Why visit Amudālavalasa
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 parks and trails, 4 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
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About Amudālavalasa
Amadalavalasa is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and also the mandal headquarters of Amadalavalasa mandal. The town is spread over an area of 19.65 km2 (7.59 mi2), which is under the jurisdiction of Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Srikakulam Road railway station is situated at Amadalavalasa.
From the Wikipedia article Amudalavalasa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
DR BENDI SRINIVASA RAO
Monument and historic site · 3.4 km
2-47 chinna veedhi
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay1
History
Amadalavalasa means 'the town of castor oil'. During the times of Ashoka, this place was called Herandapalli. Heranda in Sanskrit means castor oil. Ironically, once upon a time castor oil plants being grown or castor oil being produced in this place.
Evidence of early historic man and his activities have been recently discovered on the hills of Sangamayya Konda, in Amudalavalasa mandal.
Sangamayya Konda is 3 km from Amudalavalasa. It was a Buddhist site and is known for the Jain vestiges and Buddhist monasteries excavated recently. A freelance archaeologist conducted recent explorations on the hills of Sangamayya Konda and found several pre-historic Dolmen, Menhir, Cave, Caverns and Cisterns.
Danthapuri (Danthavarapukota) is one of the historical places near Amadalavalasa. This village is between Amudalavalasa and Hiramandalam. Ancient Buddha stupas are present in this place.
From the History section of Amudalavalasa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare4
Map of Amudālavalasa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (VTZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Balaga 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Srikakulam 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Narasannapeta 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Pondūru 17 km southwest, about 17 min by car
- Rāzām 26 km west, about 26 min by car
- Pālkonda 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Hiramandalam 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Chīpurupalle 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Tekkali 41 km northeast, about 41 min by car
- Vizianagaram 61 km southwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Megalithic Dolmen at Dannanapeta 03, Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Amadalavalasa, Chinnajonnavalasa, Andhra Pradesh 532185, India - panoramio, Deepak das, CC BY 3.0
- India post Amadalavalasa, K.Venkataramana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- India post Amadalavalasa 532185, K.Venkataramana, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS043-E-141756 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-141755 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-141757 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-141754 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Jain Mahavira relief at Sangamayyakonda caves alias Goppakonda near Amadalavalasa, Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cave temple at Sangamayyakonda hillock, Adityamadhav83, CC BY 4.0
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