bus services.

Demography

According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Tekkali in 1901 was a Zamindari tahsil in Ganjam district of Madras province.

Education

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

Politics

Nandhamuri Taraka Rama Rao represented this assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh General Legislative assembly Elections 1994.

References

References

  1. "District Census Handbook - Srikakulam".
  2. (31 January 2019). "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express.
  3. "Srikakulam district mandals". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  4. "Plant Details".
  5. "redirect to /world/IN/02/Tekkali.html".
  6. "Imperial Gazetteer2 of India, Volume 23, page 275 -- Imperial Gazetteer of India -- Digital South Asia Library".
  7. "School Education Department". School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  8. "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal".

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