Markapur is a town and a municipality and Revenue Head Quarter in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the Third largest Town in Prakasam district.
Geography
Markapur is located at 15°44′N 79°17′E / 15.73°N 79.28°E / 15.73; 79.28. It has an average elevation of 145 metres (475 ft).
Demographics
Markapur had a population of 73,583(As per march 2012). Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Markapur has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 62.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 65%. In Markapur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Assembly Constituency
Markapur is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,64,265 registered voters in Markapur constituency in 1999 elections. There are 1,85,484 registered voters in Markapuram Assembly Constituency after delimitation.
List of Elected Members:
1978 - Poola Subbaiah
1983 - V.V.Narayana Reddy
1994 -Janke Venkata Reddy ( very trustworth candidate and won as an independent)
1985, 1989, 1999 and 2004 - Kunduru Pedda Konda Reddy (The great leader from Congress)
2009 - Kandula Narayana Reddy (T.D.P)
Business
Situated on the banks of the Gundlakamma(amma amma) river,this bustling town caters to 80% of the country's demand for slates and slate pencils.
The place has abundant resources of slate mines. The town has lot of slate factories giving employment to many workers. The slates manufactured here are exported to many other states and throughout the world. Designer Slates (which are used for abundently for interiors of the buildings specially for walls) are also manufactured here and these are directly exported mainly to Australia, Singapore and various 5 other countries in the world.
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