Madakasira


Madakasira is a town with a population 19,432 in 2001 and also a mandal in Anantapur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is located near the state border with Karnataka. The Hill Fort in the village is one of the centrally protected monumemts of national importance.

Geography

Madakasira is located at. It has an average elevation of 676 metres. The height of the Madakasira hill is 2936 feet from the Sea Level.Formerly Madakasira is called as SIMHAGIRI because hill from one side looks like a sleeping lion.Around Madakasira there are numerous isolated Peaks and Rocky Clusters which are devoid of any vegetation. Madakasira town is cooler compared to the climate of elsewhere in Anantapur District, hence aptly known as Ooty of Anantapur District.
There are more than 20 villages in the Madakasira Mandal, they are Halukur, Amidalagondi, Eguva Ramagiri, Maruvapalli, E Achampalli, Kothalam, Chandakacherela, Gowdanahalli, R Anantapuram, Chatram, Mallinayakkanahalli, Cheepuleti, Madakasira, Melavoi, Govindapuram, Jadrahalli, Karesankanahalli, Yerrabommanahalli, Upperlahalli, Haresamudram, Bullasamudram, Manur, Kallumarri, C Kodigapalle and Thirumaladevarahalli. Mandals in this Assembly region are Madakasira, Amarapuram, Rolla, Gudibanda and Agali.

Historical places

There are many historical places near Madakasira related to Lord Shiva and numerous other temples and inscriptions. In Madakasira you can find a very big hill with a fort and a temple on its top build by Vijayanagara Samrajam. The town has recently constructed a very big Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

File:MadakasiraFort-Top-View.jpg|Madakasira Fort
File:Madakasira Fort - Large bastion -1.jpg|Madakasira Fort -Large bastion
File:Madakasira Fort - Old gateway.jpg|Madakasira Fort - Old gateway

Education

The medium of education is Telugu and English,
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University's College of Agricultural Engineering is there in Madakasira town Near Tulasidaama vruddasramam Village, Penukonda Road.

Demographics

There are 120 Yadav dominated villages in the Madakasira assembly constituency.
Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Madakasira mandal is as follows: