| Pincode | 534211 |
| Name | Tanuku Old Town S.O |
| District | West Godavari |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Status | Sub Office(Non Delivery) |
| Head Office | Tanuku H.O |
| Sub Office | |
| Location | Tanuku Taluk of West Godavari District |
| Telephone No | 8819222064 |
| SPCC | ELURU HO-534001 |
| Department Info | Bhimavaram Division Vijayawada Region Andhra Pradesh Circle |
| Address | Tanuku, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Services | Business Post Direct Post EMS (International Speed Post) E-Payment Epost IFS Inland Speed Post Instant Money Order International Mails Money Order National Bill Mail Service Postal Banking Service Postal Life Insurance Postal Stationary Registered Posts |
| Indian Postal Code System Consists of Six digits. The first to digits represent the state, the second two digits represent the district and the Third two digits represents the Post Office.In this case the first two digits 53 represents the state Andhra Pradesh, the second two digits 42 represent the district West Godavari, and finally 11 represents the Post Office Tanuku Old Town S.O. Thus the Zip Code of Tanuku Old Town S.O, West Godavari, andhra pradesh is 534211 | |
Tanuku is a town in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Tanuku mandal in Kovvur revenue division.
According to mythology, the Tarakapuri kingdom, ruled by the Asura king Tarakasena, often referred to as Tarakasura, had his capital in Tanuku. It was named after him and called as Tarakapura. Tarakasena was made a demon after his defeat in a great war between him and Lord Kumara Swamy, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi and the son-in-law of Indra, who was invaded by Tarakasura over an insult meted out to him.
Adikavi Nannayya is reputed to have conducted a large Yagna (sacrifice) under a Jammi(Prosopis cineraria) tree. He also translated first three Parvas (Cantos) of the Mahabaratha from Sanskrit into Telugu. Many of the surrounding villages have some historical connection to
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