Jaggayyapeta

Jaggayyapeta
Jaggayyapeta town from the Buddhist stupa site
Jaggayyapeta town from the Buddhist stupa site
Nickname: 
Dongala bethavolu
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Jaggayyapeta is located in India
Jaggayyapeta
Jaggayyapeta
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Jaggayyapeta is located in Andhra Pradesh
Jaggayyapeta
Jaggayyapeta
Jaggayyapeta (Andhra Pradesh)
Coordinates: 16°53′31″N 80°05′51″E / 16.8920°N 80.0976°E / 16.8920; 80.0976
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
RegionCoastal Andhra
DistrictNTR
Government
 • BodyJaggayyapet Municipality
 • Member of Legislative AssemblySriram Rajagopal(Tatayya)
 • Member of ParliamentKesineni Srinivas (Nani)
Area
 • Total60 km2 (20 sq mi)
 • Rank2nd in district
Elevation55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total53,530
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialsTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
521 175
Telephone code+91–8654
Vehicle registrationAP–16, AP-39, AP-40
Lok Sabha constituencyVijayawada
Vidhan Sabha constituencyJaggayyapet

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.[4][5] 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.

  1. ^ "District Census Handbook - Krishna" (PDF). Census of India. p. 16,48. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Elevation for Jaggayyapet". Veloroutes. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 474, 523. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Administrative Setup". Krishna District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.