Mukhalingam or Srimukhalingam is a village panchayat in Jalumuru

Jalumuru

Jalamuru, Jalamur or Jalumuru is a village and a Mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Jalumuru mandal is bordered by Narasannapeta, Sarubujjili, Saravakota and Kotabommali mandals of Srikakulam district....

 mandal of Srikakulam district

Srikakulam district

Srikakulam District , formerly known as Chicacole, is the extreme northeastern District of Andhra Pradesh, situated within the geographic co-ordinates of 18°-20’ and 19°-10’ N and 83°-50’ and 84°-50’ E...

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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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India

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Geography

Mukhalingam is located at 18.6000°N 83.9667°E. It has an average elevataion of 28 meters (95 feet).

Demographics

According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Mukhalingam is as follows:

• Total Population: 3,204 in 767 Households
• Male Population: 1,625 and Female Population: 1,579
• Children Under 6-years of age: 387 (Boys - 180 and Girls - 207)
• Total Literates: 1,579

Shiva temple

The Srimukhalingeswara Temple, one of the popular Shiva

Shiva

Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

 temples, is located at Sri Mukhalingam.

Sri Mukhalingam is one of the famous Hindu piligrimage centers in Andhra Pradesh. Sri Mukhalingam was also capital of Eastern Ganga kings of Kalinga

Kalinga

Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Tabuk and borders Mountain Province to the south, Abra to the west, Isabela to the east, Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to the north...

(ancient Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

). The temple of Srimukhalingam was built by Kamarnava II in 8th century AD of the Eastern Ganga dynasty

Eastern Ganga dynasty

The Eastern Ganga dynasty reigned from Kalinga and their rule consisted of the whole of the modern day Indian state of Orissa as well as parts of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh from the 11th century to the early 15th century. Their capital was known by the name Kalinganagar, which is...

. It is beautiful place located on the banks of River Vamsadhara.

Nearest Railway station to Sri Mukhalingam is Urlam

Urlam

Urlam village is located in Narasannapeta mandal in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India.-Demographics:According to Indian census, 2001, the demographic details of Urlam village is as follows:* Total Population: 3,343 in 793 Households...

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There is a post office

Post office

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in Mukhalingam.