# Hindupur

Hindupuram is the largest city in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located to the edge of the Andhra–Karnataka border and is the headquarters of Hindupuram mandalam. Hindupuram is the Parliamentary Constituency in the newly formed District Sri Sathya Sai. It is located about 619 km from Amaravati the capital of Andhra Pradesh, 67 km from district headquarters Puttaparthi, 100 km from Bengaluru the capital of Karnataka, 95 km From Kadiri.
As of 2011, Hindupuram municipality had a population of 151,835. It is an important local pilgrimage center with a number of temples in and around the city, including Sri Peta Venkata Ramana Swamy Temple, Sree Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple, Guddam Sri Ranganath Swamy Temple, Sugur Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple, and the historical Lepakshi Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple.
Hindupuram is connected with the major cities in the region by road and by train. This includes National Highway 44, Bangalore Highway [KA SH 9], Parigi Road, Lepakshi Road National Highway 544E (India), Kadiri Road National Highway 716G (India), and Penukonda Road. Hindupur Railway Station (code – 'HUP') in the Bengaluru City Railway Station KSR Bengaluru stretch of the South Western Railway zone is one of the busiest in the route. The Penukonda–Hindupur and Hindupur Industrial Area maintained by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation and Hindupur's surrounding stretch has a number of industries involved in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, automobile and IT which makes Hindupur as industrial town in State.

## Etymology

Legendary accounts say that Hindupuram was founded by and named after Hindu Rao, the name that the father of Maratha General Murari Rao Ghorpade was known as.

## Climate and rainfall

Even in summers, the city experiences lower temperatures compared to the rest of the state due to its high elevation. Every Year, The lowest temperature will be around 3 degrees and highest temperature will be around 11 degrees. Average annual rainfall is 551mm.

## Geography

Hindupur is located at 13°50′N 77°29′E﻿ / ﻿13.83°N 77.49°E﻿ / 13.83; 77.49 on the banks of completely dried Penna River. It has an average elevation of 2,037 feet (621 metres).

## Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, the city had a population of 151,677, an increase of about 25,000 compared to the previous census in 2001, when it was 125,074. The population recorded in the 2011 census was made up of 76,625 males and 75,210 females — a sex ratio of 982 females per 1000 males, which is higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 16,309 children were in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 8,263 were boys and 8,046 were girls. The average literacy rate stood at 76.40% with 103,538 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. Telugu is the official and spoken language. Urdu is second most spoken language in Town.
Religions in Hindupuram City based on 2011 Census :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 64.28% | 64.28% |
| Islam | Islam | 34.62% | 34.62% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 1.10% | 1.10% |
| Distribution of religions |||||
Languages of Hindupuram City based on 2011 Census

## Economy

Clothes and retail (referred to locally as Mundy Merchants) are the most significant businesses, along with food producers and wholesalers. The Famous 3 Spinning mills which provides large employment were closed recently. the town has largest Agriculture Produce Market which gets tamarind, chillies from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The town has also largest Cocoon market also, farmers bring cocoon from Sri Satya Sai Dist. and Karnataka state to sell their produce.

## Government and politics

Hindupuram municipality was formed in the year 1920. It has an extent of 38.16 km$^2$ (14.73 sq mi).

## Transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Hindupur bus station. Hindupur railway station is administered under the Bangalore division of the South Western Railway zone. It is located in the Guntakal–Bangalore section of Indian Railways. A new railway line Hindupur to Chitradurga with a length of 132 Kms. was sanctioned for survey in 2017-18, later the line was cancelled. another new railway line Cuddapah-Hindupur via Kadiri (Kadapa-Hindupur via Kadiri) with a length of 236 Kms. survey also completed in 2019-20 and later cancelled due to political negligence on Hindupur Town. The nearest Airport is Kempegowda International Airport, which is 90 Kms away and Sri Sathya Sai Airport, which is 70 Kms away. Krishnapatnam Port is located around 350 km from the town..

## Education

There are many government and privately administered schools across the city. The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. There are government aided institutions like Government Polytechnic Hindupur and other private and government degree colleges and one private Diploma college. Despite being biggest town in District, the town does not have a government Intermediate College for Boys, Government Degree College for Boys, Government Diploma College for Boys, for Engineering Graduate courses one has to go to Anantapur. The town was so poor in higher education and technical infrastructure due to political indifference by the state local parties. Schools teach in several languages, including English, Telugu, Urdu and Kannada.