History of TADA

Tada is a town on the Chennai-Nellore highway, just over 65 km (40 mi) from Chennai(Madras), India and 80 km (50 mi) from Tirupathi. It is located in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh and is about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of the Andhra Pradesh border. This place is the exact border of the Andhra Pradesh.

Its nearest major railway station is Tada and Sullurpeta. NH-5 starts from Chennai to Kolkata, which passes through Tada. Pulicat lake lies east to Tada. Further inside is a place called Varadaiahpalem, a trek up to the waterfall its highlight, which are also called Ubbalamadugu Falls locally. It offers a nice trek and an experience of rock climbing too. The forest is not commercialised much and hence it is still a true forest, and not a tourist place.

The major languages spoken in Tada are Telugu and Tamil.

How to get there

The closest city to Tada is Chennai. Tada is well connected to Chennai via local trains and mofussil buses that head to Chennai from Tirupathi and Nellore.

Trains from Chennai heading to Sullurpeta from Chennai Central pass via Tada. There is a train every two hours and the last train from Taaves at 8:30 pm.

What to do there

The closest city to Tada is Chennai. Tada is well connected to Chennai via local trains and mofussil buses that head to Chennai from Tirupathi and Nellore. Trains from Chennai heading to Sullurpeta from Chennai Central pass via Tada. There is a train every two hours and the last train from Tada to Chennai leaves at 8:30 pm.

Highlights of Tada

Its a hub of 3 cities-Chennai, Tirupathi and Nellore. It is now an upcoming industrial place. Special Economic Zone known as Sri City is come up at a distance of 0.5 km (0.31 mi) from Tada.

The Oneness Temple located in the Golden City, Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor Dist. Andhra Pradesh, India: Just 3 km (1.9 mi) from small town Tada.

And many more industries like Control Component India Pvt., Ltd.,(CCI), Nippo batteries Limited, Panasonic Co, Carbon Ltd, Apache Footwear Ltd (Adidas), Regen Power Tech, Tata Regen, Medimix, Rockworth Systems Furniture (India) Pvt. Ltd, Kobelco, VRV, Spinning Mills and Granite Companies including an international school called Chinmaya Mission School.