Google Map Of Hindupur

Hindupur derives its name from Murari Rao who was a Maratha Chieftain, named this place after a king Hindurao who was his father Late Hindoji Rao. The boundary between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh state goes through Koratagere taluk and Hindupur in Karnataka.

Hindupur is located at 1350N 7729East / 13.83N 77.49East on the banks of Penner River. It is situated at a distance of 100 kilometres from the city of Bengaluru and 14 kilometres from Lepakshi. The nearest airports are Bengaluru International Airport - Devanahalli 70 km, Hyderabad 460 km, and Chennai 400 km.

As the town is on the border with Karnataka, the Kannada is widely spoken, in addition to the native languages, apart from Telugu and Urdu. The town is famous for various goods such as silk, jaggery, iron ,rubi, sapphire, Timber and sugar. Hindupur was the native constituency of the famous actor, director and politician N.T. Rama Rao.

Hindupur is prone to intense heat during the summer and ground water reserves in this area are scarce. This region is prone to droughts during summer. Hospitals and emergency facilities are largely at best and many people are infected by diseases like cholera, diarrhea in summer and Chikungunya, malaria and dengue fever in winter.