Tanuku

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Tanuku

Total population

77,962

Elevation12 m

Land area16.78 km²

Coordinates16.75°, 81.68°

Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tanuku is a town in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is known for its historical administrative role, early educational institutions, and regional commercial significance. Tanuku functioned as a taluk headquarters during the Madras Presidency in Godavari district under British rule in 1850's. The town developed as a local administrative and commercial center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Nannayya

11th-century Telugu poet

Srikanth Addala

film director

Chilukuri Veerabhadrarao

Indian writer and historian

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D. V. V. S. Varma

Indian politician

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Kovvali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao

Indian writer

Mohan Krishna Indraganti

Indian film director

Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad

Pioneer of industry in AP, India. Started Andhra Sugars in 1947

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Ushasri

Indian writer (1928-1990)

Rayasam Venkata Sivudu

Telugu writer

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Narasimhadevara Venkata Sastry

Telugu writer

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Arimilli Radha Krishna

Indian politician

Sekhar Suri

Indian film director

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Harika Veludurthi

badminton player

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Medisetti Sathyavathi

Telugu Theatre Actress

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Kamapanthula Sampurna Chandrika

Telugu Musician and Socialist

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Satish Vegesna

Indian film director, screen writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recent natural events nearby

• Tropical Cyclone 01B
  Severe Storms · 2026-09-24 · 163 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

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