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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Madanapalle
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name = Maryada Ramanna Puram
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Madana 022.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Madanapalle town view
| nicknames = Tomato Hub of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra ooty
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh#India
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| coordinates = {{coord|13.55|N|78.50|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Annamayya district|Annamayya]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1618 AD
| founder = Yalagiri Ahobila Naidu
| named_for =
| government_type = Municipal Council
| governing_body = Madanapalle Municipality, [[Palamaner Kuppam Madanapalle Urban Development Authority|PKMUDA]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=municipality>{{cite web|title=Basic Information of Municipality|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Madanapalli/Basic_information_Municipality.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023062932/http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Madanapalli/Basic_information_Municipality.html|archive-date=23 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 56.3
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 695
| population_total = 180180
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-andhrapradesh.php|title=Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts|work=citypopulation.de}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 517 325,517326,517319
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91– 8571
| registration_plate = AP39, AP40
| website = {{URL|madanapalle.cdma.ap.gov.in/en}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Madanapalle''' is a City and District headquarters of [[Annamayya district]] of the Indian state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Madanapalle is headquarters of [[Madanapalle Mandal]], [[Madanapalle revenue division]] and [[Palamaner Kuppam Madanapalle Urban Development Authority|PKM Urban Development Authority]].<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – Chittoor|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2823_PART_B_DCHB_CHITTOOR.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=28 August 2015|pages=19, 21, 58}}</ref><ref name=info>{{cite web|title=:: MADANAPALLE Municipality|url=http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Madanapalli/|website=cdma.ap.gov.in|access-date=23 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012153713/http://cdma.ap.gov.in/Madanapalli/|archive-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

== History ==

Madanapalle was founded by Sri Yalagiri Ahobila Naidu in 1618 [[AD]]. Kammas were said to be the first inhabitants of the town.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Coleridge |first=Francis Arthur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JelAAQAAMAAJ |title=A Brief History of Madanapalli |date=1911 |publisher=Wednesday Review Press |language=en}}</ref>

During the early British administration, [[Sir Thomas Munro]], the first Collector of [[Cuddapah]], played a significant role in the development of the town. He constructed a small thatched house at the present-day location of the Collector's bungalow and visited Madanapalle every summer. Munro's connection with the town is well documented, as he facilitated British control in the region during the early 19th century. Madanapalle and its surrounding areas were formally integrated into the British administration when the region came under their rule in 1800.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hunter |first1=William Wilson |title=The Imperial Gazetteer Of India Vol 16 |date=1908 |publisher=The Clarendon Press |location=Oxford |page=227 |edition=2 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-imperial-gazetteer-of-india-vol-16/page/226/mode/2up}}</ref>

In 1850, Madanapalle was developed as a subdivision under British India, with F.B. Manoly appointed as its first Sub-Collector. Over the years, the town faced several natural calamities, including floods, famines, and epidemics, which shaped its social and economic development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-06-17 |title=Indian cyclone abates after killing more than 120 - India {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/india/indian-cyclone-abates-after-killing-more-120 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref>

Madanapalle is also linked to a significant moment in India's national history. In 1919, [[Rabindranath Tagore]] visited the town and stayed at the [[Besant Theosophical College]], where he translated the Indian national anthem, ''[[Jana Gana Mana]]'', from [[Bengali language|Bengali]] to English. Tagore also set it to western musical notations while in Madanapalle. Jana Gana Mana was originally written in 1911 and first sung at the [[Indian National Congress]] session in Calcutta on 27 December 1911.

== Geography ==
It is located at an average elevation of {{convert|695|m|ft|abbr=on}} above mean sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration |url=https://cdma.ap.gov.in/en/about-us-67 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=cdma.ap.gov.in}}</ref>

Madanapalle is located at {{Coord|13.55|N|78.50|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Madanapalle.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Madanapalle, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location= Madanapalle
|metric first= yes
|single line= yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C= 27.3
|Feb high C= 30.2
|Mar high C= 33.4
|Apr high C= 34.9
|May high C= 35
|Jun high C= 32.1
|Jul high C= 30.2
|Aug high C= 30.1
|Sep high C= 29.9
|Oct high C= 28.6
|Nov high C= 26.8
|Dec high C= 25.7

|Jan low C= 15.5
|Feb low C= 16.8
|Mar low C= 19.4
|Apr low C= 22.2
|May low C= 23.6
|Jun low C= 22.8
|Jul low C= 21.8
|Aug low C= 21.8
|Sep low C= 21.2
|Oct low C= 20.2
|Nov low C= 17.8
|Dec low C= 15.6

|Jan precipitation mm= 4
|Feb precipitation mm= 2
|Mar precipitation mm= 3
|Apr precipitation mm= 28
|May precipitation mm= 61
|Jun precipitation mm= 51
|Jul precipitation mm= 81
|Aug precipitation mm= 73
|Sep precipitation mm= 111
|Oct precipitation mm= 143
|Nov precipitation mm= 54
|Dec precipitation mm= 32
|date=July 2014}}

