Tekkali
Sign in to saveTekkali is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tekkali mandal and Tekkali revenue division and is located at a distance of 51 km from the district headquarters.
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Vinony files it under Cities and towns in Srikakulam district and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district.
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- India
- Population
- 28631
- Households
- 6995
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- male population
- 13934
- female population
- 14697
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Tekkali is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tekkali mandal and Tekkali revenue division and is located at a distance of 51 km from the district headquarters.
== 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tekkali” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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