Jaggayyapeta | |
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 Jaggayyapeta town from the Buddhist stupa site | |
| Nickname: Dongala bethavolu | |
 Interactive map of Jaggayyapeta | |
  Jaggayyapeta Location in Andhra Pradesh, India Show map of India Jaggayyapeta Jaggayyapeta (Andhra Pradesh) Show map of Andhra Pradesh | |
| Coordinates:16°53′31″N80°05′51″E / 16.8920°N 80.0976°E /16.8920; 80.0976 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Coastal Andhra |
| District | NTR |
| Government | |
| • Body | Jaggayyapet Municipality |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Sriram Rajagopal(Tatayya) |
| • Member of Parliament | Kesineni Chinni |
| Area | |
• Total | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd in district |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 53,530 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Officials | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 521 175 |
| Telephone code | +91–8654 |
| Vehicle registration | AP–16, AP-39, AP-40 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vijayawada |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jaggayyapet |
Jaggayyapeta, also spelled “Jaggaiahpet”, is acensus town inNTR district of theIndian state ofAndhra Pradesh, located just southwest of the border withTelangana. It is also themandal headquarters ofJaggayyapeta mandal ofNandigama revenue division.[4][5] Jaggayyapet is the second biggest town in the district followed by Vijayawada.The town is located on the banks of thePaleru River which is a tributary of theKrishna River.
Jaggaiahpeta was governed by a ruler, by name Sri RajahVasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu. It is said that he founded two towns, namely, Jaggayyapeta, named after his father Jaggayya, andAchampeta, named after his mother Atchamma.
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Government records suggest the founder of the town was Venkatadri Nayudu, who developed and renamed the village of Betavolu to Jaggayyapeta. The region was then infested with robbers and hence the old village was called Dongala Betavolu (Robbers' Betavolu). For some time, Jaggayyapeta was mentioned in Government records with Betavolu written in brackets. This region has an ancient history, the innocent-looking mound 'Dhanam Bodu', lying east of Jaggayyapeta, has in it the remains of an ancientstupa, which has been lying there for 2,000 years. Jaggayyapeta became a municipality in 1987 and Sreeram Badari Narayanarao was elected as 1st municipal chairman.
Thearchaeological excavations around the town of Jaggayyapeta have foundBuddhist stupas dating back to 200 BC.[6][7] Sculptures and scriptures ofNeolithic,Megalithic andmedieval periods are also found around the town.[8]
Civic administration
Themunicipality of Jaggayyapeta was formed in the year 1988. It is aII–Grade Municipality with 32 wards spread over an area of 23.50 km2 (9.07 sq mi).[1]
The town’smangoorchards are abundant withBanginapalli andTotapuri varieties, which are even exported to foreign countries.[9][10] It is one of the major industrial corridors in the Krishna district. The region’s cement plants are located in and around Jaggayyapeta. It has more than 10 cements plants around and there are more than 100 gold merchants in the town.
Jaggayyapeta is located near toNH 65, which connectsPune andMachilipatnam. TheAndhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates buses from Jaggayyapeta bus station which also has abus depot.[11][12] The town has a total road length of 109.00 km (67.73 mi).[13]
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under theSchool Education Department of the state.[14][15] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.