Padmanabham is a Village and Mandal in Visakhapatnam district

Visakhapatnam district

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There is a famous Ananta Padmanabha Swami Temple on a hill.

Geography

Padmanabham is located at 17.9833°N 83.3333°E. It has an average elevation of 23 meters (78 feet).

War of Padmanabham

The War of Padmanabham was fought on July 10, 1794 between British Colonel Pendergast sent by the Governor of Madras, John Andrews and The Rajas of Vizianagaram kingdom. China Vijayaramaraju lost his life and the British got their full control over the Vizianagaram kingdom with loss of only 13 persons.

Villages and Panchayats

There are 21 village panchayats in Padmanabham mandal.

• Ananthavaram (village and panchayat)
• Ayinada (village and panchayat)
• B.R.Tallavalasa (village and panchayat)
• Bandevupuram (village and panchayat)
• Cherikandam (village and panchayat)
• Chinnapuram (village and panchayat)
• Gandavaram (village and panchayat)
• Korada (village and panchayat)
• Kovvada (village and panchayat)
• Krishnapuram (village and panchayat)
• Maddi (village and panchayat)
• NerellavalasaSarika Padmakumari Village (village and panchayat)
• Padmanabham (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
• Pandrangi (village and panchayat)
• Penta (village and panchayat)
• Potnuru (village and panchayat)
• Reddipalle Agraharam (village and panchayat)
• Revidi (village and panchayat)
• Tunivalasa (village and panchayat)
• Venkatapuram (village and panchayat)
• Vilasakannapalem (village and panchayat)