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			{{Short description\|Town in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
	{{Cleanup\|date=June 2009}}
			{{About\|a city in Krishna district\|a village in East Godavari district\|Gudivada, East Godavari district}}
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			{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2018}}
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			{{Use Indian English\|date=May 2018}}
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			{{Infobox settlement
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			\| name = Gudivada
	state_name = Andhra Pradesh \|
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	district = ] \|
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	<ref> Election results of the Gudivada assembly from the </ref> \|
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			\| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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			\| government_footnotes = <ref name=civicbody>{{cite web\|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs\|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf\|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning\|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh\|access-date=29 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf\|archive-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>
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			\| governing_body = Gudivada Municipality
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			\| population_total = 118,167
			\| population_as_of = 2011
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			\| population_density_km2 = auto
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			\| population_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web\|title=District Census Handbook – Krishna\|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2816_PART_B_DCHB_KRISHNA.pdf \|website=Census of India\|access-date=18 January 2015\|pages=16–17, 48}}</ref>
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			\| postal_code = 521301
			\| area_code_type = Telephone code
			\| area_code = +91-08674
			\| registration_plate = AP 39
			\| website = {{URL\|http://gudivada.cdma.ap.gov.in/}}
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	'''Gudivada''' is a ] in ] in the ]n ] of ]. It is a mandal headquarters with more than 100,000 inhabitants, lying as junction of ]-]-]-]-] in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh of India.

			'''Gudivada''' is a city in ] of the Indian state of ]. It is a municipality and the headquarters of ] in ].<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web\|title=Krishna District Mandals \|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part31.pdf\|publisher=Census of India \|access-date=17 July 2015\|pages=504, 528–529}}</ref> It is one of the cities in the state to be a part of ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Declaration of A.P. Capital Region \|url=https://andhranation.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/new-mandals-added-in-crda.pdf \|website=Andhra Nation \|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department \|access-date=23 September 2015 \|date=22 September 2015 \|archive-date=10 August 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810085549/https://andhranation.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/new-mandals-added-in-crda.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the ] city in ] and the ] city in ] with a population of 118,167 according to the 2011 ].
	==History==
	'''Gudi''' means temple and '''vada''' means place in ]. Gudivada might be derived from existence of number of temples. Gudivada was known as '''VIDARBHAPURI''' in past.
	Reference:
	Khandeyayani Kaikaluru Silasasanam of AD 1628. The place was in existence for over 2,000 years and has been flourishing perpetually from the time of the ].

			== History ==
	'''Gudivada''' was a cultural center during the period of ]. The excavations discovered certain archaeological remains such as ] and ] relics. There are also about 99 low mounds with the ruins of Buddhist ]s. The notable one among the old Buddhist stupas is an elevated mound in a cylindrical form with a semi-spherical top.
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			The name Gudivada was derived from ''Gudi'' meaning Temple and ''Vada'' means Settlement or town in ]. The presence of ] at this city may be dated back to 3rd Century BCE or 2nd Century BCE since the time of Sathavahanas as per some inscriptions.<ref>{{cite web\|last=Spectrum \|first=Digital \|url=http://livegudivada.blogspot.in/2008/06/gudivada-history.html \|title=Gudivada: Gudivada History \|publisher=Livegudivada.blogspot.in \|date=2008-06-05 \|access-date=2013-05-01}}</ref> Archaeological excavations<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://asi.nic.in/ \|title=Archaeological Survey of India \|publisher=Asihyd.ap.nic.in \|access-date=2013-05-01 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629155409/http://asi.nic.in/ \|archive-date=29 June 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> conducted at Gudivada yielded an ancient ] stupa mound and Jain ]. Gudivada is religiously diversified city with many ] Temples and important ] ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.jinalaya.com/india/gudivada.htm \|title=Shri Gudivada Tirth – Jain Temples in Rest of India \|publisher=www.Jinalaya.com \|access-date=2013-05-01}}</ref> of Bhagawan ] located at market road. ''Vidarbhapuri'' was one of its earlier names.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Gupta\|first1=Om\|title=Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh\|date=April 2006\|publisher=Gyan Publishing House\|isbn=9788182053892\|page=842\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eENU_a8c79MC&dq=vidarbhapuri+gudivada&pg=PA842\|language=en}}</ref>

