Srikakulam Road Railway Station Amadalavalasa

Amadalavalasa is a town in

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 si ...

of the

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n state of

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. It is a

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and also the mandal headquarters of Amadalavalasa

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. The town is spread over an area of , which is under the jurisdiction of

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. Srikakulam Road railway station is situated at

Amadalavalasa Amadalavalasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and also the mandal headquarters of Amadalavalasa mandal. The town is spread over an area of , which is under the jurisdiction of Visak ...

Geography

Amadalavalasa is located at . It has an average elevation of 29 metres (98 feet).

History

Amadalavalasa means 'the town of

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'. During the times of

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, this place was called Herandapalli. Heranda in

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means castor oil. Ironically, there are no castor oil plants being grown or castor oil being produced in this place. Iron Age habitation Evidence of early historic man and his activities have been recently discovered on the hills of Sangamayya Konda, in Amudalavalasa mandal. Buddhism and Jainism Prehistoric Rock shelters at Chittivalasa 02

Prehistoric Rock shelters at Chittivalasa 02

Sangamayya Konda Sangamayya Konda is 3 km from Amudalavalasa. It was a

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site and is known for the Jain vestiges and Buddhist monasteries excavated recently. A

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archaeologist conducted recent explorations on the hills of Sangamayya Konda and found several pre-historic

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and

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. Danthapuri ( Danthavarapukota) Danthapuri ( Danthavarapukota) is one of the historical places near Amadalavalasa. This village is between Amudalavalasa and Hiramandalam. Ancient Buddha stupas are present in this place.

Government and politics

Amadalavalasa Municipality is classified as a 3rd grade municipality with 23 wards. The famous veteran parliamentarian Boddepalli Raja Gopal Rao and MLA Boddepalli Satyavathi is also from this constituency. The Current MLA Is Tammineni Sitaram.

Demographics

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, Amadalavalasa had a population of 37,852. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.

Features

There is a large-scale sugar factory in Amadalavalasa, presently not working. Other industries like jute, oil etc. are located at that town. There is head

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at Amadalavalasa.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English,

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References

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