Jangareddygudem refers to a town in the West Godavari

West Godavari

West Godavari District is one of the 23 districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Eluru, is the district headquarter...

 district of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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, India

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. One of the economic centers of the district, it is a Revenue division (Revenue division of its district), JRG currently contains 21 village councils (panchayats).

Geography

Jangareddygudem is located at . It is surrounded on three sides by rivers, and on the last by hills. The average elevation in the town is 74 meters above sea level (246 ft).

Jangareddygudem is coarsely divided into several areas: the Masjid Center, Ganganama Gudi Centre, JP Centre, Bose Bomma Centre, Old Bus Stand Centre, Bhagath Singh Centre, College Centre, Rajula Colony, Subbareddy Colony, Sai Krishna Nagar, Rama Chandra Puram, Markandeya Puram, Subbampet, Gowri Sankar Puram, Buttaigudem Center and Vijya Lakshmi Colony,Uppalmetta.

Politics

The process of electronically auctioning tobacco was first introduced in India, at the Jangareddygudem tobacco yard.

The State Govt Recently proposed that Jangareddygudem is going to be Promoted as a municipality.

Karatam Rambabu is a Senior politician. Other notable members are Jetti Gurunadharao (Market Yard Chairman, Polavaram), Mandavalli Vijaya Saradhi (Ex-Surpanch), MSR(BJP), Muppidi Srinivasa Rao (Ex-ZPTC), Kurru Ravi Kumar (Y.S.R.Congress), Atluri Suresh, Kakarla Narasimaha Murthy, and Rajana Pandu from Telugu Desam, Atchuta Srinivasa Rao, Gouthu Ramu, Maddala Prasad and Mallipudi Ravi from Praja Rajyam.

Getting there

Jangareddygudem is well connected by APSRTC to Eluru

Eluru

Eluru is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of West Godavari district and has a population of 5,15,343 approximately. Eluru is situated on the national highway NH 5 connecting Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam and about east of state...

, Rajahmundry

Rajahmundry

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, Vijayawada

Vijayawada

Vijayawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River and bounded by the Indrakiladri Hills on the West and the Budameru River on the North. The city is located in the Krishna District, about from the state capital Hyderabad.Vijayawada literally...

, Hyderabad, Bhadrachalam

Bhadrachalam

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, Kothagudem

Kothagudem

Kothagudem is an industrial town in the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, about 270 km from Hyderabad. It is also known as the coal town of South India. Kothagudem and palvancha are the twin industrial towns in the state. Kothagudem is located at . It has an average elevation of...

 and Khammam

Khammam

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Education

Jangareddygudem houses numerous well-reputed educational institutions, such as (higher education first):

• C.S.T.S. Govt. Degree College
• S.D.S.J. Govt. Junior College
• Nova College of Engineering and Arts
• Gayatri Engineering College
• Vivekananda Vocational Junior College
• Triveni Public School, Junior and Degree College
• Sri Ramachandra Talent School, Junior and Degree College
• Surya Educational Society
• ITI college
• Dr.M.G.K.Reddy Degree College
  

• Pratibha (E.M) High School
• Kids Convent
• Loyola English Medium School
• Nalanda Concept School
• Vidya Vikas Public School
• Narayana e-techno School
• Vijaya Lakshmi Vidhya Nilayam
• Chaitanya Techno School
• Ravindra Bharathi School
• Krushi Public School
• Sri SatyaSai Vidya Niketan

Tourist attractions

• Karatam Krishna Murthy Jalasayam Project(Erra kaluva), 7 km from Jangareddygudem
• Doramamidi Dam (Jalleru Jalasayam), 20 km from JRG
• Guntupalli Guhalu Buddhist Area, nearly 23 km from JRG
• Kovvada Project, 50 km from JRG
• Pattiseema Island, a famous place of Lord Shiva, 50 km from JRG
• Botthappagudem Ramalayam
• Dwaraka Tirumala ; 25 km From JRG
• Chinnavarigudem Hanuman temple ; 10 km from JRG

Temples

• Gubbalamagamma Temple 40 km from JRG
• The famous Hanuman
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   temple known as Maddi Anjaneya-swami, Gurvai Gudem (beside Yerra Kaaluva), where lord 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...
  
   is said to reside in a maddi tree, is 6 km away from Jangareddygudem. Also, the locally famous temple of L.E.F. Church, Ganganamma, Musjid is located in the middle of this town.
• Gokula Tirumala Parijatha-giri: Venkat-eshwara Temple was restructured recently and is commonly regarded to be a very beautiful temple to visit and worship. A common belief is that Jangareddygudem is the only town in Andhra Pradesh where there is a collection of seven mountains (Edu Kondalu), other than Tirumala - Tirupati
  Tirumala - Tirupati
  Tirupati is a major pilgrimage city located in the Chittoor district and seventh biggest city of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at the foothills of the Eastern Ghats at a distance of south of Hyderabad, the capital of the state, east of Bangalore, and north of Chennai.Tirupati is famous...
  
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• Sai Baba Sthupam, 108 ft height, is also famous. Each Thursday since 2004, the temple authorities perform annadanam.
• Shree Sai Baba Seva-srayam Eluru Road (approximately 100 feet from Sai Baba Stupham)
• Shree Ganganamma Temple
• Shree Shiridi Sai Baba Temple (near the ZPPH School)
• Shree Sivalayam (beside Bineru Kaaluva)
• Shree Venkateswaraswami temple/Gokula tirumala parijatha Giri (Metta)
• Shree Siva Shakthi Temple, Raja Rajeshwari Peetam (Peram-peta Road, near the post office)
• Shree Nuukaalamma Temple (Buttai Gudem Road)
• Shree Challa Sattamma temple (near Bayaneru)
• Shree Ramalayam (near the panchayat office)
• Shree Lalitha Vara Pradhayini Matha Sakthi Peetam (Subbamma Peta Road)
• Shree Balaanjeneyaswami (behind Ganganammagudi)
• Shree Lalitha Bramarambika Devi Temple (the only temple built in honor of Lalitha Devi in the world)
• Shree Ramalayam, Gurvai Gudem (5 km from Jangareddygudem)
• Sivalayam, Gurvaigudem Pati Medha (famous for the historical sivalingam)
• Shree Patemma Thalli Temple near Buttaygudem (Buttayguden Road)
• Shree Kanyaka Parameshwari Ammavari Temple

Cinemas

• Lakshmi Narayana(1997)
• Sowbaghya
• Raja Rajeswari Talkies (constructed in 1946)
• Lakshmi Theatre (constructed in the 1980s)
• Srinivasa (constructed in the 1980s)
• Chandramahal (constructed in 1986)
• Sri Padma
• Tulasi Mahal

Panchayats

There are currently 21 panchayats in Jangareddygudem mandal

Tehsil

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• Ayyavari Pola-varam
• Akkam-peta
• Amma-palem
• Chakra-devara-palle
• Devula-palli
• Guru-vai-gudem
• Janga-reddi-gudem
• Ketha-varam
• Lakka-varam
• Mysanna-gudem
• Nagula-gudem
• Nimmala-gudem
• Pangidi-gudem
• Pattena-palem
• Peram-peta
• Putla-gatla-gudem
• Sreeni-vasa-puram
• Taduvai
• Tekkina-vari-gudem
• Tirumala-puram
• Vega-varam
• Botthapagudem