Jaggayyapeta
Sign in to saveJaggayyapeta, also spelled “Jaggaiahpet”, is a census town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located just southwest of the border with Telangana. It is also the mandal headquarters of Jaggayyapeta mandal of Nandigama revenue division. Jaggayyapet is the second biggest town in the district followed by Vijayawada.The town is located on the banks of the Paleru River which is a tributary of the Krishna River.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jaggayyapeta
- Settlement.nickname
- Dongala bethavolu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View of Jaggayyapeta town from the Buddhist stupa site.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Jaggayyapeta town from the Buddhist stupa site
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India#India Andhra Pradesh
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Andhra Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Coastal Andhra
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- NTR
- Settlement.governing_body
- Jaggayyapet Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Sriram Rajagopal(Tatayya)
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Jaggayyapeta mandal
- Population
- 40373
- Area
- 23.5
- Capital of
- Jaggayyapeta mandal
- Image
- View of Jaggayyapeta town from the Buddhist stupa site.jpg
- Households
- 13670
- Dialing code
- 08654
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- male population
- 26484
- female population
- 27046
- postal code
- 521175
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Jaggayyapeta, also spelled “Jaggaiahpet”, is a census town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located just southwest of the border with Telangana. It is also the mandal headquarters of Jaggayyapeta mandal of Nandigama revenue division. Jaggayyapet is the second biggest town in the district followed by Vijayawada.The town is located on the banks of the Paleru River which is a tributary of the Krishna River.
== Etymology == Jaggaiahpeta was governed by a ruler, by name Sri Rajah Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu. It is said that he founded two towns, namely, Jaggayyapeta, named after his father Jaggayya, and Achampeta, named after his mother Atchamma.
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