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Hindupuram | |
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Town | |
 Nandi Lepakshi temple | |
.svg)  Hindupuram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°49′48″N 77°29′24″E / 13.8300°N 77.4900°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Sri Sathya Sai |
| Founded by | Sri Hindu Rao |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Hindupuram Municipality & Anantapuramu–Hindupur Urban Development Authority (AHUDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.16 km2 (14.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 20th |
| Elevation | 621 m (2,037 ft) |
| Population (2011 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 151,677 |
| • Rank | 275th (India) 21st(in state) |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| • Other | Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Telephone code | 91–8556 |
| Vehicle registration | AP–02 |
| Website | hindupur |
Hindupuram is a 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 67 km from district headquarters Puttaparthi, 100 km from Bengaluru the capital of Karnataka, 95 km From Kadiri.[3][2]
As of 2011[update], Hindupuram municipality had a population of 151,835.[2] 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.
- ^ "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "District Census Handbook – Hindupur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 14,46. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Anantapur District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 429, 440. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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