Srikakulam | |
|---|---|
 Buddha statue in Nagavali River | |
| Nickname(s): Chicacole, Sikkole | |
.svg)  Srikakulam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 18°18′N 83°54′E / 18.3°N 83.9°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Incorporated (Municipality) | 1856 |
| Incorporated (Corporation) | 2015 |
| Founded by | Balarama |
| Wards | 36 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Srikakulam Municipal Corporation |
| • MLAs | Gondu Shankar |
| • MP | Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu |
| Area | |
| 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| 228,025 | |
| • Rank | 22nd (in AP) |
| • Metro | 165,735 |
| Literacy | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 532001, Complete Post Office List[4] |
| Telephone Code | +91–8942 |
| Vehicle registration | AP-30 (former) AP–39 (from 30 January 2019)[5] |
| Website | srikakulam |
Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[7] As of 2011[update] 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.[8]
- ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015" (PDF). Directorate of Economics & Statistics. Government of Andhra Pradesh. p. 44. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh (India): State, Major Agglomerations & Cities – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
- ^ Complete Post Office List
- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "District Census Hand Book : Vizianagaram (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 16, 48. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook – Srikakulam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 27. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Salihundam Buddhist heritage site, museum need attention, Times of India, Sulogna Mehta, Oct 17, 2016