Nandigama
| mandasa నందిగామ Nandigramam | |
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| Town | |
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  mandasa | |
| Coordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°18′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.3000°ECoordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°18′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.3000°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 37,567 [1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 521 185 |
| Telephone code | 8678 |
| Vehicle registration | AP16 |
| Nearest city | Vijayawada |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nandigama |
Nandigama is a town and Nagar Panchayat in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. The town has a population of 37,567. The town is known for its numerous temples.
Geography
Nandigama is located 49 km north of Vijayawada and 46 km east of Kodada. The river Muniyeru flows in the outer part of the city. Nandigama has four seasons; Summer is the longest extending from March to July. Temperatures reach 49 degrees in mid May.
The following is the list of villages in this municipality. [2]
- Adaviravulapadu
- Ambarupeta
- Anantasagaram
- Anigandlapaadu
- Chandapuram
- Cheruvukommupalem
- Damuluru
- ETURU
- Gandepalli
- Gollamudi
- Gummadidurru
- Hanumanthupalem
- Ithavaram
- Jonnalagada
- Kammavari palem
- Kandrapadu
- Kanchala
- Kethaveerunipadu
- Konathamatmakuru
- Konayapalem
- Konduru
- Kurugantivari kandrika
- Latchapalem
- Lingalapadu
- Magallu
- Munagacherla
- Pallagiri
- Peddavaram
- Ponnavaram
- Raghavapuram
- Ramireddipalli
- Rudravaram
- Satyavaram
- Sanagapadu
- Somavaram
- Thakkellapadu
- Thorragudipadu
- Turlapadu
- Venganayakuni Palem
- Venkatapuram
- Thotaravulapadu
Civic administration
Nandigama is a Municipality covering many villages under its administration. There are approximately 24 villages under the Nandigama nagara panchayat. Nandigama has one law-and order police station no Traffic police station, a one assistant Sessions Court, 2 junior civil judges courts Government Hospital, more than 20 colleges and 50 schools. nandigama has longhistory sathavahanas ruledit later krishnadevaraya, kakatiyas the balija kings
Transport
Air
The nearest airport is Vijayawada Airport విజయవాడ విమానాశ్రయము located in Gannavaram, which is about two hours from Nandigama by road via National Highway 9.
Rail
The nearest railway is at Madhira which is 19 km from Nandigama, or Vijaywada which is 50 km.
Road
Nandigama has APSRTC(state transport)bus station well connected to many major cities in A.P.The NH9 (NH65 Now) which connects Hyderabad and Vijayawada passes through Nandigama. The city is well connected to Vijaywada. Nandigama is about 220 km from Hyderabad and Vijayawada is 49 km away. It is connected to river krishna which is 15 km away at gudimetla ramannapeta village. On crossing the river at this village one can reach guntur district. Small and large vehicles can also cross the river krishna here through ballakatu (wooden carrier) located at gudimetla village. Sattenepalli town is 35 km (total comes to 50 km from nandigama) on the other side of the river, thus cutting short a distance of 70 km (which is 120 km through vijayawada) to reach there and many people choose this route. Chandarlapadu mandal is 16 km from nandigama. Jaggayapeta town is 25 km from nandigama where number of cement and paper industries are present. Madhira (which has railway station) is 19 km to nandigama. Penuganchiprolu, a piligrimage temple site of Tiruptammavaru is located 20 km away from nandigama.
Education
Nandigama is a hub for International, Government, Private schools and colleges; Maria Nivas English Medium High School is located in this town which is run by Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco. Kakani Venkata Ratnam college(Famous as KVR College) a Govt Degree college is located in this town. This college was named after Late. Kakani Venkata Ratnam who was a Cabinet minister. M.R.R Group of Institutions, offers M.Pharmacy, B.Pharmacy, MBA, MCA, B.Ed, & M.Sc Organic Chemistry Courses in Nandigama Town. GDMM Women's Engineering College is situated in Nandigama which offers technical education, apart from these there are many educational institutions within reach from Nandigama.
Schools
- Don Bosco Girls High School
- Gowtham Techno Concept
- Kakthiya Apollo
- Maria Nivas English Medium High School
- Narayana Techno Concept
- Ravindra Bharati
- Rama Krishna School
- Sri Chaitanya Techno Concept
Junior and Degree Colleges
- K.V.R Jr,Degree and PG College
- Chaitanya Jr & Degree College
- Maria Nivas Junior College for Women
Colleges Offering Professional Degree
- M.R.R GROUP OF Institutions
- GDMM Engineering College
Politics
The town was upgraded to a municipality in December 2011. For the last 20 years only party ruling here is TDP.
Media and communication
Radio
Nandigama has two radios stations: Radio Mirchi 98.3 and Red FM 93.5.
Sports
Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Badminton, Volleyball and Cricket are played in Nandigama. There is a basket ball court at KVR College. Many district cricket tournaments are held at the Zilla Parishat High School.
Attractions
Muneru River, a Tributary of Krishna River flows in this region. Silvagiri a place which is near Nandigama attracts people around the area with its beautiful natural scenic spots.
Religious
There are many Churches, Hindu Temples and Mosques in Nandigama. Nandigama holds the Limca Book of Records for conducting Mukkoti Ekadashi 111 times. It has famous temple on pallagiri gattu (pallagiri mountain) 2 km from the town.
Banks
- State Bank of India, Nandigama
- State Bank of Hyderabad, Nandigama
- Andhra Bank, Nandigama
- Indian Bank, Nandigama
- Central Bank of India, Nandigama
- co-operation bank of india,Nandigama
- corporation bank,Nandigama
- Bank of india,Nandigama
- Muthoot Finance Ltd,Nandigama
References
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- ↑ India Census
- ↑ "Villages in Nandigama Municipality". Retrieved 2007-02-15.