Macherla
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Macherla is a town and a municipality
in Guntur
District
in the India
n state
of Andhra Pradesh
. It is located on the bank of Chandra Vanka.
s (446 feet).
, Macherla had a population of 49,113. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Macherla has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Macherla, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
, and has a history of over a thousand years. The famous battle Palnati Yudhdham
(War of Palnadu) took place between Macherla and Gurajala between 1176 AD - 1182 AD.
The Palnadu Battle is also called the Andhra Mahabharatam because of several similarities.
The town is renowned for the Chennakesava Swamy temple built here during the reign of the Haihaya Kings. The annual festival, celebrated on a grand scale, attracts pilgrims and tourists from far and wide.
which is covered with wood and bronze. Close by are four stone figures viz., Sri Madbhagavathamu, Srimannarayana Avataram, Sriman Mahabharatam, and Srimad Ramayanam. Another temple dedicated to Veerabhadraswamy is located in the Old town. It was built in 18th century A.D.
The plant was conceived with the objective of supplying the Cement requirements for the multi-purpose Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Project 25 KM away, and after completing all the contracted supply requirements for the Dam, it continued to produce and supply Premium Quality Cement, chiefly to other projects such as Srisailam Project and retail outlets in South India under a comprehensive funding agreement with the World Bank and consortium of Indian Financial Institutions, a new and state-of-art, energy efficient kiln line of 1200 TPD capacity with recirculating feed Calciner and five stage Pre-heater and vertical roller mills for Raw Meal and Coal grinding, centrally controlled and monitored through a comprehensive scheme of Instrumentation and Computers, went on stream in December, 1989 at the same location and the capacity of plant re-evaluated to 5,00,000 TPA for the year 2001-2002, and the old lines were scrapped. The production level of the unit for the year 2004 - 2005 are 4,21,515 MTs of Clinker; 4,84,551T of Cement Produced and 4,86,844 T of Cement Packing, which denotes 97% in cement, of capacity utilization.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Guntur
Guntur
Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...
District
Guntur district
Guntur district is located in Andhra Pradesh along the east coast of Bay of Bengal. The district has a coastline of around 100 kilometers. Guntur City is the largest city in the district and administrative center of Guntur District. The district is a major center for learning.-Etymology:There are...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. It is located on the bank of Chandra Vanka.
Geography
Macherla is located at 16.48°N 79.43°E. It has an average elevation of 136 metreMetre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
s (446 feet).
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Macherla had a population of 49,113. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Macherla has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Macherla, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
The name Macherla originated from Mahadevi Cherla. This town is in the heart of PalnaduPalnadu
Palnadu is the northern region of Guntur District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Also known as Pallava Nadu, it occupies an important place in Telugu history. After the decline of the Satavahana dynasty, the Pallavas became independent in Krishna river valley. The region is known as...
, and has a history of over a thousand years. The famous battle Palnati Yudhdham
Palnadu
Palnadu is the northern region of Guntur District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Also known as Pallava Nadu, it occupies an important place in Telugu history. After the decline of the Satavahana dynasty, the Pallavas became independent in Krishna river valley. The region is known as...
(War of Palnadu) took place between Macherla and Gurajala between 1176 AD - 1182 AD.
The Palnadu Battle is also called the Andhra Mahabharatam because of several similarities.
The town is renowned for the Chennakesava Swamy temple built here during the reign of the Haihaya Kings. The annual festival, celebrated on a grand scale, attracts pilgrims and tourists from far and wide.
Temple
The main temple is the Sri Laxmi Chennakesava Swamy Temple. It was built around the 13th century A.D. The main gate has one tall Dwajastambam (Flag Staff) Swamy statueStatue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
which is covered with wood and bronze. Close by are four stone figures viz., Sri Madbhagavathamu, Srimannarayana Avataram, Sriman Mahabharatam, and Srimad Ramayanam. Another temple dedicated to Veerabhadraswamy is located in the Old town. It was built in 18th century A.D.
