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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Uddandarayunipalem
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Neighbourhood]]
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| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16|32|31|N|80|30|53|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Guntur district|Guntur]]
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| governing_body = [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook - Guntur |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2814_PART_B_DCHB_EAST%20GODAVARI.pdf|website=Census of India|accessdate=22 September 2015|page=14,258}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 4.31
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| population_total = 1503
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 522503
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-8645
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'''Uddandarayunipalem''' is a [[neighbourhood]] and a part of ''Urban Notified Area'' of [[Amaravati (state capital)|Amaravati]], the state capital of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Andhra capital Amaravati to compete for Smart City tag|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/New-Andhra-capital-Amaravati-to-compete-for-Smart-City-tag/2016/05/25/article3450012.ece|accessdate=6 June 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=25 May 2016}}</ref> It was a village in [[Thullur mandal]] of [[Guntur district]], prior to its denotification as [[gram panchayat]].<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|title=Declaration of A.P. Capital City Area–Revised orders|url=http://www.crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14142015MAUD_MS141.PDF|website=Andhra Nation|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department|accessdate=21 February 2016|date=22 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624181012/http://www.crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14142015MAUD_MS141.PDF|archivedate=24 June 2016}}</ref> It also hosted the [[cornerstone|foundation stone]] ceremony of Amaravati, on 22 October 2015, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Amaravati.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/thousands-descend-on-andhra-village-uddandarayunipalem-to-watch-history-in-making/articleshow/49491280.cms |title=Thousands descend on Andhra village Uddandarayunipalem to watch history in making |newspaper=Economic Times |date=22 October 2015 }}</ref>

== Etymology ==
Head of the Telugu Department of Nagarjuna University, Prof. Yarlagadda Balagangadhara Rao, in his book Navyandhra Rajadhani Prantha Gramala Charitra, mentions that king Kota Ketaraju of the Dhurjaya dynasty and ruler of Dharanikota built the village in memory of his father Uddandarayudu. The term ‘Uddanda’ means capable or robust. An inscription is available in Bejathapuram, a nearby village. As per some reports the history of the village dates back to the reign of Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya. According to legend, Sri Krishnadevarya halted at Thullur on his way to invade Kondapalli Kota in Krishna district. Uddandarayunipalem may have been named after Uddandaraya, a commander of Sri Krishnadevaraya.<ref>{{cite news|title=The village owes much to a commander|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-village-owes-much-to-a-commander/article7765506.ece|accessdate=25 February 2017|work=The Hindu|date=21 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Preserving culture should be A.P.’s priority: historian|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/preserving-culture-should-be-aps-priority-historian/article7785924.ece|accessdate=25 February 2017|work=The Hindu|date=21 October 2015}}</ref>

== Transport ==
Uddandarayunipalem is connected by the ''Vijayawada-Undavalli-Uddandarayunipalem Road'' (also known as ''Vijayawada–Amaravati Road'').<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandeep Kumar|first1=S|title=Amaravati fete: Narrow roads to create traffic jams|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151020/nation-current-affairs/article/amaravati-fete-narrow-roads-create-traffic-jams|accessdate=4 June 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=20 October 2015|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A smooth ride ahead for Andhra Pradesh capital region|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151018/nation-current-affairs/article/smooth-ride-ahead-andhra-pradesh-capital-region|accessdate=4 June 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=18 October 2015}}</ref> [[APSRTC]] operates buses on this route from [[Pandit Nehru bus station]] of Vijayawada.

== References ==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Amaravati]]

Uddandarayunipalem - Revision history

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