Peddapuram

Peddapuram
Town
Caves on Pandavula metta
Caves on Pandavula metta
Peddapuram is located in Andhra Pradesh
Peddapuram
Peddapuram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°05′N 82°08′E / 17.08°N 82.13°E / 17.08; 82.13
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKakinada
Government
 • MLANimmakayala Chinarajappa
Area
 • Total41.13 km2 (15.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total49,477
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle RegistrationAP05 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[3]

Peddapuram is a town in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh in South India.[4] The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority.[5]

Peddapuram is known for its milk based sweet called PalaKova. The town is also popular in manufacturing the Silk Sarees and other Handloom varieties.

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Mandal wise list of villages in Srikakulam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Constitution of Godavari Urban Development Authority with headquarters at Godavari" (PDF). Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.