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Ichchapuram
Ichchapuram is a town in the Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is located nearly 142 km from the district capital, Srikakulam. Ichchapuram municipality is the largest urban local body in the Srikakulam district. It had a population of 36,493 . Geography Ichchapuram lies on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha at . It has an average elevation of 7 metres (22 feet). The town sits on the Bahuda river. The overall geographical area of the town is 27 hectares and the nearest town, Palasa, is 18 km away. Sonpur Beach is a 35-minute drive to the east. Ichchapuram's Maa Mangala temple, not to be confused with the more famous Maa Mangala Temple located in Odisha, is located in the north east quadrant of the municipality. Demographics census, the town had a population of 36,493, with 17,716 males above the age of 6, 18,777 females above the age of 6, and 4,004 children between the ages of 0 and 6. Ichapuram's average litera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichchapuram (Assembly Constituency)
Ichchapuram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency, along with Palasa, Tekkali, Pathapatnam, Srikakulam, Amadalavalasa and Narasannapeta. , there are a total of 246,228 electors in the constituency. In 2019 state assembly election, Ashok Bendalam was elected as an MLA of the constituency, representing the Telugu Desam Party. Overview Constituency Details of Ichchapuram (Assembly constituency): *Country: India. * State: Andhra Pradesh. * District: Srikakulam district. * Region: Coastal Andhra. * Seat: Unreserved. * Eligible Electors as per 2019 General Elections: 2,46,228 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,21,224. Female Electors:1,24,984. Mandals The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are Kanchili, Ichchapuram, Kaviti and Sompeta Sompeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikakulam District
Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the six districts, located in the extreme northeastern direction of the state. It was formerly known as Chicacole , and was under Ganjam district till 1936 April 1, then merged under Vizagapatam district .This was once the part of ancient Kalinga (historical region), Kalinga. History Prehistory Evidence of early historic man and his activities during the Stone Age and Iron Age have been discovered at Sangamayya Konda and Dannanapeta. The speciality of Dannanapeta Iron Age megalithic site is a large single capstone as a dolmen with 36 ft in length and 14 ft in width and 2 ft thickness. Sailada Hills consists of 36 upright rocks and natural caves used for habitation by Iron Age man in Amudalavalasa mandal of the district. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok Bendalam
Ashok Bendalam is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Ichchapuram Assembly constituency from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) since 2014. Political career Bendalam acted as the in-charge for TDP in Ichchapuram. In the 2014 and 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... elections, he won as the MLA from TDP representing the Ichchapuram Assembly constituency. References External links Telugu people People from Srikakulam district Telugu Desam Party politicians Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2014–2019 Andhra Pradesh MLAs 2019–2024 Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{TDP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichchapuram Railway Station
Ichchapuram railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone. It is situated at Ichchapuram in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. History In between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from Cuttack to Vijayawada was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway The East Coast State Railway was a railway company operating in India. It was a guaranteed company formed in 1890. It had a brief existence. The southern part of the East Coast State Railway (from Waltair to Vijayawada) was taken over by Madras .... The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005. References Railway stations in Srikakulam district Khurda Road railway division {{AndhraPradesh-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikakulam (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Srikakulam district . Assembly segments The seven Assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency are: Members of Parliament Election results 2004 2009 2014 2019 See also * List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh currently has 175 constituencies out of which 29 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates and 7 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled tribes candidates. District-wise summary ... References External links Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule {{coord, 18.3, 83.9, display=title Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh Srikakulam district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikakulam Urban Development Authority
The Srikakulam Urban Development Authority is an urban planning agency in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the .... It was constituted on 12 February 2019, under ''Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016'' with the headquarters located at Srikakulam. Jurisdiction The jurisdictional area of SUDA is spread over an area of . It covers 1264 villages in 28 mandals of Srikakulam district. The below table lists the urban areas of SUDA. References Srikakulam district Urban development authorities of Andhra Pradesh State urban development authorities of India {{india-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaani Peta, Nagari Peta, Jagati Metta, Singupuram etc. in Srikakulam District. The Buddhist heritage site of Salihundam has some unique features. It has a beautiful star atop a stupa, rock cut massive stupaas inside chaitya grihas, brick stupas with wheel pattern plan, votive stupas, inscriptions on the steps leading to the stupas and museum housing over two dozen sculpted statue and figurines of Buddha, Jain Teerthankars and other deities Etymology The city was known as ''Chicacole'' before Indian Independence. History Srikakulam or Chicacole is of great historical significance in the medieval and later history of Kalinga. The earliest history of Srikakulam dates back to the ages of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. It falls under the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Local Body
Municipal or local governance refers to the third tier of governance in India, at the level of the municipality or urban local body. History Municipal governance in India in its current form has existed since the year 1664. In 1664, Fort Kochi Municipality was established by Dutch, making it the first municipality in Indian subcontinent, which got dissolved when Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. British followed with the formation of Madras Municipal Corporation in 1687, and then Calcutta and Bombay Municipal Corporation in 1726. In the early part of the nineteenth century almost all towns in India had experienced some form of municipal governance. In 1882 the then Viceroy of India, Lord Ripon, known as the Father of Local Self Government, passed a resolution of local self-government which lead the democratic forms of municipal governance in India. In 1919, a Government of India Act incorporated the need of the resolution and the powers of democratically electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of along the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean. The region is also known as Utkala and is also mentioned in India's national anthem, " Jana Gana Mana". The language of Odisha is Odia, which is one of the Classical Languages of India. The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (which was again won back from them by King Kharavela) in 261 BCE resulting in the Kalinga War, coincides with the borders of modern-day Odisha. The modern boundaries of Odisha were demarcated by the British Indian government when Orissa Province wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palasa
Palasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Palasa mandal. It is located near to the National Highway 16 between Srikakulam and Berhampur. Along with its twin town Kasibugga. Geography Palasa is located at 18.46N 84.25E. It has an average elevation of 38 meters (127 feet). The town has an area of . Demographics census of India, Palasa had a population of 57,507 with 25,000 households. 5,609 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,887 are boys and 2,722 are girls —a ratio of 943 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 75.68% with 39,276 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. Government and politics Palasa Municipality is a civic body constituted in the year 2000. It is spread over an area of with 31 wards. Palasa (Assembly constituency) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.in Palasa (Assembly constituency) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahuda
Cheyyeru river is a river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh that is a tributary of the Pennar river. Course The Cheyyeru is formed by the confluence of the rivers Bahuda and Puncha that originate in Andhra Pradesh. The two streams join at Rayavaram to form the Cheyyeru which then flows for 87 km before joining the Pennar as a right bank tributary at Gundlamada in the Sidhout taluk of Kadapa district, draining a total area of 7,325 km2. The Gunjana river is a tributary of the Cheyyeru and along the Gunjana valley several paleolithic settlements have been discovered. There are several gorges on the river including one after the confluence of its headstreams and the Balarajupalle gorge. The Cheyair series of rocks in the Cudappah rock system of the Eastern Ghats, consisting largely of shales, is named after the Cheyyeru river. Waterworks The Cheyyeru project comprising the 409 metre long Annamayya earthen dam that provides irrigation facilities t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
