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Durgada, Kakinada District
Durgada, formerly Durga Ooda or Durga Vaahini, is a rural village in Gollaprolu Mandal, Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located northeast of Pithapuram and Gollaprolu. The village is located 1.8 kilometers away from NH 214 and 3 kilometers away from NH 5. The nearest city (35 km) is Kakinada. The village has rail access through a halt, and the nearest railway stations are Ravikampadu East Godavari (2.6 km) and Gollaprolu (9.2 km). The nearest railway junction is Samalkot. The nearest airstrip is Madhurapudi, Rajahmundry (75 km) and the nearest airport is Vishakapatnam (125 km). The nearest seaport is Kakinada Port. Transport Roadways: There was once an APSRTC bus facility, but now there is no public bus facility. The people depend on Autorikshas. Railways: There is a Railway Gate halt in the village. There are 2 passenger trains available every day. among 2, 1 is towards Vishakapatnam and the remaining is towards Samalkot Junctio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
