Avanigadda is a town in

Krishna district Krishna district is district in the coastal Andhra Region in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, with Machilipatnam as its administrative headquarters. It is the coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. Machilipatnam is the most populated city in the di ...

of the

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n 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 is the mandal headquarters of Avanigadda mandal in

Machilipatnam revenue division Machilipatnam revenue division (or Machilipatnam division) is an administrative division in the Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district with 11 mandals under its administrati ...

Geography

Avanigadda is located on the banks of the Krishna River. It is located 30 km away from the delta of Krishna River and Bay of Bengal. Climate Due to its proximity to the

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, Avanigadda and its surrounding villages are prone to

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and floods. It is devastated by 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone which had a velocity over 200 kmph. A memorial, at the point of furthest advance of the

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was built near this village in memory of the people who died in the storm.

Culture and tourism

Sri Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple at Avanigadda

Puligadda-Penumudi bridge, Srikakulam Srikakulandhra Vishnu Temple,

Mopidevi Mopidevi is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Mopidevi mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division. It is one of the villages in the mandal to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital ...

Sri subrahmanyeswara swamy Temple,

Hamasaladeevi Hamsaladeevi is a village in Diviseema, Koduru Mandal, Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. In the regional language it translated as "Swans Island".In this place Krishna River converges into the Bay of Bengal. The Krishna R ...

beach etc., are the tourism attractions in the town. Temples such as Sri Addanki Nancharamma Temple at Viswanadhapalli, Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple and Sri Lakshmi Narayana Swamy temple are the main religious destinations.

Politics

Buddha Prasad Mandali who was also Deputy speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly in TDP government. has lost to Simhadri Ramesh Babu in 2019 elections.

Transport

Repalle Repalle is a town in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is one of the 12 municipalities in Bapatla district and the headquarters of Repalle mandal under the administration of Bapatla revenue division. It is situate ...

is the nearest town from Avanigadda which is 10 km away. State run APS RTC has a

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in this village and runs busses to nearest towns and

Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ...

Holy Goddess Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple at Avanigadda

References

{{Mandal headquarters in Krishna district Villages in Krishna district Mandal headquarters in Krishna district

Geography

Culture and tourism

Politics

Transport

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