Palnadu is a region located in Palnadu district and covering a portion of Prakasam district 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 ...

, India. It is spread over the revenue divisions of

Gurazala Gurazala is a town in Palnadu district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Gurazala mandal , Gurazala Assembly constituency and Gurazala revenue division. It was formed as a municipality combining two Panchayat's of ...

in Palnadu district and

Markapur Markapur is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality and the headquarters of Markapur mandal in Markapur revenue division. Markapur is known for the Chennakesava Swamy Temple built by King Sri Kri ...

in Prakasam district.

History

The region is most notable for the

Battle of Palnadu The Battle of Palnadu took place sometime in the years 1178–1182 CE between a Haihaya king called Nalagamaraju, who ruled the area of Gurazala in Palnadu, and his step-brother Malidevaraju who ruled the area of Macherla. Nalagamaraju was s ...

that was fought under the leadership of Brahma Nayadu and Nagamma and their warriors. In January 2020, the Government of Andhra Pradesh approved making the region a district.

Narasaraopet Narasaraopet is a city and district headquarters of Palnadu District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a municipality and mandal headquarters of Narasaraopet mandal and Headquarters of Narasaraopet revenue division. The town a ...

and

were purported to be the choices for the district headquarters.

Geography

The region comprises hills and mostly stony areas which has minerals such as limestone and granite. Narasaraopet in Guntur district is considered as 'Gateway of Palnadu'.

References

Sub regions of Andhra Pradesh Coastal Andhra {{AndhraPradesh-geo-stub