			== Geography ==
	] addressed the public in Gudivada on 17 December 1933.
			It is located in the ] region of the state. Gudivada is located 41 kilometres (25.5 mi) east of the district headquarters, ], and 45 kilometres (27.9 mi) south of by road to ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://gudivada.cdma.ap.gov.in/\|title=Gudivada Municipality\|access-date=5 November 2016\|archive-date=19 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819023912/http://gudivada.cdma.ap.gov.in/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It lies on the ]. The city is located in zone 3 as per ].

	==~~Geography~~==		== Climate ==
			Gudivada falls in the hot, humid region of the country, and it is less than 35 miles from ]. The climate of the town is very hot in summer and is pleasant during the winter. The hottest day falls in the month of May with shift to June during some years.
	Gudivada is located at {{Coord\|16.45\|N\|80.98\|E\|}}.<ref></ref> It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet).
	Gudivada is Great place

			== Demographics ==
	==Villages in Gudivada Mandal==
			{{As of\|2011}} ], Gudivada had a population of 118,167 with 30,834 households. The total population constitute 59,062 males, 59,105 females and 10,509 in the age group of 0–6 years. It had an average literacy rate of 81.64% with 87,887 literates, significantly higher than the district average of 73.7% and the state average of 67.41%.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web
	The following is the list of villages in this Mandal.<ref>{{cite web
			\|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011)
	\|url=http://www.krishna.gov.in/eldistrict2/htm/52.htm
			\|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf
	\|title=Villages in Gudivada Mandal
			\|publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government
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			\|access-date=5 September 2014
	\|accessdate=2007-02-22
			\|page=43
			\|url-status=dead
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213923/http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf
			\|archive-date=14 July 2014
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			== Government and politics ==
	==Demographics==
			{{Main article\|Gudivada Municipality}}
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	{{As of\|2001}} India ],<ref>{{GR\|India}}</ref> Gudivada had a population of 112,245. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Gudivada has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 66%. In Gudivada, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
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			== Civic administration ==
	==Climate==
			] was constituted in the year 1937 as a "third grade municipality".<ref name="info">{{cite web\|title=About Us {{!}} Gudivada Municipality\|url=http://gudivada.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/about-us-3\|website=gudivada.cdma.ap.gov.in\|access-date=5 November 2016\|archive-date=5 November 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105160845/http://gudivada.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/about-us-3\|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was upgraded to "special grade municipality" and is spread over an area of {{convert\|12.67\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}} with 36 election wards.<ref name=civicbody /> ] won the Gudivada municipal elections in 2014 and the present ] is ] whereas the present chairman of the municipality is TBA. The present municipal commissioner is TBA.
	Gudivada falls in the hot humid region of the country and it is less than 40 miles from Bay of Bengal. The climate of the town is very hot and it is pleasant during the winter. The hottest day falls in the month of May with shift to June during some years. The maximum temperature observed is 50.3C and the minimum temperature observed is 12.90C.

	==~~Regional~~ ~~settings~~==		== Economy ==
	The town has well-set-up infrastructure, including railway station, APSRTC bus station, head post office, government hospital, outdoor and indoor stadiums, court rooms, MRO office, police station(s), fire station,agricultural industries, telegraph, telecom station, taxi stand, officers' club, municipal building, function halls, hospitals, hotels, movie theaters, banks, temples, pump house, rice mills, ice factories, cinema halls, schools, petrol/gas stations, city bus service, auto nagar.

			Agri based economy is the traditional base, consisting of Rice Mills, Tractor Trailer building and other supporting industries. Gudivada is a centre for service industries for the many villages around. The service industries range from Medical, Entertainment and General stores. For the last several decades, Gudivada has transformed into a good educational hub for primary, secondary and higher schools.
	Gudivada Administrative setup is spanned over Gudivada Urban, Gudlavalleru, Kaikalur, Kalidindi, Mandavelli, Mudinepalli, Nandivada, Pamarru and Pedaparupudi. Gudivada is a ] with head post office, court offices, Mandal Revenue Office.

