Nandigama
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| Nandigama నందిగామ Nandigramam |
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 Nandigama
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| Coordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°18′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.3000°ECoordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°18′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.3000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 37,567 [1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 521 185 |
| Telephone code | 8678 |
| Vehicle registration | AP16 |
| Nearest city | Vijayawada |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nandigama |
Nandigama is a town and nagara panchayat in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nandigama is known for its numerous temples.
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Geography [edit]
Nandigama is located 49 km north of Vijayawada and 46 km east of Kodada. The river Muniyeru flows in the outer part of the city. Nandigama has four seasons; Summer is the longest extending from March to July. Temperatures reach 49 degrees in mid May.
The following is the list of villages in this municipality. [2]
- Adaviravulapadu
- Ambarupeta
- Anantasagaram
- Anigandlapaadu
- Chandapuram
- Cheruvukommupalem
- Damuluru
- Gollamudi
- Gummadidurru
- Hanumanthupalem
- Ithavaram
- Jonnalagada
- Kammavari palem
- Kandrapadu
- Kanchala
- Kethaveerunipadu
- Konathamatmakuru
- Konduru
- Kurugantivari kandrika
- Latchapalem
- Lingalapadu
- Magallu
- Munagacherla
- Pallagiri
- Peddavaram
- Ponnavaram
- Raghavapuram
- Ramireddipalli
- Rudravaram
- Satyavaram
- Sanagapadu
- Somavaram
- Thakkellapadu
- Thorragudipadu
- Turlapadu
- Venganayakuni Palem
- Venkatapuram
Civic administration [edit]
Nandigama is a Municipality covering many villages under its administration. There are approximately 24 villages under the Nandigama nagara panchayat. Nandigama has one law-and order police station no Traffic police station, a one assistant Sessions Court, 2 junior civil judges courts Government Hospital, more than 20 colleges and 50 schools. nandigama has longhistory sathavahanas ruledit later krishnadevaraya, kakatiyas the balija kings
Transport [edit]
Air [edit]
The nearest airport is Vijayawada Airport విజయవాడ విమానాశ్రయము located in Gannavaram, which is about two hours from Nandigama by road via National Highway 9.
Rail [edit]
The nearest railway is at Madhira which is 19 km from Nandigama, or Vijaywada which is 50 km.
Road [edit]
The NH9 which connects Hyderabad and Vijayawada passes through Nandigama. The city is well connected to Vijaywada. Nandigama is about 220 km from Hyderabad and Vijayawada is 49 km away.
Education [edit]
Nandigama has several International, Government, Private schools and colleges; Kakani Venkata Ratnam college is the famous for education. This college on the name of Late.Kakani Venkata Ratnam who was a Cabinet minister. MIC College of Engineering famous for Engineering Education MiC College. both in Nandigama and its surrounding villages.
Politics [edit]
The town was upgraded to a municipality in December 2011. For the last ten years, the most popular political party has been the local state party:
Media and communication [edit]
Radio [edit]
Nandigama has two radios stations: Radio Mirchi 98.3 and Red FM 93.5.
Sports [edit]
Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Badminton, Volleyball and Cricket are played in Nandigama. There is a basket ball court at KVR College. Many district cricket tournaments are held at the Zilla Parishat High School.
Attractions [edit]
Religious [edit]
There are many temples in Nandigama. Nandigama holds the Limca Book of Records for conducting Mukkoti Ekadashi 111 times.
References [edit]
- ^ India Census
- ^ "Villages in Nandigama Municipality". Retrieved 2007-02-15.
