Padmanabham

For the Indian actor, see Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao.
Padmanabham
—  village  —
Padmanabham
Location of Padmanabham
in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District(s) Vizianagaram
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Elevation

• 23 metres (75 ft)

Padmanabham is a Village and Mandal in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

There is a famous Ananta Padmanabha Swami Temple on a hill.

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Geography

Padmanabham is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 23 meters (78 feet).

War of Padmanabham

The War of Padmanabham was fought on July 10, 1794 between British Colonel Pendergast sent by the Governor of Madras, John Andrews and The Rajas of Vizianagaram kingdom. China Vijayaramaraju lost his life and the British got their full control over the Vizianagaram kingdom with loss of only 13 persons.[2]

Villages and Panchayats

There are 21 village panchayats in Padmanabham mandal.[3]

References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Padmanabham
  2. ^ http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V19_316.gif
  3. ^ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier