In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Eluru is both a city and the district center of Eluru district. It is the mandal headquarters of Eluru mandal in the Eluru revenue division and one of the state’s fourteen municipal corporations. The Tammileru River runs through the city. The city is renowned for its hand-woven goods and wool-pile carpets. There were 214,414 people living in the city as of the 2011 Indian Census. Its history began in the second century of the common era.

Meaning and Origin
It was a Vengi Kingdom territory.It was called ‘Helapuri’ and served as the capital city of the Buddhist kingdom of Vengi.[5] ‘Ellore’ was another name for it.To differentiate with Raya Vellore or Vellore