Venkatagiri
Sign in to saveVenkatagiri is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and mandals headquarters of Venkatagiri mandal. Venkatagiri's old name is "Kali Mili". It is notable for its Venkatagiri Handloom Cotton Sarees and Venkatagiri Handloom Silk Sarees and Venkatagiri Silver Zari Sarees. It was part of a small kingdom that was integrated into the Indian Republic.
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It sits within the topics Mandal headquarters in Tirupati district and Towns in Tirupati district.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Venkatagiri
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- te
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- India Andhra Pradesh
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- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Andhra Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tirupati
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- Mandal
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- Venkatagiri
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- Municipality
- Settlement.governing_body
- Venkatagiri Municipality
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- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 25.89
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 60
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- Venkatagiri
- postal code
- 524132
- male population
- 26132
- female population
- 26556
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Venkatagiri is a town in Tirupati district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and mandals headquarters of Venkatagiri mandal. Venkatagiri's old name is "Kali Mili". It is notable for its Venkatagiri Handloom Cotton Sarees and Venkatagiri Handloom Silk Sarees and Venkatagiri Silver Zari Sarees. It was part of a small kingdom that was integrated into the Indian Republic.
==History== thumb|Venkatagiri railway station Venkatagiri was originally known as Kalimilli until the 17th century and was ruled by Gobburi Polygars under Vijaynagar Empire. They were defeated by Recherla Venkatadri Naidu, Nayak of Madurantakam and the nephew of Raja of Velugodu, another vassal under Venkatapathi Raya II of Aravidu dynasty of Vijayanagar. The village was renamed as Venkatagiri. By mid 17th century the Velogothi rulers shifted their capital to Venkatagiri and it lasted as a Zamindari until independence. It was located between two rivers, i.e., kaivalya river and godderu river.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Venkatagiri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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