Padmanabham
Padmanabham | |
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AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
Padmanabham mandal is one of the 46 mandals in
There's a famous Ananta Padmanabha Swami Temple in this mandal. Before independence, this temple was allotted 3,000 acres by the Pusapati royal family of Vizianagaram and the "Raja Sagi" royal family of Pandrangi.
Geography
Padmanabham is located at 17°59′00″N 83°20′00″E / 17.9833°N 83.3333°E.[3] It has an average elevation of 23 metres (78 feet)
Battle of Padmanabham
The Battle Of Padmanabham was fought on July 9, 1794, between the British, led by Colonel Pendergast, and Pusapati Vijaya Rama Raju II of Vizianagaram. The Vizianagaram forces were led by Raja Sagi Rama Chandra Raju of the Pandrangi mokhasa family. The Raja of Vizianagaram was found in arrears of paying annual taxes to the British as he opposed British governance over his principality. Earlier, the chieftains of Vizianagaram aided French and later British in conquering the neighbouring principalities. However, they later fell out with their foreign allies.
Colonel Pendergast was sent by the
Transport
- APSRTC routes
Route Number | Start | End | Via |
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700 | Simhachalam | Vizianagaram | Adavivaram, SR Puram, Shontyam, Gidijala, Boni, Padbanabham |
541P | Maddilapalem | Padbanabham | Gurudwar, Birla Junction, NAD Kotharoad, Gopalapatnam, Vepagunta, Pendurthi, Shontyam, Gidijala, Boni |
222P | RTC Complex/ Railway Station | Padbanabham | Maddilapalem, Hanumantuwaka, Yendada, Madhurawada, Anandapuram, Gidijala, Boni |
References
- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "Mandal wise list of villages in Visakhapatnam district" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics.Padmanabham