Dumpagadapa

Dumpagadapa
village
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Dumpagadapa Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°35′56″N81°22′08″E / 16.59895°N 81.36885°E / 16.59895; 81.36885
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	5,289
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	534235
Telephone code	08816
Vehicle registration	AP-37
Nearest city	Eluru
Sex ratio	1 : 0.966 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Narsapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Undi
Climate	hot (Köppen)

Dumpagadapa is a village and panchayat under Akividu mandal located in the West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] Census of India, Dumpagadapa had a population of 5467. The total population constitute, 2769 males and 2698 females with a sex ratio of 974 females per 1000 males. 550 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with sex ratio of 937. The average literacy rate stands at 69.74%. ^[1]

Education

The village includes the V. V. Giri Government Degree College, founded 1974. ^[2]

Archaeology

The village is located approximately 14 miles from Bhimavaram, and has a brick temple with a stone statue, dedicated to Varadarajasvami. ^[3] The building was believed by Raj researchers to date to the 15th-16th century, and has a pillar with an inscription dated 1153 AD. ^[4]

References

1. "Dumpagadapa Population Census" . Retrieved 18 May 2017.
2. Universities Handbook: India - Association of Indian Universities - Google Books
3. Vishveshvaranand Indological Journal - Google Books
4. Lists of the antiquarian remains in the Presidency of Madras - Robert Sewell - Google Books