Srikakulam is a town, municipality and headquarters of Srikakulam district in the north-eastern Andhra Pradesh, India. With the same name there is a "Srikakulam Assembly constituency" and a "Srikakulam Parliament Constituency'". Srikakulam-municipality. Srikakulam was formerly called as Gulshanabad (Garden city) during Muslim rule and was headquarter of Muslim fauzdars. It was renamed as Chicacole by British colonial rulers and after independence, it was renamed as Srikakulam.
Historically, Srikakulam is a part of Kalinga kingdom which was ruled by the kings of Eastern Ganga Dynasty for more than 800 years from 6th to 14th Centuries A.D. During the early centuries and even before Christ Buddhism
flourished here and the excavations of Salihundam, Jagathimetta and Danthapuri reveal that the people enjoyed rich cultural life and that they were peace loving.
There are two places with the same name in the state. A district and town by the same name on the north east corner of the state as well as a small village on the bank of river Krishna in Ghantasala (Mandal) of Krishna district. The village Srikakulam houses the Andhra Maha Vishnu temple. Legend says that this temple was constructed by the great Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire.
Srikakulam, formerly known as Chicacole, is the northern most district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Srikakulam is located 100 km north of Visakhapatnam. Srikakulam district has the longest coast line about 193 km in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is bordered by ORISSA on the north, VIZIANAGARAM DISTRICT on the west and south, BAY OF BENGAL on the east.
Srikakulam is the capital and head quarters of Srikakulam District and is the largest town in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh in india. The administrative set up is divided as Mandal praja parishath, Grama panchayaths, and zilla parishad. The local bodies are municipalities and panchayaths .
Accessibility:
Srikakulam is well connected by rail and road. The nearest airport is at Visakhapatnam.
By Road:
NH5 (National Highway 5) connecting Chennai and kolkatta passes through Srikakulam.
APSRTC ( Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation) operates buses within district and other places of andhra pradesh. APSRTC buses ply from Srikakulam to Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Eluru and Guntur. RTC bus complex has two depots that provide service to almost all villages around Srikakulam Town. Every 20 minutes there are non-stop buses to Visakhapatnam from 5.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. and every 15 minutes there are express buses from 5.30 a.m. to 10.15 p.m.
By Rail: (STATION NAME : SRIKAKULAM ROAD , STATION CODE: CHE )
Srikakulam is the big railway station in Srikakulam district on the Chennai Kolkata line. Trains run to Hyderabad Chennai, Howrah, Vijayawada, Nellore, Tirupathi, Secunderabad and other places. Konark express, Howrah mail, Visakha express, Coramandel express.
Srikakulam town is proximate to railway station. Srikakulam Road station located at Amadalavalasa railhead of Srikakulam town. In 2006 a reservation counter at municipal office was opened. Many trains to the north (Palasa, Howrah, and Bhubaneswar) and south (Vijayawada, Secundearabad, and Chennai) leave from here. Many taxis and autorickshaws are available from Srikakulam to reach the railway station.
By Air:
Visakhapatnam air port is the nearest airport to Srikakulam district. Kingfisher and Air Deccan operate flights from Vishakhapatnam airport to Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkatta and Tirupathi. Visakapatnam is nearly 100 kms from Srikakulam.
Boundaries of Srikakulam District:
Visakhapatnam district, Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa state and Chattisgad and Bay of Bengal are the boundaries for Srikakulam district.
RIVERS IN SRIKAKULAM
- 01. RIVER NAGAVALLI
- 02. RIVER VAMSADHARA
- 03. MAHENDRATANAYA
- 04. CHAMPAVATI
- 05. BAHUDA
- 06. SUVARNAMUKHI
- 07. VEGAVATI
- 08. GOMUKHI
Sea Ports and horbours in Srikakulam Districts:
Visakhapatnam is the nearest sea port for Srikakulam district.
PLACES IN AROUND SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT - CLICK HERE
Revenue Divisions and Mandals in Srikakulam District
There are three revenue divisions and 38 mandals in the Srikakulam District. The revenue divisions are SRIKAKULAM, TEKKALI AND PALAKONDA.
LIST OF MANDALS
01. AMADALAVALASA - 02. BURJA
- 03. BHAMINI
- 04. ETCHERLA
- 05. GANGUVARI SINGADAM
- 06. GARA
- 07. HIRAMANDALAM
- 08. ICHAPURAM
- 09. JALUMURU
- 10. KOTABOMMALI
- 11. KOTHURU
- 12. KANCHILI
- 13. KAVITI
- 14. LAVERU
- 15. LAKSHMINARASUPETA
- 16. MELIAPUTTI
- 17. MANDASA
- 18. NANDIGAM
- 19. NARASANNAPETA
- 20. PONDURU
- 21. POLAKI
- 22. PALAKONDA
- 23. PATHAPATNAM
- 24. PALASA
- 25. REGIDI
- 26. RAJAM
- 27. RANASTALAM
- 28. SANTHAKAVITI
- 29. SEETHAMPETA
- 30. SARUBUJJI
- 31. SRIKAKULAM
- 32. SARAVAKOTA
- 33. SANTHABOMMALI
- 34. SOMPETA
- 35. TEKKALI
- 36. VEERAGHATTAM
- 37. VAJRAPUKOTHURU
- 38. VANGARA
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