Kasimkota is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in
Anakapalli district
Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district. The administrative headquarters are at Anakapalli. San ...
in the state of
Andhra Pradesh
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in
India
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. Kasimkota was one of the notable villages affected by
Cyclone Hudhud.
is a ''D–category'' station of Vijayawada division was opened in late 1800s.
Bassi Dora was arrested at Kasimkota.
Kasimkota is also part of the second largest
jaggery
Jaggery is a List of unrefined sweeteners, traditional non-centrifugal cane sugar consumed in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, North America, Central America, Brazil and Africa. It is a concentrated product of Sugarcane juice, cane jui ...
market of the country in
Anakapalle
Anakapalli (, ) is a suburb of Visakhapatnam city, located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. It contains India's second largest jaggery market.
History
The town was ruled by the Kalinga (histo ...
.
References
{{Anakapalli district
Villages in Anakapalli district