Avanigadda

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

Last updated September 06, 2024

Mandali Magistrate Office in Avanigadda. MagistarteOffice.jpg — 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]

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.^[4]

Government Library in Avanigadda.. GOVTLibrary.jpg — 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.

Revenue Office in Avanigadda. RevenueOffice.jpg — Revenue Office in Avanigadda.

Culture and tourism

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.^[5]

Other tourism attractions are Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge,^[6] Srikakulam Srikakulandhra Vishnu Temple,^[7] Mopidevi Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Temple and Hamasaladeevi beach.^[8]

Politics

Buddha Prasad Mandali, who was also MLA of Avanigadda Andhra Pradesh Assembly in JSP government,^[9] has lost to Simhadri Ramesh Babu in 2024 elections.

Transport

Panchayat and Sachivalayam Office in Avanigadda.Avanigadda Schivalayam.jpg — Panchayat and Sachivalayam Office in Avanigadda.Avanigadda

Tahshildhar Office in Avanigadda. TahsildharOffice.jpg — 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. ^[10]

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.

Government degree college in Avanigadda. DegreeCollege.jpg — Government degree college in Avanigadda.

Government Hospital in Avanigadda. GovtHospital.jpg — Government Hospital in Avanigadda.

Government Girls High School in Avanigadda. HighSchoolplus.jpg — Government Girls High School in Avanigadda.

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[census-1] 1 2 "District Census Handbook – Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,472. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[population-2] "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[map-3] 1 2 "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 520, 531. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

[4] "Avanigadda and Bay of Bengal" (Map). Google Maps . Google. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

[5] T. Appala Naidu (17 August 2013). "Aqueduct turns a hot tourist destination". The Hindu. Puligadda (Krishna District). Retrieved 2 September 2014.

[6] Naidu, T. Appala (29 September 2013). "Puligadda toll plaza to have CC cameras". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[7] "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.

[8] "Tourism and forest dept come together to develop Hamsaladeevi beach - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[9] Naidu, T. Appala (1 April 2024). "Former Deputy Speaker Mandali Buddha Prasad joins JSP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[10] "APS RTC depots". apsrtc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

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