Jaggayyapeta, also spelled “Jaggiahpet”, is a

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NTR district NTR district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative headquarters is located at Vijayawada. The district is named after former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao. History ...

of the

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n state of

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 t ...

, located just southwest of the border with

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. It is also the

mandal A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

headquarters of Jaggayyapeta mandal of Nandigama revenue division. The town is located on the banks of the Paleru River which is a tributary of the Krishna River.

Etymology

Jaggaiahpeta was governed by a ruler, by name Sri Rajah Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu. 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,

Chakravartin A ''chakravarti'' ( sa, चक्रवर्तिन्, ''cakravartin''; pi, cakkavatti; zh, 轉輪王, ''Zhuǎnlúnwáng'', "Wheel-Turning King"; , ''Zhuǎnlún Shèngwáng'', "Wheel-Turning Sacred King"; ja, 転輪王, ''Tenrin'ō'' ...

from Jaggayyapeta Stupa Sculpted Frieze ruins on Jaggayyapeta Buddhist stupa 01.jpg, Sculpted frieze ruins on Jaggayyapeta Buddhist stupa Sculpted relief on Jaggayyapeta Buddhist stupa.jpg, Sculpted relief on Jaggayyapeta Buddhist stupa.

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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orchards 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.

Transport

Jaggayyapeta is located near to

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, 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 mandal headquarte ...

. The

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...

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

{{Reflist Cities and towns in NTR district Mandal headquarters in NTR district Towns in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh Indian Buddhist sculpture