			== Transport ==
	Food in Gudivada is typical of Andhra Pradesh and Krishna district food, mostly rice and curries associated with it. Food will be '''very spicy'''. You have many commercial food places (hotels) near main road and Nehru chowk.
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			=== Public transport ===
	It is well known for its ] ] festival, vegetable market, ] Stadium. Gudivada is religiously diversified small town with Hindu Temples, Mosques, Churches, Meher mandir, Jain temple.
			The primary modes of intra-city public transport are ]s and ]s. Apart from these, other means of transport are ]s, ]s, ]s, and ]s. The ] and ] are the major transport infrastructure for road and rail transport.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bus Stations in Districts \|url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx \|website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation \|access-date=15 March 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx \|archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/apsrtc-strike-security-forces-deployed-at-bus-stations/article7175963.ece\|title=Security Forced deployed at Bus Stations in AP\|website=]}}</ref>

			=== Road ===
	Close by villages include Anguluru, Dondapadu, ], ], ], Gudlavalleru, Pamaru, Hanuman Junction, Mudinepalli, Ventrapragada, Vanapamula, Peddaparupudi, Chinaparupudi, Elamaru, Nimmakuru, Vadali etc.
			The city has a total road length of {{Convert\|164.00\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Details of Roads in Each ULB of Andhra Pradesh \|url=http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp \|archive-date=1 August 2016 \|access-date=28 March 2017 \|website=Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration \|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department - Government of Andhra Pradesh}}</ref> The ] and ] that pass through the city include, ]–connecting ] and ];.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways \|url=http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf \|archive-date=1 February 2016 \|access-date=3 April 2012 \|publisher=] \|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

			=== Rail ===
	'''Famous Personalities:'''
			] is the major railway junction in ] and one of the fourteen ''B–category'' stations in the ] of ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About District {{!}} Krishna District, Government of Andhra Pradesh {{!}} India \|url=https://krishna.ap.gov.in/new_about-district/ \|access-date=2022-06-26 \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	Many famous people including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], etc. are from the same region.

	==~~Travel~~ ~~modes~~==		=== Air ===
			Gudivada which falls under ] is served by ] at ], which is just 37 km away.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=NTR Amaravati International Airport {{!}} AAI \|url=https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/vijayawada}}</ref>
	*Nearest airport is at ] in 25 km distance. Nearest International Airport is at Hyderabad.
	*Comes under south central railways. Gudivada acts as junction to Machilipatnam. Frequent trains from Vijayawada, Kakinada, Narsapur Machilipatnam and Mumbai.
	*Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation has Gudivada Depot (GDV). Gudivada has frequent bus service from Vijayawada, Eluru, Machilipatnam, and Nuzvid.

			== Education ==
	==Educational institutions==
			The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web\|title=School Education Department \|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf \|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh \|access-date=7 November 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf \|archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal \|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ \|website=www.ap.gov.in \|access-date=7 November 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ \|archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
	Gudivada town is a famous educational centre in the region with many primary schools, high schools, junior colleges, degree colleges, arts and science colleges, engineering college, industrial training centre, polytechnic college, homeopathy medical college. Gudivada comes under region of ], ] and ].

