Tsundur is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tsundur mandal in Bapatla revenue division.[3][4]
Tsundur | |
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 Tsundur Train Station | |
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.svg)  Tsundur Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Tsundur Tsundur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°09′30″N 80°34′59″E / 16.1583°N 80.583°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Bapatla |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,965 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha | Bapatla |
| Vidhan Sabha | Vemuru |
Demographics edit
As of 2011[update] Census of India, the town had a population of 5,965. The total population constitute, 3,069 males, 2,896 females and 467 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 69.94% with 3,845 literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%.[2][5]
Dalit massacre edit
On 6 August 1991, 8 Dalits were murdered within the village when a mob of over 300 people, composed of mainly upper caste members, hunted down the victims along the bund of an irrigation canal. The incident happened after police allegedly asked locals to show aggression towards the Dalit population within the village, following recent tension among members of different castes in the area. During the resulting trial, 21 offenders were sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement and 35 others to one year of imprisonment and a penalty of 2,000Rs each, on 31 July 2007, by the special judge under the SCs, STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Elevation for Rajam". Veloroutes. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Administrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Mandal wise villages" (PDF). Revenue Department – AP Land. National Informatics Center. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ^ "Tsundur massacre". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ^ "Court hearing: tension palpable in Tsundur". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.