Why visit Gudivāda
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 5 attractions in and around town.
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About Gudivāda
Gudivada is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudivada mandal in Gudivada revenue division. It is one of the cities in the state to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. It is the twenty-seventh most populous city in Andhra Pradesh and the three-hundredth most populous city in India with a population of 118,167 according to the 2011 Census of India.
From the Wikipedia article Gudivada (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
Bommarillu Theatre
Cinema and theater
Machilipatnam - Nuzvid - Kalluru Road, Gudivada
Sarath Theatre
Cinema and theater
Machilipatnam - Nuzvid - Kalluru Road, Gudivada
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship8
sri anjayena swami temple
Place of worship · 1.5 km
lakshmi nagar colony, Gudivada
History
The name Gudivada was derived from Gudi meaning Temple and Vada means Settlement or town in Telugu language. The presence of Habitation at this city may be dated back to 3rd Century BCE or 2nd Century BCE since the time of Sathavahanas as per some inscriptions. Archaeological excavations conducted at Gudivada yielded an ancient Buddhist stupa mound and Jain relics. Gudivada is religiously diversified city with many Hindu Temples and important Jain Tirth of Bhagawan Parshvanath located at market road.
Several epigraphic and scholarly sources identify ancient Gudivada with the historical place-name Siddhārthaka (also spelled Sidharthaka), particularly in Buddhist and early Andhra historical literature.
Multiple volumes of Epigraphia Indica—a primary ASI publication—refer to Siddhārthaka as an early settlement in the Krishna region and associate it with the area of modern Gudivada. These references appear in discussions of early Andhra inscriptions and Buddhist sites.
Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XX (ASI), in its analysis of early Andhra place-names, notes Siddhārthaka as a historical locality in the Gudivada region.
2. Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India (ARASI)
From the History section of Gudivada on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging7
Hp petroleum
Gas station · 1.6 km
Machilipatnam - Nuzvid - Kalluru Road, Gudivada
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Healthcare34
Map of Gudivāda
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Getting there and nearby towns
Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.
- Gudlavalleru 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Vuyyūru 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Gannavaram 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Kankipādu 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Pedana 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Machilīpatnam 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Vijayawada 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Thenali 44 km southwest, about 44 min by car
- Mangalagiri 46 km west, about 46 min by car
- Tadepalligudem 71 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- A WDP1 loco at Gudivada Train station, Viswa Chandra, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Inscription from medieval times at Venugopala swamy temple in Gudivada town, Adityamadhav83, CC BY 4.0
- Municipal office gudivada, Vamsi Krishna Dandamudi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Entrance of Venugopala swamy temple in Gudivada town, Adityamadhav83, CC BY 4.0
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