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Mandadam
Village
Aerial view of Mandadam village and its surroundings
MandadamLocation in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16°31′10″N 80°31′29″E / 16.51944°N 80.52472°E / 16.51944; 80.52472
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Guntur
Janakiramapuram	15.c
Area
• Total	20.18 km (7.79 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population
• Total	8,000
• Density	400/km (1,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	522 237
Telephone code	+91–8645
Vehicle registration	AP-13

Mandadam is a Village in Guntur district in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was a village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.

History

King Ganapati Deva of Kakatiya Dynasty who ruled between 1199 AD to 1261AD had gifted the two villages of Mandadam and Velagapudi to Sivacharya, spiritual preceptor of Golaki Matham at Mandadam.

A 13th century stone inscription erected to commemorate the birth celebrations of Rani Rudrama Devi, a ruler of Kakatiya dynasty, lays in a state of neglect at Mandadam village. The inscription erected by Emperor Ganapati Deva, known popularly as Malkapuram inscription, is a rare archaeological find commemorating the achievements of Kakatiya dynasty. At Mandadam, Ganapati Deva crowned his daughter Rudrama Devi as his successor and latter ruled for another 30 years, scripting a golden chapter in the 13th century. Erected on a huge granite pillar measuring 14.6 X 2.9 X2.9 feet, the inscription has 182 lines engraved in Sanskrit and Telugu indicating the birth of Rudrama Devi, her coronation, extent of land donated to Visweswara temple and lists out the charitable works taken up in the village. It also refers to an educational building, presumably a college for teaching Sanskrit and Shaivite texts.

Demographics

As of 2020 Census of India, the town had a population of 8,000, of which males are 3,900, females are 4,100 and the population under 6 years of age are 652. The average literacy rate stands at 68.95 percent, with 4,093 literates.

Transport

Mandadam is located on Vijayawada and Amaravati route. APSRTC run buses offers transport services in the route., its very close to Vijayawada via Karakatta around 12kms,Center of Mandadam is always crowded with secretariat employees and Construction workers

References

1. ^ "District Census Handbook – Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 14,258. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
2. "New Andhra capital Amaravati to compete for Smart City tag". The New Indian Express. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
3. "Declaration of A.P. Capital City Area–Revised orders" (PDF). Andhra Nation. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
4. Jonathan, P. Samuel (17 May 2015). "13th century inscription found neglected". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
5. "Four lane road to Andhra Pradesh new capital soon".

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