			The private aided colleges are, ANR college and KT Reddy women's college. There are eleven other unaided private colleges for ] and ].<ref name="colleges">{{cite web\|title=List of colleges in Krishna district\|url=http://bieap.gov.in/pdf/krishna.pdf\|website=Board of Intermediate Education\|access-date=27 September 2016}}</ref> One-fourth of the passed out school children will enroll for college education.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kqpBg02R-50C&q=gudivada+education&pg=PA71\|title=Gudivada Education\|year=1989}}</ref> There are colleges for vocational courses such as, ''Gudivada Vocational Junior College'' and ''St.Johns Vocational Junior College'';<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of colleges offering vocational courses in Guntur district\|url=http://www.sakshieducation.com/(S(bjoccknv3uzg34nkfz3ecnjk))/colleges/VC/krishna-vocational%20colleges.pdf\|website=Sakshi Education\|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref> industrial training centres include, ''Gudivada Industrial Training Centre'', ''Government Industrial Training Institute for Girls''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Government ITI\|url=http://sakshieducation.com/Colleges/ITIColleges/KRISHNA%20ITI.pdf\|website=Sakshi Education\|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref> It is home for Regional Research Institute for Homeopathy.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ccrhindia.org/CRIGUDIVADA.asp\|title=REGIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/pilot-project-integration-homoeopathy-yoga-launched-andhra-pradesh-667241\|title=Pilot project on 'Integration of Homoeopathy/Yoga' launched in Andhra Pradesh\|website=]}}</ref>
	Among the notable educational institutions in Gudivada are:

			== Sports ==
	* ANR College (arts, science, degree, post graduation)
	* Dr. Mudunuru Gururaju Government Homeopathic Medical College
	* K.T.R Women's College
	* ANRPL Arts and science college
	* Gudlavalleru Polytechnic College
	* VKR & VNB Polytechnic
	* Gudlavalleru Engineering College
	* Gudivada Engineering College
	* District Institute of Education & Training (DIET) or Teacher Training Centre(TTC)
	* Sri Vidyalaya Junior College
	* Sree Vidya College
	* Montessori English and Telugu medium School
	* Viswa Bharathi English Medium High School
	* Gowtham Concept School
	* Little Flower Creative School
	* Vidyavikas Public School
	* Sai Ushodaya Public School
	* Raghavendra public school
	* Sri Vasavi English Medium High School
	* Vikas Rainbow School
	* S G R K High School (Town High School)

			] Stadium in the city was built in partnership with ''Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh'', the ''Sports Authority of India'' and the '']''. It is the multi-purpose stadium for several sports like, athletics, ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/ntr-stadium-all-set-to-become-more-sporty/article1851121.ece\|title=NTR Stadium all set to become more sporty\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=11 April 2016}}</ref> In January 2016, the stadium hosted the ''National Rural Sports and Games'' competition, under the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan.<ref>{{cite news\|title=National Rural Sports and Games off to a colourful start\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/national-rural-sports-and-games-off-to-a-colourful-start/article8087170.ece\|access-date=18 January 2016\|work=The Hindu\|date=10 January 2016\|location=Gudivada\|language=en-IN}}</ref>
	==Medical facilities==
	Gudivada has lots of hospitals with wide range of specialties and facilities.

			== Temples ==
	Some of the famous hospitals are :-
			There are six temples under the management of Endowments Department.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://tms.ap.gov.in/binfo\|title=Trust Boards Abstract\|website=AP Temples Portal, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|access-date=24 July 2018}}</ref>

			# Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple
	*Government General Hospital
			# Sri Gowri Sankara Swamy Temple
	*American Hospital
			# Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple
	*VRM people's health centre
			# Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple
	*Srirama Nursing Home
			# Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple
	*Srikanth Nursing Home
			# Sri Vigneswara Swamy Temple
	*Vishnu Orthopedic Hospital
			# Shiridi Sai Baba Temple, Pedayerukapadu
	*Pinnananeni Children's Hospital
			# Sri Kanaka Durga Temple
	*VENKATESWARA NURSING HOME
			# Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Temple
	*Manoj Surgical Hospital, Mudinepalli
			# Sri Sri Sri Bhagavan Venkayya Swamy Aashram
	*Annapurna Multi Speciality Hospital
	*Karuna Nursing Home
	*ADITYA CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
	*VIJAYA ORTHOPEDIC CENTRE

	==~~Economy~~==		== See also ==
			* ]
	Being a mandal headquarters. Gudivada is a financial centre. Most of the income is generated from agriculture and fishing.
			* ]
	Gudivada has got its significance in the agricultural field way back in 1946 when the Pioneer industry in manufacturing of all sorts of agricultural implements was founded by Late Sri. Kurumaddali Venkata Chalapati Rao popularly known as Pantulu gari shed was established. Gudivada being in heart of Krishna district is great place for real estate business. Trade mostly depends on agricultural yields in that season from the near by regions. However, jewellery and gold business and cinema seems to have a special place.

