Valmikipuram
Vayalpadu | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Valmikipuram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°39′00″N 78°38′00″E / 13.6500°N 78.6333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Annahayya |
| Mandal | Valmikipuram mandal |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,535 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 517299 |
Valmikipuram (also known as Vayalpadu and Voyalpadu[2]) is a town in Annamayya district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters. The town is known for the "Sri Pattabhi Rama temple", built by lord Jambavantha in Treta Yuga. Valmiki, the author of great epic Ramayana 'taposthan'(did tapas here).[3]
History[edit | edit source]
Kodanda Ramaylam was built by Lord Jambavantha in Treta Yuga as a mark of his respect towards Lord Sri Rama. Uniqueness of this temple is that here Lord Sri Rama will be seen in the coronation ceremony posture as presiding deity flanked by His beloved Goddess Sita Devi and also by his brothers Laxmana, Bharatha, Shatrughna, and Lord Anjaneya. Here SriRama also called as ‘Pratapa Raama’ as he is holding sword. There is also a hill here called 'Veeranna Konda' with the shrine of Veerabhadra. It is said that the sage Valmiki sat on this hill while writing The Ramayana. Another uniqueness of this Temple Idol in this Temple is facing North and Locals says that it is the only Temple in Andhra Pradesh with North facing. Tallapaka Ananmacharya penned as many as 21 ‘sankeertanas’ in praise of the Pattabhirama Swamy deity here. Kodanda Rama Swamy Temple is holding 500 years of history, this temple well managed in Krishna Deva Raya’s period and Chola’s period. In 1997, TTD (Tirumala tirupati Devasthanams) adopted and from then temple has seen drastic growth.
Formation of district[edit | edit source]
On the eve of the Republic Day, 2022, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh announced the formation of 13 new districts, taking the total number of districts in Andhra Pradesh to 26. The list of proposed new districts included Annamayya district with its headquarters at Rayachoti.[4][5][6]
Geography[edit | edit source]
Vayalpad is located at 13°39′00″N 78°38′00″E / 13.6500°N 78.6333°E. It has an average elevation of 611 meters (2007 feet). Hyderabad is the state capital for Valmikipuram village. It is located around 418.7 kilometers away from Valmikipuram. The other nearest state capital from Valmikipuram is Bangalore and its distance is 136.4 km. The other surrounding state capitals are Bangalore 136.4 km., Chennai 189.6 KM., Pondicherry 229.2 km[7] Valmikipuram Sun rise time Valmikipuram village is located in the UTC 5.30 time zone and it follows Indian standard time (IST). Valmikipuram sun rise time varies 13 minutes from IST. The vehicle driving side in Valmikipuram is left, all vehicles should take left side during driving. Valmikipuram people are using its national currency which is Indian Rupee and its international currency code is INR. Valmikipuram phones and mobiles can be accessed by adding the India country dialing code +91 from abroad.
Vayalpad is located at 13°33′N 78°30′E / 13.55°N 78.50°E.[8]
| Climate data for Vayalpad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.3 (81.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35 (95) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.4 (86.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
28 (1.1) |
61 (2.4) |
51 (2.0) |
81 (3.2) |
73 (2.9) |
111 (4.4) |
143 (5.6) |
54 (2.1) |
32 (1.3) |
643 (25.4) |
| [citation needed] | |||||||||||||
Source : Climate[9]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ Nair, Shantha (2014). Sri Venkateshwara. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8495-445-6. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chittoor District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 464, 513. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "List of 26 districts formed in Andhra Pradesh". by Pavan, 26 January 2022. Hans India. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Andhra Pradesh approves creation of 13 new districts". 26 January 22. Telangana Today. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Annamayya District Handbook of Statistics" (PDF). District Collector. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ "Falling Rain Genomics. Vayalpad". Fallingrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Vayalpad, India". fallingrain.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ↑ "Climate data: Madanapalle". en.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
