Nimmada

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?Nimmada Andhra Pradesh • India
Nimmada
Coordinates: 18°27′10″N 84°07′29″E / 18.4527, 84.1247
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 29.26 m (96 ft)
District(s)	Srikakulam
Codes • Pincode	• 532 430

Coordinates: 18°27′10″N 84°07′29″E / 18.4527, 84.1247 Nimmada (Telugu - నిమ్మాడ) is a village and panchayat in Kotabommali Mandal near Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located approximately 30 kilometers north of Srikakulam town near the sea. It comes under Harishchandrapuram assembly constituency.

1 Geography
2 Importance
3 Education
4 Travel
5 Gallery
6 References

[edit] Geography

Nimmada is located at latitude of 18° 27′ 9.72″ N, longitude of 84° 7′ 28.92″ E and at an altitude of 29.26 meters (96 feet).
Nimmada on Wikimapia^[1]

[edit] Importance

It is one of the prominent villages in Kotabommali Mandal as it is the hometown of three important political leaders.
1. Krishna Murthy Kinjarapu - He became the MLA for Harishchandrapuram assembly constituency in 1964.
2. Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu^[2] - He was the MLA for Harishchandrapuram assembly constituency from 1982-1996, then he went on to become the Member of Parliament, Srikakulam District(1996-present).
3. Atchanna Naidu Kinjarapu^[3] - Elected MLA for Harishchandrapuram assembly constituency since 1996. He is the younger brother of Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu

There are four registered godowns of Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Nimmada, which provide good source of employment to the villagers other than farming. During April 2003 to March 2004, 7,230 tonnes of foodgrains were transported to MLS point, Kotabommali from FCI godown, Nimmada for which transport charges were paid at Rs.126.90 (10Km X Rs.12.69) per tonne.^[4]

[edit] Education

There are three Mandal Parishad (M.P.) Primary Schools and one Zilla Parishad (Z.P.) High School.

School Code	School Name	Postal Address
0128089^[5]	M.P.Primary School	Nimmada Junction (Village)
0128088^[6]	M.P.Primary School	Nimmada BC Colony
0128082^[7]	M.P.Primary School	M.P.P.School, Nimmada
0128608^[8]	Z.P.High School	Nimmada (Via) Priya Agraharam

[edit] Travel

Nimmada is 30 kilometers from the district's main town Srikakulam.
Kotabommali, the mandal head quarters is 10 kilometers away.
Narasannapeta, a smaller town than Srikakulam is 10 kilometers.
Nearest railway station is Harishchandrapuram, 2 kilometers away.
Nearest airport is Vishakapatnam, 130 kilometers away which would take around two hours of road travel.