Jaggayyapeta
| Jaggayyapeta జగ్గయ్యపేట | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Jaggayyapeta Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 16°53′31″N 80°05′51″E / 16.8920°N 80.0976°ECoordinates: 16°53′31″N 80°05′51″E / 16.8920°N 80.0976°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Mandal | Jaggayyapeta |
| Government | |
| • Body | Jaggaiahpeta Municipality |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Raja Gopalam Sreeram (Tataiah) |
| • Member of Parliament | Kesineni Srinivas (Nani) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 23.50 km2 (9.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation[2] | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 53,530 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 521 xxx |
| Telephone code | +91–8654 |
| Vehicle registration | AP–16 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vijayawada |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jaggaiahpeta |
Jaggayyapeta is a census town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Jaggayyapeta mandal of Vijayawada revenue division.[4][5] The town is located on the banks of the Paleru River which is a tributary of the Krishna River.
Etymology
Jaggaiahpeta was governed by a ruler, by name Sri Rajah Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu. It is said that he founded two towns, namely, Jaggayyapeta, named after his father Jaggayya, and Achampeta, named after his mother Atchamma.
History
Government records suggest the founder of the town was Venkatadri Nayudu, who developed and renamed the village of Betavolu to Jaggayyapeta. The region was then infested with robbers and hence the old village was called Dongala Betavolu (Robbers' Betavolu). For some time, Jaggayyapeta was mentioned in Government records with Betavolu written in brackets.
This region has an ancient history, the innocent-looking mound 'Dhanam Bodu', lying east of Jaggayyapeta, has in it the remains of an ancient stupa, which has been lying there for 2,000 years.
Jaggayyapeta became a municipality in 1987 and Sreeram Badari Narayanarao was elected as 1st municipal chairman.
Artifacts
The Archaeological excavation around the town of Jaggayyapeta has found Buddhist stupa of 200 B.C..[6][7] Many sculptures and scriptures of Neolithic, Megalithic and medieval periods are also found around the town.[8]
Governance
Civic administration
Jaggayyapeta municipality was formed in the year 1988. It is a II–Grade Municipality with 23 wards and spread over an area of 23.50 km2 (9.07 sq mi).[1]
Economy
The Mango orchards are in abundant with Banginapalli, Totapuri varieties, those are even exported to foreign countries.[9][10]
Transport
Jaggaiahpet is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from NH-9, which connects Pune and Machilipatnam. A railway line runs from Jaggaiahpeta town to Motumari town. It is used only for goods traffic- mainly cement, raw material for cement plants and limestone for steel plants- and no passenger trains run on this railway line. Thus Motimari railway station (station code MTMI) at Motumari town on Kazipet-Vijayawada section of South Central Railway is the nearest railhead. The railway line from Motumari to Jaggaiahpeta has been extended to Mellacheruvu in May 2012 and is proposed to be extended 40 kilometres (25 mi) to Vishnupuram railway station on Nadikudi-Bibinagar section of South Central Railway. The Motumari-Vishnupuram railway line will connect Jaggaiahpeta railway station with Vijayawada and Hyderabad.
Media and communication
Leading Telugu and English are available in Jaggayyapet. English dailies such as, Deccan Chronicle, Indian Express, The Hindu, The Times of India are available in Jaggayyapet. Telugu dailies: Eenadu, Sakshi, Vaartha, Andhra Jyothi, Andhra Bhoomi and Surya are available in Jaggayyapet.
Jaggaiahpet falls under Andhra Pradesh Telecom circle; For BSNL - it falls under Vijayawada Telecom District.
See also
References
- 1 2 "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,48. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Elevation for Jaggaiahpet". Veloroutes. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 474, 523. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Administrative Setup". Krishna District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Mackenzie, Gordon. "SABLT OB HINDU PERIOD". A_Manual_of_the_Kistna_District_in_the_Presidency_of_Madras_1000731755/9 (Forgotten Books) 2013: 9-10. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "List of Departmental Explorations 1970 - 2002". Department of Archaeology & Museums. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Indian Archaeology 1984-85, A Review" (PDF). Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Srinivas, Rajulapudi (30 April 2013). "Bumper harvest of mangoes likely". The Hindu (Nuzvid (Krishna District)). Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ B. MADHU GOPAL (26 May 2003). "Mangoes up for grabs". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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