Nidadavolu is a town in

East Godavari district East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Pre ...

of the

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Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. It is a

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and the mandal headquarters of Nidadavolu

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in Kovvur revenue division.

History

The town was known as ''Niravadyaprolu'' or ''Niravadyapuram''. Nidadavolu was a fort surrounded by water bodies (Jaladurgam) constructed by

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n kings. Chalukya Bhima, the builder of

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Bhimeswara temple won this land from

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, the then ruling dynasty. A prince of Nidadavolu, Veerabhadra Chalukya, married Rani Rudrama Devi, a prominent ruler and the warrior queen of the

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dynasty. He fought several wars along with his wife and is hailed as a brave prince. It had 108 Siva temples. A

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statue belonging to the 13th century placed in Sri Golingeswara temple was discovered recently. The town was renamed to Nidadavolu following the annexation of the Northern Circars from the Nizam of Hyderabad, and remained that way since then. Many modern structures have popped up on the outskirts of the town, with the historic center near the Police Precinct.

Geography

Nidadavolu is a

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and a main

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East Godavari District East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Pre ...

, India. Borders consist of

East Godavari East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Pre ...

to the east, Devarapalli Mandal to the west,

Tadepalligudem Tadepalligudem is a city in West Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Selection Grade municipality and the mandal headquarters of Tadepalligudem mandal in Bhimavaram revenue division. Tadepalligudem is the second ...

mandal and Peravali mandal to the south and Chagallu Mandal to the north.

Climate

Nidadavolu town falls in the hot humid region of the country. The climate of the city is hot in the summers and it is pleasant during the winter. The hottest day falls in the month of May with shift to June during some years.

Economy

Agriculture is the major occupation with many

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and sugarcane fields. Many crops and vegetables grow in these region and water resource for irrigation is abundant from the major canals of

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Culture

Kotasattemma Temple is the major Hindu temple in the town. Temples at the bank of river Godavari are the most attractive tourist area. This spot is also called Chinna Kaasi. The town has Hindu, Muslim and Christian population. There are also five mosques, Christian churches, and many small roadside Hindu temples.

Transport

The town has a total road length of . Srikakulam-chennai highway passes through the town. is one of the important

for the town and East Godavari. It is the junction of Bhimavaram–Nidadavolu section and Vijayawada–Nidadavolu sections of

Howrah–Chennai main line The Howrah–Chennai main line is a railway line connecting Chennai and Kolkata cutting across Eastern Coastal Plains of India. It covers a distance of across, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Sections The long trunk line ...

. The station is getting major restoration after the doubling of Bhimavaram-Nidadavolu section, New platforms 4 and 5 will be built soon. The station is administered under

Vijayawada railway division Vijayawada railway division (formerly: Bezawada railway division) is one of the three railway divisions under South Coast Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada. History It was formed as ...

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. The nearest airport is

Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry Airport is a domestic airport located at Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located on National Highway 516E. During 1985–1994, it was used by Vayudoot. It is heavily used by the helicopters of Oil and Natural Gas Corpo ...

located at a distance of 25 kilometres. From the town center, there are 4 major routes that enter it. AP Highway 22 heads south from Chagallu and crosses into Nidadavolu, entering Samisragudem in the east, continuing to D. Muppavaram. AP Highway 194 from Yernagudem ends at the center. Highway 210 comes from Tadepallegudem and ends at the Nidadavole Police Precinct, and Highway 204 appears as a route to Vijeswaram and nearby Madduru, an exit from Samisragudem.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu. A lot of private schools/colleges are being established in and around the town.

Hospitals

LIST OF HOSPITALS/Clinics IN NIDADAVOLE. 1) Govt Hospital
2) Hope Hospital 3) HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL
4) LV Prasad Eye hospital
5) Bandi Krishna
6) siddharda children hospital
7) Padma nursing home (children)
8) swati hospital
9) AB clinic
10) Surya Hospital
11) Amrutha hospital
12) Gopalakrishna Hospital
13) ESI Dispensary
14) Ratna Nursing home
15) Seshagiri hospitals
16) Hope hospitals
17) Rajeswari lions eye hospital
18) Madhav dental
19) Central Homio

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in West Godavari district