Vaddamanu | |
Native Name: | vardhamanapuram |
Native Name Lang: | te |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Map Alt: | Dynamic map |
Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 16.52°N 80.46°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Coastal Andhra |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Guntur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Population Total: | 2716 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 522 237 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 08645 |
Registration Plate: | AP-07 |
Vaddamanu is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at a distance of 7km from Krishna River in Thullur mandal of Guntur revenue division. The village is a part of the new capital, Amaravati.[3]
Census of India, the town had a population of, of which males are, females are and the population under 6 years of age are . The average literacy rate stands at 59.89 percent, with literates.
In excavation pillars, railing, cross-bars, coping, umbrellas and other architectural remnants of Vihara and Stupa, suggesting a grand stupa in the area. Jain stupa similar to Kankali Tila were excavated in the area. The representation in art motif of stupa suggests the stupa was dedicated to Jainism. The inscriptions indicate Vaddamanu as Jain center in 3rd century BCE to 6th century CE. There are two ellipsoidal structure similar to Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves. These structures were used as place of worship.
Coins were found containing information about kings of Sada dynasty including Maha Sada, Sivamaka Sada and Asaka Sada.