Jaggayyapeta
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Jaggaiahpeta is an ancient town and now a municipality
in Krishna district
in the India
n state
of Andhra Pradesh
. This town is located on the banks of a river called Paleru
which is a tributary of the Krishna River
.
, Jaggaiahpeta has a population of 39,817, with a male-female split of 51%-49%. Jaggayyapeta has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 60%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
List of Elected Members:
JAGGAYYA THE RULER
JAGGAYYAPETA : The name it self describes Jaggayya - Peta, The Ruler Jaggayya Ruled Chintapalli1763-1771, He was killed by French Troops sent by Basalat Jung, brother of Golkonda Nawab, 1771.
The history:
Vasireddy Sadasiva Nayudu ruled Nandigama paragana from 1550 to 1581.[67] He was granted the paragana by Ibrahim Qutb Shah of Golkonda. According to Mackenzie, Virappa Nayudu was appointed as Deshmukh of Nandigama paragana in 1670. Chinapadmanabha Nayudu got a grant of 500 villages from Abul Hassan Tanisha in 1685.[68] He built a fort at Chintapalli and ruled it until 1710 CE. His successors ruled until 1760. During this period the French and the British were trying to gain control of the Andhra country. Jaggayya ruled Chintapalli from 1763 onwards. He was killed by French troops sent by Basalat Jung, brother of the Golkonda Nawab in 1771. Jaggayya’s wife Acchamma committed Sati. Jaggayya’s son Venkatadri recovered Chintapalii in 1777 and earned fame as a benevolent and illustrious ruler.[69] (Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu and Vasireddy Clan).
, who was famous for his piety and devotion and for the construction of many a temples in honour of Lord Siva and Lord Vishnu.
Tyagi Dynasty worshipped both Vishnoism & shivoism equally, that is why you find both lord siva & chenna kesava swami temples in Mukteswarpuram (Muktyala Village of jaggayyapeta krishna district.
It is said that he founded two towns, namely, Jaggaiahpeta, named after his father Jaggayya, and Achampeta
, named after his mother Atchamma. The founding of the towns by Venkatadri Nayudu find mention in a Telugu verse of a certain well-known poet, too.
But from the old records of the Government, we get the information that, even prior to the founding of the towns by Venkatadri Nayudu, there existed on this site a village named Betavolu and that the Rajah developed it into a town and changed the name to Jaggaiahpeta . The region was then infested with robbers and hence the old village was called Dongala Betavolu (Robbers' Betavolu). For some time, Jaggaiahpeta was mentioned in Government records with Betavolu written in brackets. Even now, in some old documents in the houses of some indigenous bankers of the town, we find only ' Betavolu ' mentioned as the name of the village.
All this is recent history and is self-evident. But apart from it, this region has an ancient and splendid history behind it. Though it is so, only a few know that the innocent-looking mound 'Dhanam Bodu', lying east of Jaggaiahpeta, has in it the remains of an ancient stupa
, which has been lying there for 2,000 years.
During the excavations in 1818, a few carved slabs from one of the brick mounds revealed the existence of a group of ancient stupas. After excavation, the stupa was found to be 9 meters in diameter and was decorated with slabs of the same material used in Amaravati. Inside the casing the stupa is made completely out of bricks and earth. About a kilometre from the town is a hill known as Dhanambodu or Hill of wealth on which once stood a great Stupa or Mahachaitya. Around the hillock are traces of monastic buildings.
A Mahachaitya filled with layers of rubble & gravel two feet thick. The slabs surrounding the base of the stupa were plain very few of them having any carving except a small pilaster up the edge. Some of the sculptures on the pilasters closely resemble in style of Bharhut sculptures. The capitals are heavy and roughly bell-shaped and show addorsed double-winged animals like that at Patalkhora. Some of the slabs were inscribed in characters of Mauryan type ascribable to the beginning of the 2nd century BC.
Fourteen sculptures recovered from here (All of them either broken or mere fragments, the only exception being a standing Buddha) and are in the Madras Museum. This standing Buddha is exceptional, not merely because it was found undamaged, but also because it differs both in age and style from the rest of finds. It has an inscription on its lotus base in characters of the sixth century. The gist of the inscription being that the image was made under instructions from Jayaprabhacharya, a disciple of Nagarjunacharya. It is concluded that it belongs to a much later age than the rest of the sculptures which are akin to those of the first phase of the Amaravati stupa, and hence are dated as early as 200 B.C.
