- Palamaner
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native_name = Palamaner
type = town
latd = 13.2000 | longd = 78.7500
state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = Chittoor
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footnotes =Palamaner or Palmaner is one of the prominent towns of
Chittoor district ofAndhra Pradesh ,India .Geography
Palamaner, a
municipality in Chittoor District, Andra pradesh is located at coord|13.2000|N|78.7500|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Palmaner.html Falling Rain Genomics.Palmaner] ] It has an average elevation of 683 meters (2244 feet).Palmaner is located on the NH4 Highway which connects
Bangalore andChennai . Being on the border ofTamil Nadu andKarnataka , Palmaner has a mixture of languages and cultures. It has a population more than 100,000.The north side of Palmaner has a court, industrial area and veterinary college. In the south side there is has government college and school and big banker’s colony.
The temple of Lord venkateshwara is at
Keelapatla village, which is said to be as old as the Tirupathi Temple, The mordhana dam(project)in located on tamila nadu territory near 20 km from palamaner.Near by locations
Major villages near Palamaner are Kallu Palli,
V.Kota ,Keelapatla , Baireddipalli,Pathikonda ,Gangavaram , Lakkanapalli, Peddachellara Gunta,nellipatla,kolamasana palli and Eduru.Palamaner is 200 km from
Chennai , 136 km fromBangalore and 108 km fromTirupathi .20 kilometers North of palamaner, exists a water fall called “Kaigal” valley.
7 kilometers down south is the lake called “Kalyana Revu”. Kalyana Revu was named after a myth where, Kalyani, a girl who couldn't succeed in her love, commited suicide in the lake. South of Kalyana Revu there is the Ganganna Sirassu Water Falls, a water fall that drops from about 1000ft.
Forests
Palamaner is surrounded by valleys, hills, water-falls and forests. The forest cover around the town is the only place in
Andhra Pradesh with wild elephants. The forests of Palmaner has been declared as koudinyaElephant Sanctuary , by the Government of AP helped by government of India.Palamaner is an starting spot for trekking in forests spread 200 km around the borders of
Andhara Pradesh andTamil Nadu which covers forest containing wild life, water falls and hilly regions for rock climbing and river rafting.Nameing
The name "Palamaner" has originated from the name "Pallavan eeru". "eeru" in
Tamil means "Lake" which was dug by Pallavan's for the people living around.Climate
The temperatures are moderate as Palamaner is located at a higher altitude. Palamaner can be compared with
Ooty , a popular hill resort.Holidays
On May 15th every year people from different regions participate for blessings and well being from the holy deity "Gangamma". This holiday originated from a 1930's plague prevailed in the region taking thousands of lives. The locals believe that it was controlled by offering prayers in the form of Ganga Jatra.
Economics
The Major investments are in Dairy and Poultry because the Climate suits for these Businesses.There are many Dairy and Poultry Farms coming up in the Recent Years. The town has a Cattle Farm which helps the breeding programs of the region.
The Terrakota art pootery is an art of the soil of Palmaner. There is huge demand for the terracotta items in
Rajasthan ,Gujarath and Punjab states of India. One can see the terracotta items of Palmaner in any of the Art Exhibitions, and handicraft emporias of in most of the cities of India.Palamaner was popular for
roof tile manufacturing for a long time.Rural areas near Palamaner are famous in
silk production . The government has decided to setup a textile park in 500 acres of Palamaner.Palamaner has a tomato Commisson market, where farmers from different parts of district will come to sell tomatoes. Every Friday many farmers gather in the market area to sell vegetables/fruits/food grains/dry fish/house hold articles etc.
There are many small scale industries developing in and around Palamaner and the government is giving aid in developing such industries.
Religion
The town has a mixture of Muslim and Christian communities apart from the majority Hindu population.
Education
Emmaus Swiss High School (ICSE) andLeprosy Hospital also help this region in providingHealth andEducation services.Assembly Constituency
Palamaner is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
* 1952 - B. Ramabrahmam (
Indian National Congress )
* 1962 - K. Nanjappa (Indian National Congress )
* 1967 - T.C. Rajan(Independent)
* 1972 - M.M. Ratnam (Indian National Congress )
* 1978 - A. Ratnam (Indian National Congress I)
* 1983 - Anjaneyulu (Telugu Desam Party )
* 1985 - Dr. Patnam Subbaiah (Telugu Desam Party )
* 1989 - Dr. Patnam Subbaiah (Telugu Desam Party )
* 1994 - Dr. Patnam Subbaiah (Telugu Desam Party )
* 1999 - Dr. M. Tipeswami (Indian National Congress )
* 2004 - L.Lalitha Kumari (Telugu Desam Party )References
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