Hindupur

Hindupur, also known as Hindupuram is the largest city in Sri Sathya Sai district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Hindupuram mandalam. Hindupuram is the Parliamentary Constituency in the newly formed Sri Sathya Sai district. It is located about 619 km from Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, 67 km from district headquarters Puttaparthi. As of 2011, Hindupuram municipality had a population of 151,835. It is an important local pilgrimage center with a number of temples in and around the city, including Sri Peta Venkata Ramana Swamy Temple, Sree Vasavi Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple, Guddam Sri Ranganath Swamy Temple, Sugur Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple, and the historical Lepakshi Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple. Hindupuram is connected to the major cities in the region by road and by train. This includes National Highway 44, Bangalore Highway [KA SH 9], Parigi Road, Lepakshi Road National Highway 544E (India), Kadiri Road National Highway 716G (India), and Penukonda Road. Hindupur Railway Station (code – 'HUP') in the Bengaluru City Railway Station KSR Bengaluru stretch of the South Western Railway zone is one of the busiest in the route. The Penukonda–Hindupur and Hindupur Industrial Area maintained by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation and Hindupur's surrounding stretch has a number of industries involved in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, automobile and IT which makes Hindupur an industrial town in the state.