Tsundur

Tsundur is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Tsundur mandal in Tenali revenue division.[3][4]

Tsundur
Village
Tsundur Train Station
Tsundur
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Tsundur
Tsundur (India)
Coordinates: 16.1583°N 80.583°E / 16.1583; 80.583
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictGuntur
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total5,965
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok SabhaBapatla
Vidhan SabhaVemuru

Demographics

As of 2011 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

The village witnessed killing 8 dalits on 6 August 1991, when a mob of over 300 people, composed of mainly upper caste chased down the victims along the bund of an irrigation canal. This happened after police department asked locals to go aggressive against large number of eve teasing outsiders entering village. In the trial which was concluded, 21 people were sentenced to life imprisonment and 35 others to a year of rigorous imprisonment and a penalty of Rs. 2,000 each, on 31 July 2007, by special judge established for the Purpose under SC, STs Atrocities (Prevention) Act.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Elevation for Rajam". Veloroutes. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "Adminsistrative divisions of Guntur district" (PDF). guntur.nic.in. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. "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.
  5. "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. "Tsundur massacre". Chennai, India: The Hindu (online). 1 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
  7. "Court hearing: tension palpable in Tsundur". Chennai, India: The Hindu (online). 1 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007.


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