Jaggayyapeta, also spelled “Jaggaiahpet”, is a

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of the

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n state of

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, located just southwest of the border with

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. It is also the

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headquarters of Jaggayyapeta mandal of Nandigama revenue division. 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

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Etymology

Jaggaiahpeta was governed by a ruler, by name Sri Rajah

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. It is said that he founded two towns, namely, Jaggayyapeta, named after his father Jaggayya, and Achampeta, named after his mother Atchamma.

History

Government records suggest the founder of the town was Venkatadri Nayudu, who developed and renamed the village of Betavolu to Jaggayyapeta. The region was then infested with robbers and hence the old village was called Dongala Betavolu (Robbers' Betavolu). For some time, Jaggayyapeta was mentioned in Government records with Betavolu written in brackets. This region has an ancient history, the innocent-looking mound 'Dhanam Bodu', lying east of Jaggayyapeta, has in it the remains of an ancient

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, which has been lying there for 2,000 years. Jaggayyapeta became a municipality in 1987 and Sreeram Badari Narayanarao was elected as 1st municipal chairman.

Artifacts

The archaeological excavations around the town of Jaggayyapeta have found Buddhist stupas dating back to 200 BC. Sculptures and scriptures of

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and

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s are also found around the town. A View of Jaggayyapeta Buddhist stupa.jpg, A View of Jaggayyapeta Buddhist stupa, with remains of reliefs. Chakravartin from Jaggayyapeta Stupa.jpg,

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Governance

Civic administration The

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of Jaggayyapeta was formed in the year 1988. It is a ''II–Grade Municipality'' with 32 wards spread over an area of .

Economy

The town’s

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are abundant with Banginapalli and Totapuri varieties, which are even exported to foreign countries. It is one of the major industrial corridors in the Krishna district. The region’s cement plants are located in and around Jaggayyapeta. It has more than 10 cements plants around and there are more than 100 gold merchants in the town.

Transport

Jaggayyapeta is located near to NH 65, which connects

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and

Machilipatnam Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar (), is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the Tehsil, mandal ...

. The

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operates buses from Jaggayyapeta bus station which also has a bus depot. The town has a total road length of .

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 and Telugu.

References

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