Srikalahasti


Srikalahasti is a holy town in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Srikalahasti mandal in Tirupati revenue division. The town is a part of Tirupati Urban Development Authority, which is located on the banks of the River Swarnamukhi.

History

This Srikalahasti town is named after Sri, Kala and Hasti that once worshiped Shiva Lingam here and attained Moksham.
As per another legend, Vayu and Adishesha had a dispute to find out who is superior, to prove their superiority, Adishesha encircled the Kailasam, Vayu tried to remove this encircle by creating Twister. Because of the twister, 8 parts from kailasam fell into 8 different places which are Trincomalee, Srikalahasti, Tiruchirappalli, Thiruenkoimalai, Rajathagiri, Neerthagiri, Ratnagiri, and Swethagiri Thirupangeeli.

Geography

Srikalahasti is located at on the bank of river Swarnamukhi. It is located 38 km north of Tirupati central.

Demographics

, the town had a population of 80,056. The total population constitute, 38,995 males and 41,061 females — a sex ratio of 1053 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 8,224 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 4,227 are boys and 3,997 are girls — a ratio of 946 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 78.66% with 56,501 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government-aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.
Srikalahasthi has educational institutions ranging from elementary schools to engineering and degree colleges. Srikalahasteeswara Institute of Technology is an engineered by Srikalahasteeswara Trust board.

Transport

is located on the Gudur-Katpadi Branch line section of Guntakal Division of the South Central Railway. Andhra Pradesh State owned Bus services APSRTC operates buses from Tirupati, Chittoor and Nellore.
Tirupati Airport is located within 25 km.