Uddandarayunipalem is a

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in Guntur district In

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. It was a village in

Thullur mandal Thullur mandal is one of the 57 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Guntur Revenue Division and the headquarters are located at Thullur. The mandal is situated on the banks of K ...

of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as

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. It also hosted the

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ceremony of Amaravati, on 22 October 2015, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Amaravati.

Etymology

Head of the Telugu Department of Nagarjuna University, Prof. Yarlagadda Balagangadhara Rao, in his book Navyandhra Rajadhani Prantha Gramala Charitra, mentions that king Kota Ketaraju of the Dhurjaya dynasty and ruler of Dharanikota built the village in memory of his father Uddandarayudu. The term ‘Uddanda’ means capable or robust. An inscription is available in Bejathapuram, a nearby village. As per some reports the history of the village dates back to the reign of Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya. According to legend, Sri Krishnadevarya halted at Thullur on his way to invade Kondapalli Kota in Krishna district. Uddandarayunipalem may have been named after Uddandaraya, a commander of Sri Krishnadevaraya.

Transport

Uddandarayunipalem is connected by the ''Vijayawada-Undavalli-Uddandarayunipalem Road'' (also known as ''Vijayawada–Amaravati Road'').

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operates buses on this route from

Pandit Nehru bus station Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS), also known as Telugu Satavahana Prayana Pranganam, is a bus station in Vijayawada, situated on the southern side of the main city and adjacent to the Krishna River. It is owned by the Andhra Pradesh State Road ...

of Vijayawada.

References

{{reflist Neighbourhoods in Amaravati