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Simhadripuram
Simhadripuram | |
|---|---|
 Gandikota lift canal near Simhadripuram | |
  Simhadripuram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 14°38′00″N 78°08′00″E / 14.6333°N 78.1333°ECoordinates: 14°38′00″N 78°08′00″E / 14.6333°N 78.1333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | YSR district |
| Mandal | Simhadripuram district |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Simhadripuram is a village in YSR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Simhadripuram mandal of Jammalamadugu revenue division.[1]
Personalities[edit]
Simhadripuram is the birthplace of late Telugu film actor Basavaraju Venkata Padmanabha Rao.
History[edit]
YSR district was one of the 13 new districts formed in 2022 , with its headquarters at Kadapa. The reorganisation of the districts increased the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh to 26. It has 3 revenue divisions - Jammalamadugu revenue division, Kadapa revenue division and Badvel revenue division.[2]
Kadapa district was renamed YSR district in 2010 after Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy (8 July 1949 – 2 September 2009), who was chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for two terms. In a political career spanning 30 years, he never lost an election. He died in a helicopter accident.[3][4][5][6]
Geography[edit]
Simhadripuram is located at 14°38′00″N 78°08′00″E / 14.6333°N 78.1333°E.[7] It has an average elevation of 228 meters (751 feet). It also has Bhanu Kota under its revenue jurisdictional purview which has the great Lord Shiva temple near to Ravulakolanu village.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "YSR District". About District > Map of District. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "13 new districts inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh; Full list here". Published on: April 4, 2022. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "YSR District". About District > History. Andhra Pradesh Government. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Kadapa district to be named after YSR". 4 September 2009. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Kadapa district to be named after YSR". PTI 18 June 2010. The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ "Y S Rajasekhara Reddy". i love india.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Simhadripuram
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