About Nellore Municipal Corporation

ULB Profile:

Nellore  Municipal  Corporation  is  spread  over  an  area  of  149.2sq.Kms.  with  a  population  of 6,00,869(2011  census).    It  is  located  279kms  from  capital  city.  It  was  established  as  Nellore Municipality in the year 1884 and constituted as Municipal Corporation in the Year 2004. There are 2 Zones and 54 election wards in this municipality. Primacy of Nellore City accounts for 65% of Urban Population of Nellore District.

 

Regional Connectivity:


Road:

  • Nellore city is connected to major Cities through National Highway 5 (Vijayawada, Tirupati and Chennai
  • National Highway 45 connects to Hyderabad and National Highway 4 connects to Bangalore

Railway

  • Nellore is one of the 14 A category South Central Railway.
  • The  station  is  well  connected  to  the  capital  cities  like  Hyderabad,  Chennai,  Kolkakta, Bangalore and Prominent cities like VisakhaPatnam, Vijaywada and Tirupati

AIR:

  • Chennai International Airport -192 kms,
  • Tirupati Airport -124 Kms and
  • Vijayawada Airport -297 K

Port:

  • Krishnapatnam port is the largest private sector   deep water Port in India – 26 km from Nellore City

Major industrial Locations:


  • 125 Kms from the Sri City and 70 kms from the proposed SEZ at Naidupeta  on NH5
  • 40 kms from the prposed KBT nodefor CBIC.