Sullurupeta is a town in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a municipality and also the Mandal headquarters of Sullurpeta Mandal. It serves as a gateway to Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
Geography
Sullurupeta is located about 90 km south of Nellore, 77 km east of Tirupati, and about 83 km north of Chennai, Tamilnadu. It is 16km west of the world-famous ISRO island Sriharikota from where the Indian rockets are launched. The Pulicat lake separates Sullurpeta and Sriharikota. It has an average elevation of 11 meters (36 feet).
Nearby educational institutions
Gokula Krishna College of Engineering, Sullurpeta
Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Sullurpeta
Cinema
V Epiq in Sullurpeta is Asia's largest and world third largest cinema screen. it is 106 feet width and has 670 seating capacity. the complex will have two more screens with 170 seats each. One of them will have Dolby Atmos advanced 3D surround sound with woofers fixed to every seat for a more mind-blowing experience. Apart from this, there will be an all-terrain vehicle track for the entertainment of the visitors. cost is Rs 80 crores and in seven and a half acres.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, Sullurupeta had a population of 27,504. The total population constitute, 12,955 males and 14,549 females —a sex ratio of 1123 females per 1000 males. 2,612 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,330 are boys and 1,282 are girls —a ratio of 964 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 83.64% with 20,819 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%..
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullurpeta
