Tenali is a town and a mandal in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, South India. It has a population of 164,649 (2011 census). Tenali is famous for its culture. It is Known as Andhra Paris because of three canals of the Krishna River flow through Tenali making it a part of the rice bowl of Andhra Pradesh. One of the canals is navigable up to Nizampatnam port. Tenali is a major railway junction connecting Guntur, Vijayawada, Repalle and Chennai. It is located 16 miles east of Guntur City and 21 miles south of Vijayawada. Great Poet "Vikata Kavi" Tenali Ramakrishna was born in a small village near Tenali
