Mandapeta
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Mandapeta is a town and a municipality
in East Godavari district in the India
n state
of Andhra Pradesh
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Mandapeta was originally called "Mandavyapuram", and it got that name because of Sage Mandukya who is supposed to have stayed at this place for sometime. Sage Narada is supposed to have done "Prathisthapana" of the idol in "Janardhana Swamy Temple" popularly known as "Radham Gudi" today. Mandapeta is a regional commercial hub and trade center. Its famous in the surrounding villages and towns for its skilled goldsmiths. Most of the population is employed in Agriculture or related industries, but there is a sizeable population engaged in Trade and Small scale industries. Its has 8 movie theaters with almost all the popular movies released, and attracts huge crowds from nearby villages and towns.
Today this town contain more than 80 rice factories.mandapeta is famous for agriculture and dairy sectors. written and edited by chaitanya Mvvk.
s (52 feet).
, Mandapeta had a population of 47,115. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mandapeta has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 59%. In Mandapeta, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
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in East Godavari district in the India
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...
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Mandapeta was originally called "Mandavyapuram", and it got that name because of Sage Mandukya who is supposed to have stayed at this place for sometime. Sage Narada is supposed to have done "Prathisthapana" of the idol in "Janardhana Swamy Temple" popularly known as "Radham Gudi" today. Mandapeta is a regional commercial hub and trade center. Its famous in the surrounding villages and towns for its skilled goldsmiths. Most of the population is employed in Agriculture or related industries, but there is a sizeable population engaged in Trade and Small scale industries. Its has 8 movie theaters with almost all the popular movies released, and attracts huge crowds from nearby villages and towns.
Today this town contain more than 80 rice factories.mandapeta is famous for agriculture and dairy sectors. written and edited by chaitanya Mvvk.
Geography
Mandapeta is located at 16.52°N 81.55°E. It has an average elevation of 16 metreMetre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
s (52 feet).
Demographics
India censusCensus
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, Mandapeta had a population of 47,115. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mandapeta has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 65%, and female literacy is 59%. In Mandapeta, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.