The most interesting as well as important of the marbles here is a slab representing a Chakravarti. The seven jewels which surround him – the queen, the prince, the minister, the elephant, the horse, the wheel, and the gems – proclaim him to the world as a king of kings. Noteworthy features of this sculpture are not only the square coins that are showered on the emperor from the sky and the jewels worn by the human figures, but also the elongated structure of those figures which constitute a marked departure from the stunted representations of the Gandhara School. It is this elegant attenuation of the figures the subsequently led to the “towering and graceful forms” in the sculptures of the middle phase of Andhra sculpture at Amaravati. Another interesting find in this area is the “punyasala,” a beautiful sculpture showing a two-storied shrine.
He was instrumental in the construction of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, the largest masonry dam in the world. He strived hard for the construction of the Pulichintala Project across the river Krishna, a dream which has taken shape recently. He came to know that the Government of Madras Presidency has made plans to divert Krishna river water to Madras by linking Krishna and Pennar rivers. He embarked upon a tour of nine districts of Andhra Pradesh and visited each and every village to collect the signatures of people in favour of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam project. He travelled through the thick and inhospitable jungles near Macherla to visit the site of Nandikonda and formed a team of retired engineers at his own expense to make the project plans and designs. The government of Madras tried to scuttle his plans for which the Raja established the 'Krishna Farmers Welfare Society' and exerted pressure on the Government of India in favour of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. The Government of India instituted the Khosla Committee but the committee refused to visit the site on the excuse that there was no motorable road to Nandikonda. The Raja gathered villagers and volunteers from twenty five villages and made a road by labouring day and night for a week at his own expenses of around Rs. 52 Lacs. The Khosla committee visited the site and found it to be the most ideal location to build a gigantic dam across the river. There were attempts to suppress the report of the Khosla committee. The Raja went to New Delhi and with the support of N. G. Ranga, Moturi Hanumantha Rao and Kotha Raghuramaiah resurrected the report, distributed it to important people and urged the Planning Commission (Government of India) to take cognizance.
Chandulal Trivedi, the Governor of the state of Andhra Pradesh urged the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to accept the report of the Khosla Committee. An announcement was made in 1954 for the construction of the project. The foundation stone of the Dam was laid by the late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India on 10.12.1955. It was attended by Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
then Hyderabad state chief minister and Chandulal Trivedi Andhra state Governor. Raja spent fifty two lakhs of rupees as a matching grant for the project construction. The waters of Krishna river were released for the farmers on August 3, 1966.
He was the symbol of determination, willpower and philanthropy. However, his selfless service to the farmers of Andhra Pradesh has gone unrecognized and ignored.
The majority of the people in Jaggaiahpeta are engaged in trade and commerce. Agriculture is also the most important occupation of the people.
Minerals like Iron ore and Limestone are very very abundant in this area. Limestone is being supplied to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Mining And Ore-Beneficiation) from here.
This town hosts many large scale industries like Cement Factories and small scale industries like Manufacturing Musical Instruments, Sponge Iron Industries.
Also, this is popular in surrounding districts for Gold/Silver ornaments business for its quality of work.
The delayed Pulichintala Project is just 21 km from Jaggaiahpeta.
Besides these there are many small cement industries which supply concrete, limestone.
(Vijayawada) Airport (85 km).
Jaggaiahpet is located 3 km away from NH-9, which connects Pune and Machilipatnam.
Distance between Jaggaiahpet and other major towns and cities:
and English
are available in Jaggayyapet.
English dailies such as, Deccan Chronicle, Indian Express, The Hindu
, The Times of India
are available in Jaggayyapet.
Telugu dailies: Eenadu
, Sakshi
, Vaartha
, Andhra Jyothi
, Andhra Bhoomi
and Surya
are available in Jaggayyapet.
Jaggaiahpet falls under Andhra Pradesh Telecom circle; For BSNL - it falls under Vijayawada Telecom District.
The importance of this place is: Here the Lord is existing in five forms different from each other known as Pancha Narasimha Moorthy, namely Jwala Narasimha on vedasikhara of the mountains, Saligrahma Narasimha in the River Krishnaveni, Yogananda Narasimha erected by sage Rishya Sringar, as Lakshmi Narasimhar on his own peetam and Veera Narasimhar on Garudadri situated at a distance of 5 km from east to Vedadri.
