Yemmiganur

Yemmiganur
city
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Kurnool
Elevation	386 m (1,266 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	76,428
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Yemmiganur or Emmiganur is a city, mandal headquarters and a municipality in Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.Kannada and Telugu are widely spoken language.

Demographics

As of 2009 India census, Yemmiganur had a population of 2,05,143. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Yemmiganur has an average literacy rate of 50%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 39%. In Yemmiganur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

As of 2008, one can find much development in Yemmiganur mainly in the fields of education and employment.the place having always Good drinking water at all the time given by the Gods gift and nice Energitec Honest people.

Yemmiganur is famous for its weavers. A residential colony is exclusively reserved for them. The land for the colony was arranged by Padmashri Machani Somappa. Neelakanteshwara Swamy Rathothsava is a big car festival of Yemmiganur which is celebrated in every January.

Sri.Chennakesava Reddy of YSR Congress Party is the current Member of Legislative Assembly from Yemmiganur constituency.

Now Yemmiganur is a well-developed town with an Engineering college SJCET (St John's College of Engineering and Technology)

There is also a Darga of the Famous Islamic Sufi Saint Khawaja Syed Shah Fareed Baba Suhrawardhi Kadha sallahu sirahul Aziz located at the outskirts of Yemmiganur 5 km away from the town towards Kurnool.He is from a great Sufi family of Baba Fakrudeen(RA) located in Penukonda, His Father Khawaja Sysed Shah Baba Abdal Suhrawardhi's Darga is located in Madanapalle. Fareed Baba Sahib greatly loved the poor people and people of all religion and creed. He foretold his departure from this world and He particularly want to stay in Yemminganur since he loved the people of this town very much.

The commercial holiday is on Saturday and the market will be held on Sunday this is called as "Santha". There are separate markets for sale of cattle, goats etc.

Yemmiganue is mother place of uggani bajji (A mouth watering recipe made of Puffed Rice). In this city the famous vaggani centre is near park road. The cheapest rate of vegetables is available as compared to other places in kurnool district..

There is Big MG Jerushalem Church, in that church more employees are participated.... huge devotees are participating .... having early morning prayer.... and evening prayer in the church ... every Tuesday youth meeting and every Friday women meeting... by the Rev. Asheeravdham gaaru and treasurer Br. Madri Abraham gaaru

Schools

• Sree Raghavendra Vidyanikhetam, Theru Baazar
• Machani Somappa English Medium High School
• Adarsha Vidyapeetam
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Banavasi
• Government Boys High School
• Sri Neelakanteswara Unnatha Patasala
• Girls High School
• parlapalli Junior College
• Sri Sarswathi Vidyanikethan
• Sharada Committee English Medium High School
• Nalanda High School
• Sri Venu Vidayalam
• Vivekavardhini English & Telugu Medium School
• Kasturi Concept School
• Zilla Parishath (Boys) High School, Soganur Road.
• St. Mary's High School
• Ravindra Bharathi School
• Narayana e-techno School
• WC ZP High School
• Sri Chaitanya e-techno School
• Priyadarshani high school

Political Information

• Assembly Bye-Election Results in 2012 - K CHENNAKESAVA REDDY Won with 56.43% votes
• Assembly Election Results in 2009 - K CHENNAKESAVA REDDY Won with 42.77 votes %
• Assembly Election Results in 2004 - K CHENNAKESAVA REDDY Won with 54.36 votes %
• Assembly Election Results in 1999 - B V MOHAN REDDY Won with 55.58 votes %
• Assembly Election Results in 1994 - B V MOHAN REDDY Won with 52.06 votes %
• Assembly Election Results in 1989 - B V MOHAN REDDY Won with 51.38 votes %
• Assembly Election Results in 1985 - B V MOHAN REDDY Won with 67.91 votes %
• Assembly Election Results in 1983 - KOTLA VIJAYABHASKARA REDDY Won with 56.72 votes %
• Assembly Election Results in 1978 - HANUMANTHA REDDY Won with 47.03 votes %

Colleges

• Nalanda Junior College, H.B.S. Colony, Yemmiganur
• Government Junior College near Somappa Circle
• Sanjeevi Junior College in Hanumapuram
• Vaishnavi Degree College in Weavers Colony
• Rao's Degree college in SMT Colony
• Sri Maha Yogi Lakshmamma Degree College near Hanumapuram
• St. Johns Engineering College of Engineering & Technology near Yerrakota
• Dr B.R.Ambethkar Open University near Hanumapuram
• Narayana Junior college, H.B.S. Colony
• Sri Thirupathamma Mahila Kalashala in Gandhi Nagar

B.Ed Colleges in Yemmiganur

• Ushodaya college
• Mother Theresa College
• Nalanda B.Ed College

Spiritual Places

• M.B.Jerushalam Church maintaing by Rev. Asheervadham garu and Treasurer Bro.Madri Abraham gaaru, which is having every day early morning and evening prayers regularly ....
• CSI Church is there in Gandhinagar these church also very big church
• Mery matha church this very beautiful church...
• Haq Fareed Ya Fareed !! Darga of Khawaja Syed Shah Sirajudin Hussaine Suhrawardhi Alias Baba Fareed Sahib
• Darga of "Sri Sri Sadhguru Alli Peera Sahebu" swamulavaru in Gudikallu 2 km from Yemmiganur.
• Famous Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Mantralayam is 20 km from Yemmiganur.
• Sree Neelakanteswara Swamy Temple, Theru Baazar.
• Sri SAI BABA Temple.
• Sri Balaji Temple.

Famous Personalities

• Padmasree Machani Somappa Garu
• Machani Sivanna Garu
• Vinod Ravan
• y.tharun kumar

Cinema Theaters

• Mini Sreenivasa A/C CUBE DTS & Satellite System Projection
• Sreenivasa CUBE DTS & Satellite System Projection
• Shiva CUBE DTS & Satellite System Projection
• Mini Shiva CUBE DTS & Satellite System Projection
• Shiva Priya CUBE DTS & Satellite System Projection
• Raghavendra CUBE DTS & Satellite System Projection
• Someswara Theater
• Abbass Theater (DTS)

History

Yemmiganur was part of Vijayanagar from the fourteenth century to the sixteenth century. From 1953 to 1956 it was in Andhra state, now in Andhra Pradesh.In 1965 the Panchayat of Yemiganur is upgrade as Muniipality. Now it is a Grade -I Municipality. The town is well developed in the period of Municipal Chairperson of Machani Family.

Banks

• State Bank of India (ATM)
• State Bank of India (ADB)
• State Bank of Hyderabad (ATM)
• Andhra Bank(ATM)
• Syndicate Bank(ATM)
• Yemmiganur Co-Op Town Bank
• HDFC Bank (ATM)
• KDCC Bank
• Andhra Pragathi Grameena Bank (2 Branches)

Gold Loans

• Muthoot Finance
• Manappuram Gold Loan
• Shriram City Gold Loans
• IIFL Gold Loans

Important Festivals

• Car Festival (held Every year during the month of January at "Teru Bazzar" i.e. Car Street.
• Vinayaka Chavithi (on the third day Nimajjanam will be held where in the idols will be taken in procession and everybody dances)
• Peerla Pandaga *Dashera *Yugadi (the first day of Telugu calendar)
• Deepawali
• Every Year in the Month 13,14,15 of Bakhrid The Great Baba Fareed URS held at Asthna-e-Alia Kurnool Road,Yemmiganur.

References

• <www.yemmiganurmunicipality.co.in />