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Srikakulam
Sign in to saveSrikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census, it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaani Peta, Nagari Peta, Jagati Metta, Singupuram etc. in Srikakulam District. The Buddhist heritage site of Salihundam has some unique features. It has a beautiful star atop a stupa, rock cut massive stupas inside chaitya grihas, brick stupas with wheel pattern plan, votive stupas, inscriptions on the steps leading to the stupas and museum housing over two doze
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Srikakulam
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District HeadquarterMunicipal city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Srikakulam.bhudda statue in nagavali rever.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Buddha statue in Nagavali River
- Settlement.nicknames
- Chicacole, Sikkole
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Andhra Pradesh
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Andhra Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Srikakulam
- Settlement.established_title1
- Incorporated (Municipality)
- Settlement.established_date1
- 1856
- Settlement.established_title2
- Incorporated (Corporation)
- Settlement.established_date2
- 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Srikakulam district
- Population
- 117320
- Area
- 19.36
- Elevation
- 9
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Arasavilli Suryanarayana Temple in Srikakulam.jpg
- Households
- 34675
- Dialing code
- 8942
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- postal code
- 532001
- Commons category
- Srikakulam
- topic's main category
- Category:Srikakulam
- male population
- 68457
- female population
- 69487
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Demographics
- Climate
- Governance
- Civic administration
- Politics
- Culture and tourism
- Education
- Transport
- Sports
- See also
- References
- External links
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census, it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaani Peta, Nagari Peta, Jagati Metta, Singupuram etc. in Srikakulam District. The Buddhist heritage site of Salihundam has some unique features. It has a beautiful star atop a stupa, rock cut massive stupas inside chaitya grihas, brick stupas with wheel pattern plan, votive stupas, inscriptions on the steps leading to the stupas and museum housing over two dozen sculpted statue and figurines of Buddha, Jain Teerthankars and other deities.
== Etymology == The city was known as Chicacole before Indian Independence.
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