Vemuru

Vemuru వేమూరు
Village
Peravalivenkateswara temple Peravalivenkateswara temple
Vemuru Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Coastal Andhra
District	Guntur
Mandal	Vemuru
Government
• MLA	Ananda Babu Nakka (Telugu Desam Party)
Population (2011)
• Total	9,796
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency	Bapatla (SC)
Assembly constituency	Vemuru (SC)

Vemuru is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Vemuru mandal of Tenali revenue division.

Demographics

As of 2011 census, the town had a population of 9,796. The total population constitute, 4,850 males and 4,946 females –a sex ratio of 1020 females per 1000 males. 876 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 457 are boys and 419 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 81.32% with 6,457 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 72.39%.

Transport

APSRTC operates busses from Tenali on Tenali – Kollur route. Vemuru railway station is located on Tenali–Repalle branch line of Guntur-Repalle section. It is administered under Guntur railway division of South Central Railways.

Eminent personalities

• Vemuri Gaggaiah (1895–1955), popular Telugu theater artist and film actor, was born in this village. He was well known for portraying horrifying cruel roles.
• Konijeti Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu.

See also

• Vemuru mandal
• Vemuru mandal villages