The Brahma Purana says Somasura stole the Vedas from Brahma, and hid himself into the ocean. Lord Brahma approached Lord Vishnu to help him out to get back the Vedas from the asura. Sriman Narayana took the form of fish {Mathsaya Avatara} and entered deep into the ocean and rescued Vedas from asura. The Vedas took human form and thanked Lord Vishnu, and asked Lord to stay with them on their heads. Lord agreed to stay till the time comes and he asked them to stay in River Krishnaveni as Saligrama stone. After Hiranaya kasyapa vadha, Lord Narayanar who incarnated himself as Narasimha Swamy, stayed as Jwala Narasimhar on the mountains head at Vedadri in fulfillment of his words to Veda Purushas. Lord Brahma requested Jwala Narasimha to stay at Sathya loka as Saligrahama, and Lord Narasimhar obliged to do so. Even before Lord Brahma could offer his prayer to Lord, sathya lokha was consumed in flames. Lord brahma personally brought the Saligrahma moorty to the River Krishnaveni and erected it on the Saligrahma mountain. Krishnaveni prayed to Narayanar, to allow her to worship him daily. Here Lord Lakshi Narshimar the incarnation of Sriman Narayanar fulfilled the desire of both veda purusha and river Krishnaveni.
The temple structure is conventional, being brightly colored and ornamented with a variety of images. A beautiful Form of Narasimha Swami in yoga pose (below) greets devotees on the outside of the temple. The Lord is joined by murtis of Lord Varaha, Laksmi devi, Garuda, Hanuman, and other transcendental personalities and figures. The utsava idols are extraordinarily high and impressive, and the Dwajasthamba of imposing girth and height. In the waters of the Krishna River, Lord Narasimhar can also be found in Salagram form.
In India, there is an old saying which corroborates the fact that where women are respected, the Gods feel happy and make their Abodes. In the 17th century, Sri Raja Vasireddy Jagga Bhoopal was ruling Krishna region, with Amaravathi as his Capital. In his kingdom, was born Sri Tirupatamma, in the family of “Kolla”. She married Sri Gopaiah Swamy of “Kakani” family, and brought glory to both families, and the entire region, by her undeterred devotion to the Lord. Sri Tirupatamba was not only a great devotee but also a good housewife, sharing sorrows and joys with her husband. Despite this, she faced severe ill treatment and misery at her husband’s house. Finally, when her husband died she immolated herself in her husband’s funeral pyre.
Sri Tirupatamba is worshipped in the Penuganchiprolu Temple as the image of “Shakti”. She preached virtuous qualities of life to her devotees and made her, Adobe at Penuganchiprolu, Mudiraj Papamamba was her principal devotee and therefore, her family members are ordained to perform poojas and other sevas in the Temple. According to the folklore there were 101 Temples existing in ancient times and therefore, it was deemed as Pedakanchipuram. Muniyeru (a stream) flowing, along the Temple, and was said to be created with the spiritual power of Moudgalya Maharishi and hence it was named after him.
This Bhavani's shrine is quite ancient and was endowed lavishly by the ruling princes. The sthalapurna claims its construction to the devout king Narasimha Padmanabha belonging to Aiteya dynasty. Having enjoyed liberal royal partronage, it is architecturally imposing in dimensions and sculpturally enticing. There are many inscriptions testifying to its splendid past. The Mother's icon is superbly sculptured and her pleasant facial features are quite arresting and so win admiration by every one. The floral decoration interspersed with glittering jewels is enchanting and raises hands in veneration. Satwika puja is offered daily and she is madhuraahra priya. Periodical festivals are celebrated with unbounded zeal.
'Pulichintala Project : '
The project is proposed to construct across the river Krishna at Pulichintala Village, Visible to muktyla village.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Krishna district
Krishna district
Krishna District is a district of India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is named after the Krishna River, the third longest river that flows within India, flows through the district and joins Bay of Bengal here in this district. It has a population of 4,529,009 of which 32.08% is urban as of...
in the India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. This town is located on the banks of a river called Paleru
Paleru
Paleru is a tributary of the Krishna river. During the Nizam rule, a reservoir was constructed on the river at Paleru town , Kusumanchi. Hundreds of acres are irrigated with the help of this reservoir .-Town:...
which is a tributary of the Krishna River
Krishna River
The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...