KCP Cements
Macherla is famous for the cement manufactured by 'The KCP Limited'. KCP Cement Division has a State-of-the-art Cement manufacturing plant at Macherla. The factory was erected on 3 July, 1941 by V. Ramakrishna group. India’s 1st dry process kiln of 400 TPD capacity was installed here in 1958 by HUMBOLDT, Germany even while it was still a prototype in Europe. The capacity was augmented by a 600 TPD line in 1962 when a second wet process kiln was installed in collaboration with FIVES LILLIE CAIL, France. Today, KCP’s 100% modernized cement plant with a World Bank funded outlay of Rs.367 million incorporates the latest technology such as the energy-efficient dry process, with a two support kiln and a five stage pre-heater with flash calciner with a capacity of 2000 CPD. KCP also incorporates a sophisticated centralized process control system with hardware and software from SIEMENS, Germany.The plant was conceived with the objective of supplying the Cement requirements for the multi-purpose Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Project 25 KM away, and after completing all the contracted supply requirements for the Dam, it continued to produce and supply Premium Quality Cement, chiefly to other projects such as Srisailam Project and retail outlets in South India under a comprehensive funding agreement with the World Bank and consortium of Indian Financial Institutions, a new and state-of-art, energy efficient kiln line of 1200 TPD capacity with recirculating feed Calciner and five stage Pre-heater and vertical roller mills for Raw Meal and Coal grinding, centrally controlled and monitored through a comprehensive scheme of Instrumentation and Computers, went on stream in December, 1989 at the same location and the capacity of plant re-evaluated to 5,00,000 TPA for the year 2001-2002, and the old lines were scrapped. The production level of the unit for the year 2004 - 2005 are 4,21,515 MTs of Clinker; 4,84,551T of Cement Produced and 4,86,844 T of Cement Packing, which denotes 97% in cement, of capacity utilization.
Tourism
- Ethipothala FallsEthipothala FallsEthipothala Falls is a high river cascade, situated on the Chandravanka river, a tributary of River Krishna. The waterfall is a combination of three streams namely Chandravanka Vagu, Nakkala Vagu and Tummala Vagu. It is situated about from Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. The river the joins the main river...
is a mountain stream cascading down the hills from a height of 21.3 meters into a lagoon. This waterfall is a combination of three streams namely Chandravanka Vagu, Nakkala Vagu and Tummala Vagu. The lagoon has a crocodile-breeding center. After flowing for 3 km, this stream joins with the river Krishna. Ranganadha and Dattatreya temples are located near the waterfalls. - Nagarjuna Sagar dam is 24 km away from Macherla. The reservoir is the third largest man-made lake in the world. It is also one of the most prominent Buddhist sites in Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. - Anupu is located 18 km from Macherla towards Nagarjuna Sagar. It is said that the Buddhist phiolosopher NagarjunaNagarjunaNāgārjuna was an important Buddhist teacher and philosopher. Along with his disciple Āryadeva, he is credited with founding the Mādhyamaka school of Mahāyāna Buddhism...
taught in Anupu. - Nilampati SriLakshmi Ammavaru Temple in AdigoppulaAdigoppulaAdigoppula is a village in Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is famous for local Goddess NeelamPati Srilakshmi Amma Varu Temple.15th Century history, She was born in Yaganti Vamsam, She is Considered an Avatar of Goddess Parvathi Devi. This Place is worshiped on Sunday &...
is also famous. - Sathrasaala is located 25 km from Macherla towards Guntur. It is a place where VISWAMITHRA conducted Yagna along with Rama in Threthayugam. Here we can find Naga Shasanam similar to the Shasanam we find in Lord Chennakesava Temple Macherla.
- Durgi is located 12 km from Macherla towards Narasaraopet. Before this area ruled by "Dhushana" so that DURGI name has came. In Durgi you can find lot SHILPA KALA here you can find lot of Shilpa kala colleges. From Durgi that statues are exporting to all over India.
- Pedda Kaluva (it's the continuation of Nsagar water) flows through Macherla, the speciality here is a road passess under the canal.
Famous People
- Kanneganti Hanumanthu - Revolutionary and leader for the Pullari revolt.
- Brahma Nayudu - Minister to Haihaya kings and Social revolutionary
- Late Sri Gurram Mallayya - Freedom fighter, and Famous painter.
- Tirunagari Sri Ramanjeneyulu - Telangana Gorky.