Salihundam

Salihundam Chaitya Gruha
Protected Buddhist Monument
Salihundam Buddhist Stupa
Salihundam Buddhist Stupa
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Salihundam Chaitya Gruha is located in Andhra Pradesh
Salihundam Chaitya Gruha
Salihundam Chaitya Gruha
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 18°20′00″N 84°03′00″E / 18.33333°N 84.05000°E / 18.33333; 84.05000
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
532405
Telephone code91–08942
Vehicle RegistrationAP30 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1]
Nearest cityVisakhapatnam
Lok Sabha constituencySrikakulam
Vidhan Sabha constituencySrikakulam

Salihundam, is a village and panchayat in Gara Mandal of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh. It is a historically important Buddhist monument of ancient Kalinga and a major tourist attraction[2] It is a village lying on top of the hill on the south bank of the Vamsadhara River. It is at a distance of 5 KM west to Kalingapatnam and 10 KM from Singupuram and 18 KM from Srikakulam town. It was known as Salipetaka (meaning rice emporium in Telugu).

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Rao, K. Srinivasa (31 March 2014). "Srikakulam waits for tourism package". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 August 2017.