.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Jaggaiahpeta has a population of 39,817, with a male-female split of 51%-49%. Jaggayyapeta has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 60%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Assembly Constituency
Jaggaiahpeta is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh with 74 villages and 159,070 registered voters.List of Elected Members:
- 1951 - Pillalamarri Venkateswarlu, Communist Party of India, Legislative Assembly of Madras.
- 1962 - Galeti Venkateswarlu, Indian National Congress, Legislative Assembly of A.P.
- 1967 - Repala Butchi Ramaiah Sresti, Indian National Congress, Legislative Assembly of A.P.
- 1972 - Vasireddy Rama Gopala Krishna Maheswara Prasad, Independent, Legislative Assembly of A.P.
- 1978 - Bodduluru Rama Rao, Indian National Congress, Legislative Assembly of A.P.
- 1983 - Akkineni Lokeswara Rao, Telugu Desam Party, Legislative Assembly of A.P.
- 1985, 1989 and 1994 - Nettem Raghuram, Telugu Desam Party, Legislative Assembly of A.P.
- 1999 and 2004 - Samineni Udayabhanu, Indian National Congress, Legislative Assembly of A.P.
- 2009 (Current) - Sreeram Raja Gopal (Tataiah), Telugu Desam Party, Legislative Assembly of A.P.
JAGGAYYA THE RULER
JAGGAYYAPETA : The name it self describes Jaggayya - Peta, The Ruler Jaggayya Ruled Chintapalli1763-1771, He was killed by French Troops sent by Basalat Jung, brother of Golkonda Nawab, 1771.
The history:
Vasireddy Sadasiva Nayudu ruled Nandigama paragana from 1550 to 1581.[67] He was granted the paragana by Ibrahim Qutb Shah of Golkonda. According to Mackenzie, Virappa Nayudu was appointed as Deshmukh of Nandigama paragana in 1670. Chinapadmanabha Nayudu got a grant of 500 villages from Abul Hassan Tanisha in 1685.[68] He built a fort at Chintapalli and ruled it until 1710 CE. His successors ruled until 1760. During this period the French and the British were trying to gain control of the Andhra country. Jaggayya ruled Chintapalli from 1763 onwards. He was killed by French troops sent by Basalat Jung, brother of the Golkonda Nawab in 1771. Jaggayya’s wife Acchamma committed Sati. Jaggayya’s son Venkatadri recovered Chintapalii in 1777 and earned fame as a benevolent and illustrious ruler.[69] (Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu and Vasireddy Clan).
History
About 180 years ago, the region surrounding Jaggaiahpeta was governed by a ruler, by name Sri Rajah Vasireddy Venkatadri NayuduVasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu
Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu was the last king of the Vasireddy Clan that ruled parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh from 1413 until the advent of the British. He was popularly known as the first king who revolted against British in India. The original seat of power was Chintapalli in present-day...
, who was famous for his piety and devotion and for the construction of many a temples in honour of Lord Siva and Lord Vishnu.
Tyagi Dynasty worshipped both Vishnoism & shivoism equally, that is why you find both lord siva & chenna kesava swami temples in Mukteswarpuram (Muktyala Village of jaggayyapeta krishna district.
It is said that he founded two towns, namely, Jaggaiahpeta, named after his father Jaggayya, and Achampeta
Achampeta
Atchampet is a village and a Mandal in Guntur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.- Geography :Atchampet is located at .The name came after the Jamindar Raja Vasi Reddy Venkatadri Naidu's mother Atchamma....
, named after his mother Atchamma. The founding of the towns by Venkatadri Nayudu find mention in a Telugu verse of a certain well-known poet, too.
But from the old records of the Government, we get the information that, even prior to the founding of the towns by Venkatadri Nayudu, there existed on this site a village named Betavolu and that the Rajah developed it into a town and changed the name to Jaggaiahpeta . The region was then infested with robbers and hence the old village was called Dongala Betavolu (Robbers' Betavolu). For some time, Jaggaiahpeta was mentioned in Government records with Betavolu written in brackets. Even now, in some old documents in the houses of some indigenous bankers of the town, we find only ' Betavolu ' mentioned as the name of the village.
All this is recent history and is self-evident. But apart from it, this region has an ancient and splendid history behind it. Though it is so, only a few know that the innocent-looking mound 'Dhanam Bodu', lying east of Jaggaiahpeta, has in it the remains of an ancient stupa
Stupa
A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship....
, which has been lying there for 2,000 years.
