Gudivada is a city 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 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 is a municipality and the headquarters of
Gudivada mandal
Gudivada mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Krishna district of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is under the administration of Gudivada revenue division and the headquarters are located at Gudivada town. The mandal is bounded by Ped ...
in
Gudivada revenue division
Gudivada revenue division (or Gudivada 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 7 mandals under its administration. Gudivada ...
.
It is one of the cities in the state to be a part of
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
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. It is the
twenty-seventh most populous city in
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 ...
and the
three-hundredth most populous city in
India
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with a population of 118,167 according to the 2011
Census of India
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.
History
The name Gudivada was derived from ''Gudi'' meaning Temple and ''Vada'' means Settlement or town in
Telugu language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language fami ...
. The presence of
Habitation at this city may be dated back to 3rd Century BCE or 2nd Century BCE since the time of Sathavahanas as per some inscriptions. Archaeological excavations conducted at Gudivada yielded an ancient
Buddhist
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stupa mound and Jain
relics
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. Gudivada is religiously diversified city with many
Hindu
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Temples and important
Jain
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Tirth of Bhagawan
Parshvanath located at market road. ''Vidarbhapuri'' was one of its earlier names.
Geography
It is located in the
Coastal Andhra
Coastal Andhra (South costal Andhra) also known as Kostha Andhra is a region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vijayawada is the largest city in this region. It was part of Madras State before 1953 and Andhra State from 1953 to 1956. ...
region of the state. Gudivada is located 41 kilometres (25.5 mi) east of the district headquarters,
Machilipatnam, and 45 kilometres (27.9 mi) south of by road to
Amaravati (state capital) It lies on the
Eastern coastal plains
The Eastern Coastal Plains is a wide stretch of landmass of India, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It is wider and leveled than the Western Coastal Plains and stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the n ...
. The city is located in zone 3 as per
Earthquake zones of India
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.
Climate
Gudivada falls in the hot, humid region of the country, and it is less than 35 miles from
Bay of Bengal
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. The climate of the town is very hot in summer and is pleasant during the winter. The hottest day falls in the month of May with shift to June during some years.
Demographics
census of India
The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...
, Gudivada had a population of 118,167 with 30,834 households. The total population constitute 59,062 males, 59,105 females and 10,509 in the age group of 0–6 years. It had an average literacy rate of 81.64% with 87,887 literates, significantly higher than the district average of 73.7% and the state average of 67.41%.
Government and Politics
Civic Administration
Gudivada municipality
Gudivada Municipality is the local self government in Gudivada of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a special grade municipality, spread over an area of with 36 election wards.
History
The municipality was constituted i ...
was constituted in the year 1937 as a "third grade municipality".
It was upgraded to "special grade municipality" and is spread over an area of with 36 election wards.
YSR Congress Party
The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...
won the Gudivada municipal elections in 2014 and the present
MLA is Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao.
Economy
Agri based economy is the traditional base, consisting of Rice Mills, Tractor Trailer building and other supporting industries. Gudivada is a centre for service industries for the many villages around. The service industries range from Medical, Entertainment and General stores. For the last several decades, Gudivada has transformed into a good educational hub for primary, secondary and higher schools.
Transport
Public transport
The primary modes of intra-city public transport are
auto rickshaws
An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries including auto, auto rickshaw, baby taxi, mototaxi, pigeon, jonnybee, bajaj ...
and
taxis. Apart from these, other means of transport are
cars,
motorcycles,
cycle rickshaws
The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport. It is a type of hatchback tricycle designed to carry passengers on a for-hire basis. It is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, ...
, and
bicycles. The
Gudivada bus station and
Gudivada Junction railway station
Gudivada Junction railway station (station code:GDV) is an Indian Railways station in Gudivada of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line and is administered under Vijayawada railw ...
are the major transport infrastructure for road and rail transport.
Road
The city has a total road length of . The
national
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and
state highways that pass through the city include,
NH 165–connecting
Kathipudi
Kattipudi is a village in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh State, India.
Geography
The main village is centered at , which is approximately 47 m above sea level.
Kattipudi is the origin of National Highway NH 216
National Highw ...
and
Pamarru;.
Rail
Gudivada Junction railway station
Gudivada Junction railway station (station code:GDV) is an Indian Railways station in Gudivada of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of Vijayawada–Nidadavolu loop line, Gudivada–Machilipatnam branch line and is administered under Vijayawada railw ...
is the major railway junction 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 ...
and one of the fourteen ''B–category'' stations in the
Vijayawada railway division of
South Coast Railway zone.
Air
Gudivada which falls under
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region is the metropolitan region area of Andhra Pradesh state capital, the defacto capital city of Andhra Pradesh. Vijayawada is the headquarters and the largest city of the region. It includes the major ancient cities o ...
is served by
NTR Amaravati International airport at
Gannavaram, which is just 37Km away.
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 and Telugu.
The private aided colleges are, ANR college and KT Reddy women's college. There are eleven other unaided private colleges for
undergraduate
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and
postgraduate education
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.
One-fourth of the passed out school children will enroll for college education. There are colleges for vocational courses such as, ''Gudivada Vocational Junior College'' and ''St.Johns Vocational Junior College''; industrial training centres include, ''Gudivada Industrial Training Centre'', ''Government Industrial Training Institute for Girls''. It is home for Regional Research Institute for Homeopathy.
Sports
N.T.R Stadium in the city was built in partnership with ''Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh'', the ''Sports Authority of India'' and the ''
Gudivada Municipality
Gudivada Municipality is the local self government in Gudivada of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is classified as a special grade municipality, spread over an area of with 36 election wards.
History
The municipality was constituted i ...
''. It is the multi-purpose stadium for several sports like, athletics,
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
,
cricket
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,
kho kho,
kabaddi,
badminton
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,
tennikoit
Tennikoit, also called Ringtennis or tenniquoits, is a sport played on a tennis-style court, with a circular rubber ring ("tennikoit", c.f. the game quoits) hurled over a net separating the two players, with each endeavoring to catch and return t ...
and
basketball
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. In January 2016, the stadium hosted the ''National Rural Sports and Games'' competition, under the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan.
Temples
There are six temples under the management of Endowments Department.
# Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple
# Sri Gowri Sankara Swamy Temple
# Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple
# Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple
# Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple
# Sri Vigneswara Swamy Temple
# Sri Kanaka Durga Temple
# Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Temple
# Sri Sri Sri Bhagavan Venkayya Swamy Aashram
See also
*
List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population
*
List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
References
Citations
Sources
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External links
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Cities in Andhra Pradesh
Mandal headquarters in Krishna district
Cities in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region