Tuni

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Tuni v • d • e Andhra Pradesh • India
Tuni
District(s)	East Godavari
Coordinates	17.35° N 82.55° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 14 m (46 ft)
Population	50,217 (2001)
Codes • Postal • Telephone	• 533401 vehicle_code_range = • +91 08854

Coordinates: 17.35° N 82.55° E

Tuni is a town(mandal) and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Tuni is a marketing centre for more than forty surrounding villages. Sunday is (Santha)maket fare day. Known for mangoes export. Nearly 250 varieties of mangoes are available here and are also exported . A light house for ships in sea cost village Penthakota is11.5 km.away .District head quarters name is Kakinada 64 km.

Tuni is a 18 km drive from Annavaram, a sacred place of Lord satyanarayana swamy, or approximately half way between the two cities of Rajahmundry and the port city of Visakhapatnam. It is well connected with railways and with the National Highway #5 passing through it.It is famous for the betel leaves grown in and around the place.

Politically, the Tuni constituency has been a stronghold of the regional party, the Telugu Desam Party, for near two decades.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Assembly Constituency
4 References

[edit] Geography

Tuni is located at 17.35° N 82.55° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Tuni had a population of 50,217. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Tuni has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 58%. In Tuni, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.