Monuments & Antiquities
A Mahachaitya filled with layers of rubble & gravel two feet thick. The slabs surrounding the base of the stupa were plain very few of them having any carving except a small pilaster up the edge. Some of the sculptures on the pilasters closely resemble in style of Bharhut sculptures. The capitals are heavy and roughly bell-shaped and show addorsed double-winged animals like that at Patalkhora. Some of the slabs were inscribed in characters of Mauryan type ascribable to the beginning of the 2nd century BC.
Fourteen sculptures recovered from here (All of them either broken or mere fragments, the only exception being a standing Buddha) and are in the Madras Museum. This standing Buddha is exceptional, not merely because it was found undamaged, but also because it differs both in age and style from the rest of finds. It has an inscription on its lotus base in characters of the sixth century. The gist of the inscription being that the image was made under instructions from Jayaprabhacharya, a disciple of Nagarjunacharya. It is concluded that it belongs to a much later age than the rest of the sculptures which are akin to those of the first phase of the Amaravati stupa, and hence are dated as early as 200 B.C.
The most interesting as well as important of the marbles here is a slab representing a Chakravarti. The seven jewels which surround him – the queen, the prince, the minister, the elephant, the horse, the wheel, and the gems – proclaim him to the world as a king of kings. Noteworthy features of this sculpture are not only the square coins that are showered on the emperor from the sky and the jewels worn by the human figures, but also the elongated structure of those figures which constitute a marked departure from the stunted representations of the Gandhara School. It is this elegant attenuation of the figures the subsequently led to the “towering and graceful forms” in the sculptures of the middle phase of Andhra sculpture at Amaravati. Another interesting find in this area is the “punyasala,” a beautiful sculpture showing a two-storied shrine.
Raja Sri V R G K M Prasad
The Muktyala Raja named Vasireddy Rama Gopala Krishna Maheswara Prasad fondly called Projects Prasad was noted for his efforts in infrastructure creation in India. He worked as Member of Legislative Assembly of A.P. also.He was instrumental in the construction of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, the largest masonry dam in the world. He strived hard for the construction of the Pulichintala Project across the river Krishna, a dream which has taken shape recently. He came to know that the Government of Madras Presidency has made plans to divert Krishna river water to Madras by linking Krishna and Pennar rivers. He embarked upon a tour of nine districts of Andhra Pradesh and visited each and every village to collect the signatures of people in favour of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam project. He travelled through the thick and inhospitable jungles near Macherla to visit the site of Nandikonda and formed a team of retired engineers at his own expense to make the project plans and designs. The government of Madras tried to scuttle his plans for which the Raja established the 'Krishna Farmers Welfare Society' and exerted pressure on the Government of India in favour of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. The Government of India instituted the Khosla Committee but the committee refused to visit the site on the excuse that there was no motorable road to Nandikonda. The Raja gathered villagers and volunteers from twenty five villages and made a road by labouring day and night for a week at his own expenses of around Rs. 52 Lacs. The Khosla committee visited the site and found it to be the most ideal location to build a gigantic dam across the river. There were attempts to suppress the report of the Khosla committee. The Raja went to New Delhi and with the support of N. G. Ranga, Moturi Hanumantha Rao and Kotha Raghuramaiah resurrected the report, distributed it to important people and urged the Planning Commission (Government of India) to take cognizance.
Chandulal Trivedi, the Governor of the state of Andhra Pradesh urged the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to accept the report of the Khosla Committee. An announcement was made in 1954 for the construction of the project. The foundation stone of the Dam was laid by the late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India on 10.12.1955. It was attended by Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was the first elected Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State who led the struggle against the Nizam in the princely State.-Early life:...
then Hyderabad state chief minister and Chandulal Trivedi Andhra state Governor. Raja spent fifty two lakhs of rupees as a matching grant for the project construction. The waters of Krishna river were released for the farmers on August 3, 1966.
He was the symbol of determination, willpower and philanthropy. However, his selfless service to the farmers of Andhra Pradesh has gone unrecognized and ignored.
Sri Khasim Saheb
Famous clarinet player in All India Radio, Vijayawada Staff artist born here and lot of people learned music (classical and instrumental) from him from all over Andhra Pradesh.Economy
Minerals like Iron ore and Limestone are very very abundant in this area. Limestone is being supplied to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Mining And Ore-Beneficiation) from here.
This town hosts many large scale industries like Cement Factories and small scale industries like Manufacturing Musical Instruments, Sponge Iron Industries.
