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Nellore
Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nelluru Vikirama Simhapuri | |
|---|---|
City | |
| SPSR Nellore | |
| Nickname: Shrimp Capital of India | |
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| Coordinates: 14°27′N 79°59′E / 14.45°N 79.99°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Nellore |
| Incorporated (Municipality) | 1 November 1866 |
| Incorporated (Corporation) | 2004 |
| Named for | Indian gooseberry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Nellore Municipal Corporation |
| • MP | Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy |
| Area | |
| • City | 149.2 km2 (57.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 600,869 |
| • Rank | 4th (in AP) |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 600,869 |
| Demonym | Nellorean |
| Literacy | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 524001-524005 |
| Area code | +91–861 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-39 |
| Climate | As |
| Website | nellore |
Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River,[4] in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[5] It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division.[6] It is the fourth most populous city in the state. It is at a distance of 279 kilometres (173 mi) from Vijayawada and about 170 km (110 mi) north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu and also about 380 km (240 mi) east-northeast of Bangalore, Karnataka.
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- ^ a b c Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India (June 2014), "District Census Handbook – Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore: Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA)", 2011 Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations Andhra Pradesh, pp. 27, 427–441, Series 29 — Part XII B, retrieved 14 November 2015 (PDF file download– 5MB) Archived 2 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India (June 2014), "District Census Handbook – Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore: Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract (PCA)", 2011 Census of India, Directorate of Census Operations Andhra Pradesh, p. 25, Series 29 — Part XII B, retrieved 14 November 2015 (PDF file download– 5MB) Archived 2 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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