			== References ==
	Major businesses around this place are: agricultural industries, milk, rice mills, transportation/cargo, fisheries, education, medical, cinema, jewellery, finance, textile, vegetables etc.
			{{Reflist}}

			== External links ==
	Most of the nationalised banks have their branch(s) some of them have ] and locker Facilities. Following are list of some branches available in Gudivada:<br>
			{{Commons category\|Gudivada}}
	#Gudivada Cooperative Urban Bank
	#Sapthagiri Grameena Bank
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	#] with ATM Facility
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	#City Union Bank with ATM Facility
	#] with ATM Facility
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	Private commercial banks like HDFC, HSBC, ABN AMRO do not have their branches yet. Stock trading in this region is done mainly with help of stock brokers. ] companies are mostly privately owned; however, companies like Sriram Chits and Margadarsi have their branches.

	==Small details==

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	Localities inside Gudivada town (urban) include
	* Bayyavari Veedhi
	* Kakarla Veedhi (Bosubomma center)
	* Peddayerukapadu
	* Pedda Kalava
	* Auto Nagar
	* Koti Bomma Center
	* Satyanarayana puram
	* Bus Stand
	* Over Bridge
	* Municipal Buildings
	* Post Office
	* Railway station
	* Bethavolu
	* Masid Center
	* Market center
	* Stadium
	* Nehru Chowk
	* Gowri sankar puram
	* Patimeeda
	* Neelamahal center
	* Montessori
	* Eluru Road
	* Rajendar Nagar
	* Teachers Colony
	* Sriram Puram
	* Bipass Road
	* Janardhana puram
	* Bank colony
	* RTC colony
	* Mubarak Center
	* NTR Colony
	* Pedda Veedhi

	== External links==
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	== References ==
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	{{Krishna district}}		{{Krishna district}}
			{{Mandal headquarters in Krishna district}}
	{{Andhra Pradesh}}
			{{Authority control}}

	{{Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh}}

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Latest revision as of 16:03, 15 August 2024

Town in Andhra Pradesh, India This article is about a city in Krishna district. For a village in East Godavari district, see Gudivada, East Godavari district.

City in Andhra Pradesh, India

Gudivada
City
GudivadaLocation in Andhra Pradesh, IndiaShow map of IndiaGudivadaGudivada (Andhra Pradesh)Show map of Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 16°26′N 80°59′E / 16.43°N 80.99°E / 16.43; 80.99
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Mandal	Gudivada
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Gudivada Municipality
Area
• Total	12.67 km (4.89 sq mi)
Population
• Total	118,167
• Density	9,300/km (24,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	521301
Telephone code	+91-08674
Vehicle registration	AP 39
Website	gudivada.cdma.ap.gov.in

Gudivada is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudivada mandal in Gudivada revenue division. It is one of the cities in the state to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. It is the twenty-seventh most populous city in Andhra Pradesh and the three-hundredth most populous city in India with a population of 118,167 according to the 2011 Census of India.

History

The name Gudivada was derived from Gudi meaning Temple and Vada means Settlement or town in Telugu language. The presence of Habitation at this city may be dated back to 3rd Century BCE or 2nd Century BCE since the time of Sathavahanas as per some inscriptions. Archaeological excavations conducted at Gudivada yielded an ancient Buddhist stupa mound and Jain relics. Gudivada is religiously diversified city with many Hindu Temples and important Jain Tirth of Bhagawan Parshvanath located at market road. Vidarbhapuri was one of its earlier names.

Geography

It is located in the Coastal Andhra region of the state. Gudivada is located 41 kilometres (25.5 mi) east of the district headquarters, Machilipatnam, and 45 kilometres (27.9 mi) south of by road to Amaravati (state capital) It lies on the Eastern coastal plains. The city is located in zone 3 as per Earthquake zones of India.

