Tenali Town

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Tenali Town

Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in Guntur District, Madras Presidency, situated in 16° 15 N. and 80° 38' E., on the East Coast Railway. Population (1901), 10,204. Since the advent of the railway, new streets have been laid out and houses built, and the town gives promise of further considerable extension. In the temples at Tenali are some inscriptions which have not yet been deciphered ; and the town is reputed to be the birthplace of Garla- pati Ramalingam, one of the eight poets who adorned the court of king Krishna Deva of Vijayanagar.