Undavalli

Undavalli
Neighbourhood

Undavalle village along Amaravathi road
Undavalli

Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 16°29′45″N 80°34′48″E / 16.4957°N 80.5800°E / 16.4957; 80.5800Coordinates: 16°29′45″N 80°34′48″E / 16.4957°N 80.5800°E / 16.4957; 80.5800
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Mandal Tadepalle
Area
 • Total 13.05 km2 (5.04 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 24 m (79 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 9,743
 • Density 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 522501
Vehicle registration AP–07

Undavalli is an neighbourhood of Amaravati, the state capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[3] It was a village in Tadepalle mandal of in Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.[2][4] 5th century Buddhist and Hindu Undavalli Caves which signify Monolithic Indian rock-cut architecture are present at this place.

Geography

Undavalli board near caves

Undavalli is located at 16°29′45″N 80°34′48″E / 16.4957°N 80.5800°E / 16.4957; 80.5800.[5] It has an average elevation of 24 m (79 ft). It is situated on the south bank of Krishna River.

Government and politics

Undavalli gram panchayat is the local self-government of the village. The elected members of the gram panchayat is headed by a sarpanch.[6] The sarpanch of the villages was awarded Nirmala Grama Puraskaram for the year 2013.[7]

Transport

Undavalli center along Amaravathi road

The Vijayawada-Amaravati road connects Undavalli with Vijayawada.[8] APSRTC operates buses on this route from Pandit Nehru bus station of Vijayawada.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elevation for Pedakurapadu". Veloroutes. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 15,28. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "New Andhra capital Amaravati to compete for Smart City tag". The New Indian Express. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Declaration of A.P. Capital City Area–Revised orders" (PDF). Andhra Nation. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Undavalli
  6. ↑ Seetharam, Mukkavilli (1990-01-01). Citizen Participation in Rural Development. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170992271.
  7. ↑ "2 Terms for Sarpanch Proposed to Centre". The New Indian Express. Visakhapatnam. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Four-lane road to Andhra Pradesh new capital soon". The Hindu. Guntur. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "RTC to introduce bus services in Guntur city".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.