Kanipakam

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kanipakam
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Galipgopuram of Kanipakam temple (May 2019) 4.jpg
| image_alt
Galipgopuram of Kaanipakam temple
| image_caption = Kanipakam Temple view
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.217096|N|79.100677|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chittoor district|Chittoor]]
| website = [https://tms.ap.gov.in/VVSKPK/cnt/index Kanipakam Temple]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 4,960
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 517131
| registration_plate = AP 03
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'''Kanipakam''' is a small mini town in [[Irala]] [[Tehsil|mandal]], located in [[Chittoor district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandal wise villages but now it’s well developed,the nearest Airport is Tirupathi which is around 80 kms and Bangalore is around 186 KMS |url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Chittoor.pdf |website=Revenue Department - AP Land |publisher=National Informatics Center |accessdate=27 November 2014 |page=17 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214094218/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/chittoor.pdf |archivedate=14 December 2014 }}</ref> Kanipakam is situated at a distance of 11 km from [[Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh|Chittoor]] city on chittoor-Irala road.<ref name=distance>{{cite book | title =Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: Chittoor| publisher = Government Publication Bureau, Andhra Pradesh|author= Andhra Pradesh (India)| year =1979 | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=p01uAAAAMAAJ&dq=kanipakam+chittoor+distance&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=kanipakam}}</ref>

== Temple ==
{{Main article|Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple}}
[[File:Lord Shiva Temple in Kanipakam.jpg|thumb|'''Lord Shiva Temple in Kanipakam''']]
Kanipakam is home to a popular [[Hindu]] temple of Lord [[Ganesha]] called as [[Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Kanipakam-temple-to-be-developed/article15211320.ece|title=Kanipakam temple to be developed|date=28 April 2008|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> It was constructed in the early 11th century CE by the pandian Mannan Maravarman sundara pandian and a siva temple by [[Kulothunga Chola I]] and was expanded further in 1336 by the Emperors of [[Vijayanagara]] dynasty.

== References ==
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== External links ==

[[Category:Villages in Chittoor district]]

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