Also, this is popular in surrounding districts for Gold/Silver ornaments business for its quality of work.
The delayed Pulichintala Project is just 21 km from Jaggaiahpeta.
Major Cement Factories
- Madras Cements Ltd.Jaggayyapet
- Anjani Portland Cements Ltd.[(Nemalipuri(Vill), Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- Priya Cements Ltd.[(Ramapuram(Vill), Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- Sri Vishnu Cements Ltd.[(Dondapadu(Vill), Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- KSK power ltd [(Dondapadu(Vill), Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- RA Chem Pharma Ltd.[(Dondapadu(Vill), Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- My Home Industries Ltd (Maha Cements),[Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- Kakatiya Cements Ltd.[(Dondapadu(Vill), Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- Vishwam Cements Ltd.[(Revuru(Vill), Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- Coromandel Cements Ltd.[(Ramapuram(Vill), Mellacheruvu(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- Suvarna Cements Ltd.[(matampally(Vill), Huzurnagar(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- Sagar Cements Ltd. [(matampally(Vill), Huzurnagar(MD), Nalgonda(Dt)]
- Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (Jaypee Cements), Budawada,Jaggaiahpet
- The K.C.P Ltd. Cement Unit-II, Ramakrishnapuram, Mukteswarapuram.Jaggayyapet (MDL)
- Hemadri Cements Ltd.
Besides these there are many small cement industries which supply concrete, limestone.
- Agri Gold Group Office in Jaggayyapet
Major Other Factories
- Spads Textiles Limited (Line of activity : High quality yarn)
- Ramco Industries (Line of activity : Asbestos)
- Amoda Iron & Steel (P) Ltd. (Line of activity : Sponge Iron)
- C.J.R. Industries (Line of activity : Sponge Iron)
- Akkineni Textiles (Line of activity : Terry luxury towels)
- Ramco Textile division (Rajapalayam Mills, Sri Vishnu Shankar Mills, Sandya Spinning Mills, Sri Harini Textiles & Sudarsanam Spinning Mills(Line of activity : High quality Open end and Ring spun Cotton Yarn)
- Raghu Fabrics(P)Ltd. (Line of activity : Terry fabrics)
- H.C.L. Agro Ltd. (Line of activity : Power generation)
- East India Granites Ltd. (Line of activity : Granite tiles)
- IGOR Pharmachem Ltd. (Line of activity : Bulk Drugs & Pharmaceuticals)
- Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Agri Processing Pvt Ltd.(Line of Activity:Spinning&Ginning)
- Agri Gold group Company
- Somnadh industries pvt Ltd.(line of activity: paper production k.agraharam jaggayyapet)
By Air
This town does not have a functioning airport of its own, the nearest international airport is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad (220 km) and the nearest domestic airport is GannavaramGannavaram
Gannavaram is a town and a mandal headquarter located in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated at a distance of 20 kilometers from the city of Vijayawada on National Highway 5 connecting Chennai to Kolkata. Gannavaram is known for its airport and weather reporting...
(Vijayawada) Airport (85 km).
By Train
There is still a proposal to construct a new railway line to Miryalaguda and to introduce passenger trains from Nadikudi.By Road
Jaggayyapet is well connected to all major cities in Andhra Pradesh. Direct buses are available to Hyderabad, Triupathi, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Vijayawada, Machilipatnam, Srisailam and other major towns and cities in AP.Jaggaiahpet is located 3 km away from NH-9, which connects Pune and Machilipatnam.
Distance between Jaggaiahpet and other major towns and cities:
| Sl no | City | Distance (in km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad | 195 |
| 2 | Visakhapatnam | 459 |
| 3 | Vijayawada | 77 |
| 4 | Machilipatnam | 155 |
| 5 | Chennai | 473 |
| 6 | Tirupathi | 486 |
| 7 | Khammam | 70 |
| 8 | Warangal | 160 |
| 9 | Rajahmundry | 227 |
| 10 | Nellore | 301 |
| 11 | Guntur | 107 |
Media and Communication
Leading TeluguTelugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
and English
English language
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are available in Jaggayyapet.
English dailies such as, Deccan Chronicle, Indian Express, The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
, The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
are available in Jaggayyapet.
Telugu dailies: Eenadu
Eenadu
Eenadu , headquartered in Hyderabad, India, is the largest circulated Telugu news daily in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the world. According to NRS 2011 it has a readership of 17,00,000 and is the third most circulated regional language daily and 10th most circulated daily in India...