Source : ''Climate<ref>{{Cite web|title=Madanapalle climate |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/24110/ |access-date=2021-12-25|website=en.climate-data.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104214845/http://en.climate-data.org/location/24110/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}</ref>''

Madanapalle has mild to warm summers with average high temperatures of {{cvt|30 to 35|C}}. Temperatures do not exceed {{cvt|40|C}} and winters are cold with temperatures between {{cvt|7 and 15|C}}. Usually summer lasts from March to June, with the advent of rainy season in June, followed by winter which lasts till the end of February.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], the town had a population of {{formatnum:180180}}. The total
population constitute, {{formatnum:90700}} males, {{formatnum:89480}} females and
{{formatnum:13448}} children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at
81.40% with {{formatnum:99486}} literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and literacy rate) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref>

==Governance==

===Civic administration===

The municipality was formed on 1 April 1961 and is spread over an area of {{convert|14.20|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=municipality /> There are 35 election wards represented by a councilor.<ref name=info /> Madanapalle urban agglomeration is spread over an area of {{convert|23.44|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=census/> Its constituents include the municipality of Madanapalle, the [[out growth]]s of Angallu, Eedigapalle, Ankisettipalle, Chippili, Pamaiahgaripalle, Papireddipalle, Venkappakota, Basinikonda, Kollabylu, Ponnetipalem and Madanapalle (rural).<ref>{{cite web|title=Name of Urban Agglomeration and its State constituent Units-2011|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2-vol2/data_files/AP/Chapter_I.pdf|website=Census of India|access-date=23 December 2015|page=11,22–23}}</ref>

===Politics===
Madanapalle is an [[Madanapalle (Assembly constituency)|Assembly constituency]] in Andhra Pradesh and the constituency number is 164 in [[Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency]].

==Economy ==
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The economy is based on agriculture and main products include tomato, mango, [[Peanut|groundnut]], [[tamarind]]. Madanapalle is the biggest tomato market in Asia.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/madanapalle-tomato-market-losing-its-sheen/article38379820.ece | title=Madanapalle tomato market losing its sheen? | newspaper=The Hindu | date=4 February 2022 }}</ref> The tomatoes from here are supplied to most of the southern states & some of the northern states of India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=V. Pradeep |date=2018-07-02 |title=Tomato glut hits farmers hard |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-07-02/Tomato-glut-hits-farmers-hard/394305 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

It is also famous for silk and silk products like [[sari]]s and other casuals. The quality of silk product is recognizable. You can purchase silk sarees here at [[production cost]]. These are supplied to all major cities in [[South India]] including [[Bengaluru]], [[Chennai]] and all silk product towns for sales.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Traders expect Rs 30 crore business with rise in demand for Venkatagiri sarees |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2022/aug/08/traders-expect-rs-30-crore-business-with-rise-in-demand-for-venkatagiri-sarees-2485253.html |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=The New Indian Express |date=8 August 2022 }}</ref>

== Transport ==
Madanapalle is very well connected by road and rail. There are three Bus terminals in Madanapalle. State owned [[APSRTC]] buses run to different parts of the district, state and interstate – [[Bengaluru]] (KA), [[Kolar, Karnataka|Kolar]] (KA), [[Chintamani, Karnataka|Chintamani]] (KA) and [[Chennai]] (TN), [[Vellore ]](TN).

Madanapalle Road Railway Station (MPL) is situated on [[Dharmavarm - Pakala Branch line]] and all trains stop here.
Trains are available here to travel to [[Guntakal]], [[Tirupati]], [[Vijayawada]]. Daily trains are available from and to [[Guntakal]] & [[Tirupati]]. Other nearest Railway Station is Kurabalakota Railway Station where only Passenger trains stop. New [[Kadapa]] to [[Kolar, Karnataka|Kolar]] via Madanapalle Railway line is under construction it [[Kadapa–Bangalore section]].In this project planned to Upgrade Madanapalle Road Railway station as Junction and one New Railway station to Madanapalle Town.

Three National Highways and One Major State Highway passes through Madanapalle.

[[National Highway 71 (India)|NH 71]] - Madanapalle to [[Naidupeta]] Via [[Pileru]]

[[National Highway 42 (India)|NH 42]] - [[Uravakonda]] to [[Krishnagiri]] Via [[Kuppam]]

[[National Highway 340 (India)|NH 340]] - [[Kadapa]] to [[Bangalore]].

===Airways===
The nearest airports are [[Kempegowda International Airport]] , [[Bengaluru]], which is {{convert|114|km}}, [[Tirupati International Airport]], which is {{convert|128|km}} & [[Kadapa Airport]] which is {{convert|131|km}} .

