About Tekkali

Tekkali is a Town, Revenue Division and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Tekkali is also called Raghunathapuram in memory of Raghunath Deo, an ancient proprietor of the Tekkali estate. Tekkali is located at 183700N 831400E / 18.6167N 83.2333E / 18.6167; 83.2333. It has an average elevation of 27 meters (91feet). The nearest Airport is the Visakhapatnam_Airport, which is at a distance of 150 km. NH-5(chennai-kolkata) passes through the town. It is well connected with the nearest towns of nandigam,palasa,meliaputti,chapara,sompeta,mandasa,kaviti,itchapuram,narasannapeta,pathapatnam,paralakhemundi and the district capital srikakulam.Tekkali is 50 km distance from srikakulam. According to The Imperial Gazetteer of India Tekkali in 1901 was a Zamindari tahsil in Ganjam district of Madras province. It lies on the coast of Bay of Bengal with an area of 275 square miles. The population was 124,626 compared with 115,553 in 1891. The tahsil...