, Sakshi
Sakshi
Sakshi is a Telugu media group. The group has a news daily and a Telugu News channel. It is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.-Sakshi Newspaper:Main article: Sakshi...
, Vaartha
Vaartha
Vaartha , headquartered in Hyderabad, India is a Telugu news paper.Vaartha means "News" in Telugu. Vaartha is the firstly daily in Andhra Pradesh to have facilitated Information Technology in publishing all the news that broke as late as 4 a.m. Vaartha is extremely popular in the beginning of its...
, Andhra Jyothi
Andhra Jyothi
Andhra Jyothy is a Telugu daily newspaper in Andhra Pradesh, India edited by K. Srinivas. Vemuri Radhakrishna is its Managing Director. It has a circulation of over 5,00,000 across Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring states.- External links :* *...
, Andhra Bhoomi
Andhra Bhoomi
Andhra Bhoomi is a Telugu daily newspaper. It covers whole of Andhra Pradesh with editions from Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Anantapur, Karimnagar, Nellore, etc. It also comes with Monthly Magazine named Andhra Bhoomi Sachitra Vaara Patrika. With a circulation of 3,65,794 it...
and Surya
Surya
Surya Suraya or Phra Athit is the chief solar deity in Hinduism, one of the Adityas, son of Kasyapa and one of his wives, Aditi; of Indra; or of Dyaus Pitar . The term Surya also refers to the Sun, in general. Surya has hair and arms of gold...
are available in Jaggayyapet.
Jaggaiahpet falls under Andhra Pradesh Telecom circle; For BSNL - it falls under Vijayawada Telecom District.
List of Mobile networks in Jaggaiahpet (Andhra Pradesh Circle)
| Network Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Airtel | GSM |
| Vodafone | GSM |
| BSNL | GSM |
| Idea | GSM |
| Docomo | GSM |
| Aircel | GSM |
| Reliance | CDMA |
| Tata Indicom | CDMA |
| Uninor | GSM |
| MTN | CDMA |
Vedadri
The Vedadrihmi Narasimha Swamy temple is located on the river Krishna, approximately 10 km from Jaggaiahpet. Here the main deity is: Yogananda Lakshmi Narasihma Swamy.The importance of this place is: Here the Lord is existing in five forms different from each other known as Pancha Narasimha Moorthy, namely Jwala Narasimha on vedasikhara of the mountains, Saligrahma Narasimha in the River Krishnaveni, Yogananda Narasimha erected by sage Rishya Sringar, as Lakshmi Narasimhar on his own peetam and Veera Narasimhar on Garudadri situated at a distance of 5 km from east to Vedadri.
The Brahma Purana says Somasura stole the Vedas from Brahma, and hid himself into the ocean. Lord Brahma approached Lord Vishnu to help him out to get back the Vedas from the asura. Sriman Narayana took the form of fish {Mathsaya Avatara} and entered deep into the ocean and rescued Vedas from asura. The Vedas took human form and thanked Lord Vishnu, and asked Lord to stay with them on their heads. Lord agreed to stay till the time comes and he asked them to stay in River Krishnaveni as Saligrama stone. After Hiranaya kasyapa vadha, Lord Narayanar who incarnated himself as Narasimha Swamy, stayed as Jwala Narasimhar on the mountains head at Vedadri in fulfillment of his words to Veda Purushas. Lord Brahma requested Jwala Narasimha to stay at Sathya loka as Saligrahama, and Lord Narasimhar obliged to do so. Even before Lord Brahma could offer his prayer to Lord, sathya lokha was consumed in flames. Lord brahma personally brought the Saligrahma moorty to the River Krishnaveni and erected it on the Saligrahma mountain. Krishnaveni prayed to Narayanar, to allow her to worship him daily. Here Lord Lakshi Narshimar the incarnation of Sriman Narayanar fulfilled the desire of both veda purusha and river Krishnaveni.
The temple structure is conventional, being brightly colored and ornamented with a variety of images. A beautiful Form of Narasimha Swami in yoga pose (below) greets devotees on the outside of the temple. The Lord is joined by murtis of Lord Varaha, Laksmi devi, Garuda, Hanuman, and other transcendental personalities and figures. The utsava idols are extraordinarily high and impressive, and the Dwajasthamba of imposing girth and height. In the waters of the Krishna River, Lord Narasimhar can also be found in Salagram form.