==Education==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319051231/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

Madanapalle has long standing educational institutions like [[Besant Theosophical College]], founded by Dr.[[Annie Besant]] in 1915. First Degree college in Rayalaseema Region and Rabindranath Tagore translated [[Jana Gana Mana]] from Bengali to English, Outside of Calcutta, the song was first sung by the bard himself at a session in Besant Theosophical College in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh on 28 February 1919 when Tagore visited the college and sung the song. The song enthralled the college students while [[Margaret Cousins]], then vice-principal of the college (also an expert in European music and wife of Irish poet James Cousins), both requested Tagore to create an English translation of the song and set down the musical notation to the national anthem which were provided by Tagore himself.<ref name="we two together">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/WeTwoTogether/page/n363/mode/2up|title=Home|year=1950 }}</ref>

[[Rishi Valley School]], a [[boarding school]], founded by the philosopher [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mits.ac.in/|title=Home|work=mits.ac.in|access-date=23 December 2013|archive-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224035038/https://www.mits.ac.in/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite journal|title=India's Top-ranked Legacy Boarding.Schools|journal=EducationWorld|date=September 2013|page=138|url=http://www.careerindia.com/news/2013/09/10/educationworld-india-school-rankings-2013-006454.html|access-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> Under Management of Krishnamurthy Foundation of India

[[Zilla Parishad High School, Madanapalle]], which was founded in 1924, (ICSE, AP State Syllabus) which was founded in 1981.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veethi.com/schools-in-india/zilla-parishad-high-school-zphs-madanapalli-detail-16271.htm|title=Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) Madanapalli|work=veethi.com}}</ref>

It also has four engineering colleges and a Deemed-To-Be-University:

Deemed-To-Be-University:
*[[Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hindu |date=2025-07-16 |title=MITS granted 'deemed to be university' status - The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mits-granted-deemed-to-be-university-status/article69815813.ece |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=www.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref>
Engineering Colleges:
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*[[Viswam Engineering College]]<ref>{{|url=https://viswamengg.in/}}</ref>
*[[Aditya College of Engineering]]
*[[Golden Valley Integrated Campus]]
*[[Viswam Group of Institutions]]

Degree Colleges:
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*[[Sri Srinivasa degree college]]
*[[Gnanambhika degree college]]
*[[Viswahita degree college]]
*[[Govt degree college]]
*[[Siddartha degree college]]
*[[Vivekanandha degree college]]

It also has some notable intermediate colleges like
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*[[Krishna Reddy Siddhartha Junior College]]
*[[Venkata Reddy Siddhartha Junior College]]
*[[Government Girls College, Madanapalle]]
The government of Andhra Pradesh is planning to establish Government Medical College near Madanapalle and land acquisition has started.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2020-10-01 |title=Madanapalli to get government medical college |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/madanapalli-to-get-government-medical-college-648876 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Entertainment==
There were many cinema theatres. At this moment, theatres Sai Chitra, Ravi, Sunil, A.S.R, Sree Krishna, Siddartha, Mini Siddartha only operating.
Madhusudhana, Pancharatna, Avanthi, Usha, Jyothi, Mallikarjuna, Mini Mallikarjuna, Sesh Mahal, Bhavani, M.S.R.(Tarakarama) theatres closed or converted for other business purpose now.

==Member Of Legislative Members of Madanapalle (1952-present) ==

Madanapalle is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative's]] (MLA) of MADANAPALLE from 1952 to till now
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!S.No
!Year
!Party name
!Name
!Ref
|-
|1
|1952
|[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|Dodda Seetharamaiah
|
|-
|2
|1955
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|T.G.K. Gupta
|
|-
|3
|1962
|[[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
|Dodda Seetharamaiah
|
|-
|4
|1967
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|A. Narasingarao
|
|-
|5
|1972
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|A. Narasingarao
|
|-
|6
|1978
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|G.V. Narayana Reddy
|
|-
|7
|1983
|[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
|R. Narayana Reddy
|
|-
|8
|1985
|[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
|R. Narayana Reddy
|
|-
|9
|1989
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|A. Mohan Reddy
|
|-
|10
|1994
|[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
|R. Sagar Reddy
|
|-
|11
|1999
|[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
|R. Shobha rani
|
|-
|12
|2004
|[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
|Dommalapati Ramesh
|
|-
|13
|2009
|[[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|Mohammed Shahjahan Basha
|
|-
|14
|2014
|[[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]
|Thippa Reddy
|
|-
|15
|2019
|[[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]
|Nawaj Bhasha
|
|-
|16
|2024
|[[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
|Mohammed Shahjahan Basha
|}

== Notable people ==


*[[Jiddu Krishnamurti]] - philosopher<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-29 |title=Get acquainted with J Krishnamurti |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/brunch/get-acquainted-with-j-krishnamurti-101643477889983.html |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Bindu Madhavi]] - Tamil film actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bindu Madhavi interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film actress |url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/bindumadhavi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624012036/http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/bindumadhavi.html |archive-date=2012-06-24 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>
*[[Sri M]]adhukarnath - Yogi and spiritual teacher<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-12-28 |title='Spiritual evolution is individual' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/faith/spiritual-guide-and-educationist-sri-m-insists-mysticism-cannot-be-a-mass-phenomenon/article22317790.ece |access-date=2023-07-12 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*[[Rama Prabha]]- actress {{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

== See also ==
* [[List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population]]
* [[List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh]]

==References==
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Nidanayurveda at 19:02, 25 March 2026