Macherla

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Macherla
Macherla
State - District(s)	Andhra Pradesh - Guntur
Coordinates	16.48° N 79.43° E
Area - Elevation	- 136 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	49,113 -

Macherla is a city and a municipality in Guntur District in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Temple
5 Transportation
6 Places Of Interest
7 People
8 Lodging and boarding
9 Hospitals
10 References

[edit] Geography

Macherla is located at 16.48° N 79.43° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 136 metres (446 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Macherla had a population of 49,113. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Macherla has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 49%. In Macherla, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] History

The name Macherla originated from Mahadeva Cherla. This town is in the heart of Palnadu, and has a history of over a thousand years. The famous battle Palnati Yudhdham (War of Palnadu) took place between Macherla and Gurajala between 1176 AD - 1182 AD, in which Macherla won.

[edit] Temple

The main temple is the Sri Laxmi Chennakesava Swamy Temple. It was built around the 13th century A.D. The main gate has one tall Dwajastambam Swamy statue which is covered with wood and bronze. Close by are four stone figures. They are Sri Madbhagavathamu, Srimannarayana Avataram, Sriman Mahabharatam, and Srimad Ramayanam.^[2]

[edit] Transportation

The town is located between Guntur City and Hyderabad, accessible by trains and road and there are frequent buses from Hyderabad and Guntur.

[edit] Places Of Interest

Ethipothala is a mountain stream cascading down the hills from a height of 21.3 meters into a lagoon. This waterfall is a combination of three streams namely Chandravanka Vagu, Nakkala Vagu & Tummala Vagu.

The dazzling lagoon formed by the falls has a crocodile-breeding centre. After flowing for 3 km, this stream joins with the river Krishna. Ranganadha and Dattatreya temples are found near the waterfalls. People believe that the caves near the waterfalls go to Srisailam.

Nagarajuna Sagar is 24 Kms. The lake, which it straddles, is the third largest man made lake in the world. 4 kms away from the dam, is the Viewpoint, where a panoramic view of the amazing landscape, is simply a feast to the eyes. It is one of the most prominent Buddhist centers.

[edit] People

This place is also known as the palnadu. any famous revolts raised from the palnadu itself.the most significant pullary revolt is from palnadu.the famous kanneganti hanumanthu was the leader for the pullari revolt. Based on his history recent movie hanumanthu was made. There are several film producers from macherla one of the pioneer is vadde sobhanadri. There are many social organizations working for the improvement of the social status of the people. Rotary club, lions club and ramakrishna youth association are some of them.

[edit] Lodging and boarding

There are many lodges and hotels in macherla. Of these famous were Vishnupriya and annapurna lodges and in hotels sai krishna hotel , sri lakshmi vilas, sri venkateswara vilas etc.