Dharanikota

Coordinates: 16°34′42″N 80°20′54″E / 16.5783°N 80.3482°E / 16.5783; 80.3482
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Dharanikota
Dhanyakatakam
Village
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
522436
Area code+91–8640
Vehicle registrationAP

Dharanikota is a village in

APCRDA.[5]

History

In 500 BCE, Dharanikota was known as Dhanyakatakam.

Dharanikota ivory seal

Amaravati stupa; a very large Kalachakra ceremony was conducted there by the Dalai Lama in January, 2006.[7][8] Xuanzang visited Dharanikota and the Amaravati stupa and wrote an enthusiastic account of the place and the viharas that existed then.[citation needed] Jainism flourished in Dharanikota during the reign of Sada kings.[9]

Geography

Dharanikota is situated to the west of the mandal headquarters,

Amaravathi,[10] at 16°34′46″N 80°18′40″E / 16.579444°N 80.311111°E / 16.579444; 80.311111. It is spread over an area of 1,524 ha (3,770 acres).[2]

Demographics

As of 2011[update] Census of India, Dharanikota had a population of 7,534. The total population constitute, 3,734 males and 3,800 females —a sex ratio of 1018 females per 1000 males. 725 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 368 are boys and 357 are girls —a ratio of 970 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 66.06% with 4,498 literates, slightly lower than the state average of 67.41%.[3][11]

Government and politics

Dharanikota

panchayat raj institutions.[10]

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of eight schools. These schools include five MPP and three private schools.[13]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Gram Panchayat Identification Codes" (PDF). Saakshar Bharat Mission. National Informatics Centre. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 14, 252. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Population". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ISBN 9788125024750
    . Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Declaration of A.P. Capital Region" (PDF). Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh. 30 December 2014. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. ^ "The Buddha preached at Dharanikota". The Hindu. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  7. ^ "On a mission for enlightenment". The Hindu. 8 January 2006. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007.
  8. ^ Chandrakanth, W. (25 December 2005). "Amaravathi gearing for Buddhist festival". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ Vyas 1995, p. 31.
  10. ^ a b "District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A)" (PDF). Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh. 2011. pp. 328–329. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  12. ISBN 9788170992271
    .
  13. ^ "School Information". Commissionerate of School Education. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

Sources

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