Avanigadda

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Avanigadda
అవనిగడ్డ
Avanigadda
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Avanigadda
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°1′11″N80°55′12″E / 16.01972°N 80.92000°E / 16.01972; 80.92000
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Mandal Avanigadda
Government
  Type Gram Panchayat
  BodyAvanigadda Gram panchayat
   MLA Mandali Buddha Prasad
   MP Vallabhaneni Balashowry
Area
[1]
  Total
13.39 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
  Total
23,737
  Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code +91-08671
Lok Sabha constituency Machilipatnam
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Mandali Magistrate Office in Avanigadda.

Avanigadda is a town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Avanigadda mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division. [1] [3]

Contents

This area compromises the old area of Diviseema. [4]

Government High School in Avanigadda. Govt High School in Avanigadda.jpg
Government High School in Avanigadda.
Main Branch of Post Office in Avanigadda. Post Office in Avanigadda.jpg
Main Branch of Post Office in Avanigadda.
Raitu Barosa Kendram in Avanigadda. Office of Raitu Barosa Kendram.jpg
Raitu Barosa Kendram in Avanigadda.

Geography

Avanigadda is located on the banks of the Krishna River. [3] It is located 30 km away from the delta of Krishna River and Bay of Bengal. [5]

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Government Library in Avanigadda..

Climate

Due to its proximity to the Bay of Bengal, Avanigadda and its surrounding villages are prone to cyclones and floods. It is devastated by 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone which had a velocity over 200 kmph. A memorial, at the point of furthest advance of the Storm surge was built near this village in memory of the people who died in the storm.

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Revenue Office in Avanigadda.

Culture and tourism

Holy Goddess Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple at Avanigadda Holy Goddess Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple at Avanigadda.jpg
Holy Goddess Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple at Avanigadda

The main religious destinations in town are temples such as Sri Addanki Nancharamma Temple at Viswanadhapalli, Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple and Sri Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple. [6]

Other tourism attractions are Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge, [7] Srikakulam Srikakulandhra Vishnu Temple, [8] Mopidevi Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Temple and Hamasaladeevi beach. [9]

Politics

Buddha Prasad Mandali, who was also MLA of Avanigadda Andhra Pradesh Assembly in JSP government, [10] has lost to Simhadri Ramesh Babu in 2024 elections.

Transport

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Panchayat and Sachivalayam Office in Avanigadda.Avanigadda
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Tahshildhar Office in Avanigadda.

Repalle is the nearest town from Avanigadda which is 10 km away. State-run APS RTC has a bus depot in this village and runs busses to nearest towns and Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad, among other places. APS RTC runs Palle Velugu, Express, Deluxe, Super Luxury, Indra and Night Rider class of busses. [11]

Private players also run their services from Avanigadda to major cities, and compete with the state run APSRTC, by plying busses to the places where the state-run transport corporation doesn't. Although the town lacks direct rail connectivity, it is still a popular choice of transport. The nearest railway station (Repalle railway station) lies 10 km away, in Repalle.

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Government degree college in Avanigadda.
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Government Hospital in Avanigadda.
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Government Girls High School in Avanigadda.

See also

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Government Girls High School in Avanigadda..

References

  1. 1 2 "District Census Handbook – Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,472. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 520, 531. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. . Divi seema Uppena . Retrieved on 2024-10-23.
  5. "Avanigadda and Bay of Bengal" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. T. Appala Naidu (17 August 2013). "Aqueduct turns a hot tourist destination". The Hindu. Puligadda (Krishna District). Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. Naidu, T. Appala (29 September 2013). "Puligadda toll plaza to have CC cameras". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  8. "Respect your mother tongue, tradition and culture: Nutalapati Venkata Ramana". Deccan Chronicle. 11 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. "Tourism and forest dept come together to develop Hamsaladeevi beach - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  10. Naidu, T. Appala (1 April 2024). "Former Deputy Speaker Mandali Buddha Prasad joins JSP". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  11. "APS RTC depots". apsrtc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2018.