Narasaraopet
Sign in to saveNarasaraopeta is a city and district headquarters of Palnadu District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a municipality and mandal headquarters of Narasaraopet mandal and Headquarters of Narasaraopet revenue division. The town also is the seat of the court of Additional District Judge. Kotappakonda (Nallamala Forest region) in Narasaraopeta is famous for Kotappakonda Tirunalla and is considered a holy place. The town is also referred as the 'Gateway of Palnadu'. The main offices of Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal (N.S. Right Canal) Operation & Maintenance Lingamguntla Circle know
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- Narasaraopeta
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- District HeadquarterMunicipal Town
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- Aerial view of Narasaraopet
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- Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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- India
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- State
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- Andhra Pradesh
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- District
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- Palnadu
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- 7.65
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- 55
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- 116250
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- 2011
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Narasaraopeta is a city and district headquarters of Palnadu District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a municipality and mandal headquarters of Narasaraopet mandal and Headquarters of Narasaraopet revenue division. The town also is the seat of the court of Additional District Judge. Kotappakonda (Nallamala Forest region) in Narasaraopeta is famous for Kotappakonda Tirunalla and is considered a holy place. The town is also referred as the 'Gateway of Palnadu'. The main offices of Nagarjuna Sagar Jawahar Canal (N.S. Right Canal) Operation & Maintenance Lingamguntla Circle known as NSJC O&M Circle, Lingamguntla are located in this town.
== Etymology == The original name of the village was Atluru. The name Narsaraopet comes from Rajah Malraju Narasa Rao, the local Zamindar, who owned much of the surrounding areas.
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