About Hindupur

Hindupur (Telugu: ,Urdu: , Kannada: ) is the second biggest town and Mandal headquarters located in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh, India. Hindupur was given its name by a Maratha Chieftain called Murari Rao, who named this town after his father Hindoji Rao, or after a king named Hindurao. The Hindupur Parliamentary Constituency is also a Special grade 1 municipality. The border between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka state passes through Hindupur and Koratagere taluk in Karnataka. Hindupur is located at 1350N 7729E / 13.83N 77.49E / 13.83; 77.49 on the banks of Penner River. It has an average elevation of 2,037feet (621metres). It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from the city of Bengaluru and 14 kilometres from Lepakshi. The nearest airports are Bengaluru International Airport - Devanahalli (70km), Hyderabad (460km), and Chennai (400km). According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Hindupur was a taluk of Anantapur district in...