Ooty of Andhra Pradesh

Madanapalle town is located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh.

Madanapalle was founded by Sri Ahobila Naidu in 1618 AD.

Sir Thomas Munro was first collector of Cuddapah(kadapa) and he visits every summer to Madanapalle and constructed a collector bungalow to stay in 1850.

F. B Manoly was the first sub collector of town.

Rabindranath Tagore translated "Jana Gana Mana" from Bengali to English and also set if to music in Madanapalle.

National Anthem was was written by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore as early as in 1911 and was sung at Annual Session of the INC at Calcutta on December 27th 1911.

The anthem was actually composed at besant theosophical college in Madanapalle.

Madanapalle is located at an average elevation of 2,280 ft above sea level.

Average high temperature will be 30 to 35 'c doesn't  exceed 40 'c and average temperature in winter will be 7 to 15 'c.

The weather in the region remains hot for the major part of the year except during winter months, which is the ideal time to visit the place.

It has a population of 180,180 the average literacy rate stands at 81.40% .

Madanapalle municipality was formed on 1 April 1961.

The people of this place mainly follow the local culture and the two main languages spoken here are Telugu and Urdu. 

Economy of Madanapalle

Economies based on agriculture and main products like Tomato, Mango, Ground nut, Tamarind and silk sarees.

Its has the Asia's biggest Tomato market and it will be supplied all over the India.

Education In Madanapalle

Madanapalle has the long standard educational institutions like B.T college.

Rishi valley boarding school founded by the philosopher "Jiddu Krishna Murthy" and ZP high school was founded in 1924.

Jiddu Krishna Murthy is one of  the Notable personality from the town.

Tourism hill station 

Horsely hills {Ooty of Andhra Pradesh} is a series of hills near Madanapalle , Chittoor district , Andhra Pradesh , India.

History of Horsley Hills

Horsley Hills is a very popular summer hill resort situated near the town of Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh. The resort is at an easily accessible distance from major cities of the south like Bangalore, Hyderabad and Tirupati. 

In fact, the place sees a large influx of tourists from these areas during the months of April and May when summer heat is at its peak. 

This scenic hill station provides much needed respite from the hot weather. The hill station was previously known as Yenugu Mallamma Konda. 

The place was named after a small girl called Mallamma who was looked after by the elephants ever since she was a baby. She would care for the sick people of the nearby tribes. 

When she disappeared suddenly one day the tribal people decided to build a temple for her. Later the name of the hill station was changed after a British Officer, W.D. Horsley, made it his summer resort by constructing two houses, the Karachi Room and the Milk Bungalow.

How to Reach to Horsely Hills

How to reach Horsley Hills by Air

The nearest International Airport is Bangalore International Airport, roughly three hour drive from Horsley-hills. It is well connected to a spectrum of cities in the country and worldwide like Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jorhat, Kolkata, Lucknow, Madurai Dubai, Singapore and Dammam through Air India, Go Air, Indigo, Jet Airways, Jet Konnect, Kingfisher Airlines and Spice Jet.

How to reach Horsley Hills by Rail

The nearest Railway Station is Madnapalle Railway Station which is connected to the major cities of Andhra Pradesh and is just 26 Kms from Horsley-hills. It is situated on the major New Delhi-Chittoor railway line and is linked with the cities like New Delhi, Bangalore, Mysore, Lucknow, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Patna and Gaya.

How to reach Horsley Hills by Road

Horsley-hills is 29 Kms from Madanapalle, 74 Kms from Kadiri, 121 Kms from Chittoor, 131 Kms from Kadapa, 155 Kms from Vellore, 185 Kms from Bangalore, 270 Kms from Ambattur, 277 Kms from Chennai, 305 Kms from Puducherry, 348 Kms from Mysore, 521 Kms from Hyderabad and is connected through Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and some private travel services.

Top 5 Places to Visit in Horsley Hills

• View Point. The View point is quite a scenic point at a distance of around 200 meters from the bus stand at Horsley. ... 
• Gali Bandalu. The Gali Bandalu tourist spot also wins the name of Windy Rock. ... 
• Mallamma Temple. ... 
• Horsley Hills Zoo. ... 
• Kaigal Falls / Dumukurallu Waterfalls, Near Kanipakam.

Assembly Constituency

The MLA Candidates from 1952.

1952                         Dodda Seetharamaiah           (CPI)

1955                         T.G.K Gupta                          (Congress)

1962                         Dodda Seetharamaiah           (CPI)

1967                         A. Nava Singarvao               (Congress)

1972                         A. Nava Singarvao               (Congress)

1978                         G.V. Narayana Reddy            (Congress)

1983                         R. Narayana Reddy                (TDP)

1985                         R. Narayana Reddy                (TDP)

1989                         A. Mohan Reddy                   (Congress)

1994                        R. Sagar Reddy                      (TDP)

1999                         R. Shobha Rani                      (TDP)

2004                        Dommalapati Ramesh             (TDP)

2009                        Mohammad Shajahan Basha  (Congress)