Tirumalagiri
This is one of the most and different place in lord venkateswara temples. The Name of the deity is Swayambu Valmikodbhavadu and is located on a hill top, manifested in a stone image along with a big anthill behind. Four temples of Sri Anjaneya Swamy are seen in the nearby Tirumalagiri Hills which attract a lot of devotees.Penuganchiprolu
Sri Tirupatamma Ammavari Devasthanam is located in Penuganchiprolu village of Krishna District. It is 20 km away from Jaggaiahpet.In India, there is an old saying which corroborates the fact that where women are respected, the Gods feel happy and make their Abodes. In the 17th century, Sri Raja Vasireddy Jagga Bhoopal was ruling Krishna region, with Amaravathi as his Capital. In his kingdom, was born Sri Tirupatamma, in the family of “Kolla”. She married Sri Gopaiah Swamy of “Kakani” family, and brought glory to both families, and the entire region, by her undeterred devotion to the Lord. Sri Tirupatamba was not only a great devotee but also a good housewife, sharing sorrows and joys with her husband. Despite this, she faced severe ill treatment and misery at her husband’s house. Finally, when her husband died she immolated herself in her husband’s funeral pyre.
Sri Tirupatamba is worshipped in the Penuganchiprolu Temple as the image of “Shakti”. She preached virtuous qualities of life to her devotees and made her, Adobe at Penuganchiprolu, Mudiraj Papamamba was her principal devotee and therefore, her family members are ordained to perform poojas and other sevas in the Temple. According to the folklore there were 101 Temples existing in ancient times and therefore, it was deemed as Pedakanchipuram. Muniyeru (a stream) flowing, along the Temple, and was said to be created with the spiritual power of Moudgalya Maharishi and hence it was named after him.
Muktyala
Antiquity of this kshetra dates back to Tretayuga and it is said that Sri Rama visited this thirtha kshetra along with wife Sita. And worshipped this Temple's Spatica Linga installed by Bali Chakravarthy. The other plus point it claims is river Krishna flows in northern direction instead of the usual eastern. Hence sanctity immense. It is believed that sins committed knowingly or unknowingly will be purged of with a single bath. It embodies another unique feature of linking Tretayuga with Kaliyuga. Legends narrate that Viswakarma built a golden temple realising its sacrosanct glory. Krishna Mahatya eulogizes it, with the episode of Bali Chakravarthi's installing crystal linga now worshipped in the Mukteswara temple.This Bhavani's shrine is quite ancient and was endowed lavishly by the ruling princes. The sthalapurna claims its construction to the devout king Narasimha Padmanabha belonging to Aiteya dynasty. Having enjoyed liberal royal partronage, it is architecturally imposing in dimensions and sculpturally enticing. There are many inscriptions testifying to its splendid past. The Mother's icon is superbly sculptured and her pleasant facial features are quite arresting and so win admiration by every one. The floral decoration interspersed with glittering jewels is enchanting and raises hands in veneration. Satwika puja is offered daily and she is madhuraahra priya. Periodical festivals are celebrated with unbounded zeal.
'Pulichintala Project : '
The project is proposed to construct across the river Krishna at Pulichintala Village, Visible to muktyla village.
Villages in Jaggaiahpeta Mandal
The following is the list of villages in this Mandal.- J Annavaram
- Anumanchipalle
- Balusupadu
- Bandipalem
- Buchavaram
- Budawada
- Chillakallu
- Gandrai
- Garikapadu
- Gowravaram
- Jaggaiahpeta
- Jayanthipuram
- Kowthavari agraharam
- Malkapuram
- Mukteswarapuram
- Pochampallie
- Ramachandrunipeta
- RaavikampaduRaavikampaduRaavi-kam-padu is a small village in the Kamavarapu Kota mandal of the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is situated on the route from Eluru to Jangareddigudem at a distance of about 42 km from Eluru....
- Ravirala
- Shermahammadpeta
- Thakkellapadu
- Tirumalagiri
- Torraguntapalem
- Tripuravaram
- VedadriVedadriAmong the several shrines of Lord Laxmi Narasimha Swamy that flourished on the holy banks of river Krishna Vedadri is an important one. It is situated just at a distance if 10 km from Chillakallu on the National Highway No.9 from Vijayawada to Hyderabad.Here the Lord is existing in five forms...