Anasagaram is a village in the Krishna

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...

 district of the southern Indian

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

 state of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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. It is part of the mandal

Tehsil

A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....

 of Nandigama

Nandigama

Nandigama is one of the Big Towns and a Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nandigama is famous for the temples which had a great history for years. The mukkoti ekadasi is celebrated every year grandly in Nandigama....

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Agriculture

Owing to its location in the fertile Krishna delta

River delta

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, agriculture is the main industry in Anasagram. Rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

, cotton

Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....

, and maize

Maize

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 are the main crops grown.

Demographics

The population at the 2001 Census was 1464, in 371 households. Many people in the village are of the Kapu

Kapu (caste)

Kapu refers to a social grouping of the sub-castes Telaga, Balija found primarily in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The etymology of the name is variously given as "to protect",, "agricultor" , "watchman", or "watching"...

 caste.

Location

Anasagaram is located on National Highway 9

National Highway 9 (India)

National Highway 9 is a major National Highway in central India passing through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh...

. It is approximately 3 km from the town of Nandigama

Nandigama

Nandigama is one of the Big Towns and a Mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Nandigama is famous for the temples which had a great history for years. The mukkoti ekadasi is celebrated every year grandly in Nandigama....

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Education

Anasagram has a school, educating students up to the tenth class level.

Temples

Anasagram contains two significant historic temples:

• Kodandarama Swamy Temple, located in the heart of the village. This temple is associated with Lord Rama
  Rama
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• Lord Hanuman Temple, located at the entrance to the village. This temple is associated with Hanuman
  Hanuman
  Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
  
  , a devotee of Rama.

There are also several village goddess temples, including:

• Muthlyamma Temple
• Maddiramamma Temple
• Mahalakshamamma Temple
• Gantalamma Temple