Climate

Gudivada falls in the hot, humid region of the country, and it is less than 35 miles from Bay of Bengal. The climate of the town is very hot in summer and is pleasant during the winter. The hottest day falls in the month of May with shift to June during some years.

Demographics

As of 2011 census of India, Gudivada had a population of 118,167 with 30,834 households. The total population constitute 59,062 males, 59,105 females and 10,509 in the age group of 0–6 years. It had an average literacy rate of 81.64% with 87,887 literates, significantly higher than the district average of 73.7% and the state average of 67.41%.

Government and politics

Main article: Gudivada Municipality

Civic administration

Gudivada municipality was constituted in the year 1937 as a "third grade municipality". It was upgraded to "special grade municipality" and is spread over an area of 12.67 km (4.89 sq mi) with 36 election wards. YSR Congress Party won the Gudivada municipal elections in 2014 and the present MLA is Venigandla Ramu whereas the present chairman of the municipality is TBA. The present municipal commissioner is TBA.

Economy

Agri based economy is the traditional base, consisting of Rice Mills, Tractor Trailer building and other supporting industries. Gudivada is a centre for service industries for the many villages around. The service industries range from Medical, Entertainment and General stores. For the last several decades, Gudivada has transformed into a good educational hub for primary, secondary and higher schools.

Transport

Public transport

The primary modes of intra-city public transport are auto rickshaws and taxis. Apart from these, other means of transport are cars, motorcycles, cycle rickshaws, and bicycles. The Gudivada bus station and Gudivada Junction railway station are the major transport infrastructure for road and rail transport.

Road

The city has a total road length of 164.00 km (101.90 mi). The national and state highways that pass through the city include, NH 165–connecting Kathipudi and Pamarru;.

Rail

Gudivada Junction railway station is the major railway junction in Krishna district and one of the fourteen B–category stations in the Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone.

Air

Gudivada which falls under Andhra Pradesh Capital Region is served by NTR Amaravati International airport at Gannavaram, which is just 37 km away.

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.

The private aided colleges are, ANR college and KT Reddy women's college. There are eleven other unaided private colleges for undergraduate and postgraduate education. One-fourth of the passed out school children will enroll for college education. There are colleges for vocational courses such as, Gudivada Vocational Junior College and St.Johns Vocational Junior College; industrial training centres include, Gudivada Industrial Training Centre, Government Industrial Training Institute for Girls. It is home for Regional Research Institute for Homeopathy.

Sports

N.T.R Stadium in the city was built in partnership with Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, the Sports Authority of India and the Gudivada Municipality. It is the multi-purpose stadium for several sports like, athletics, volleyball, cricket, kho kho, kabaddi, badminton, tennikoit and basketball. In January 2016, the stadium hosted the National Rural Sports and Games competition, under the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan.

Temples

There are six temples under the management of Endowments Department.

Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple
Sri Gowri Sankara Swamy Temple
Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple
Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple
Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple
Sri Vigneswara Swamy Temple
Shiridi Sai Baba Temple, Pedayerukapadu
Sri Kanaka Durga Temple
Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Temple
Sri Sri Sri Bhagavan Venkayya Swamy Aashram

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External links

v t e Krishna district
District headquarters	Machilipatnam
Revenue divisions	Machilipatnam Gudivada Vuyyuru
Cities	Machilipatnam Gudivada
Towns	Pedana Vuyyuru
Census towns	Kankipadu Kanuru Madhavaram, Mudinepalle Poranki Tadigadapa Yanamalakuduru
Lok Sabha constituencies	Machilipatnam
Assembly constituencies	Avanigadda Gannavaram Gudivada Machilipatnam Pamarru (SC) Pedana Penamaluru

v t e Mandal headquarters in Krishna district
Mandal headquarters	Avanigadda Bantumilli Bapulapadu Challapalli Gannavaram Ghantasala Gudivada Gudlavalleru Guduru Kankipadu Kruthivennu Machilipatnam Mandavalli Mopidevi Movva Mudinepalli Nagayalanka Nandivada North Valluru Nunna Pamarru Pamidimukkala Pedana Pedaparupudi Penamaluru Unguturu Vuyyuru

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