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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Amadalavalasa
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Megalithic Dolmen at Dannanapeta 03.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Megalithic Dolmen (said to be world's large single capstone as a dolmen with 36 ft in length and 14 ft in width and 2 ft thickness) of early [[Iron Age]] at Dannanapeta near Amadalavalsa
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = left
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|18.4167|N|83.9000|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Srikakulam district|Srikakulam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder = Budumuru Navajeevan kumar
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = Amudalavalasa Municipality, [[Srikakulam Urban Development Authority|SUDA]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="ulb">{{cite web |title=STATISTICAL INFORMATION OF ULBs & UDAs |url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in/dtcpweb/ulbs/List%20of%20ULBs-27-2-2019.pdf |website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=24 April 2019 |page=1 |format=PDF}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 19.65
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 39799
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Census of India: Search Details|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=617722|website=www.censusindia.gov.in|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 532185
| area_code = 08942
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle Registration]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP30 (former)]]<br /> AP39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://amudalavalasa.cdma.ap.gov.in/|Amudalavalasa Municipality}}
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Connectivity = Railway station in the town is the biggest in the whole srikakuam district and it is the main Railway station in the srikakuam district
}}

'''Amadalavalasa''' is a town in [[Srikakulam district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is a [[municipality]] and also the mandal headquarters of Amadalavalasa [[mandal]].<ref name=map>{{cite web|title=Srikakulam district mandals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part31.pdf|website=Census of India|publisher=The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=18 May 2015|pages=198, 218|format=PDF}}</ref> The town is spread over an area of {{Convert|19.65|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, which is under the jurisdiction of [[Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority]].<ref name="ulb" /> [[Srikakulam Road railway station]] is situated at [[Amadalavalasa]].

== Geography ==

Amadalavalasa is located at {{Coord|18.4167|N|83.9000|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Amudalavalasa.html|title=redirect to /world/IN/02/Amudalavalasa.html}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 29 metres (98 feet).

== History ==

Amadalavalasa means 'the town of [[castor oil]]'. During the times of [[Ashoka]], this place was called Herandapalli. Heranda in [[Sanskrit]] means castor oil. Ironically, there are no castor oil plants being grown or castor oil being produced in this place.

'''Iron Age habitation'''

Evidence of early historic man and his activities have been recently discovered on the hills of Sangamayya Konda,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/remnants-of-jain-monuments-found/article210412.ece|title=Remnants of Jain monuments found|work=The Hindu}}</ref> in Amudalavalasa mandal.

'''Buddhism and Jainism'''
[[File:Prehistoric Rock shelters at Chittivalasa 02.jpg|thumb|250px|Prehistoric Rock shelters at Chittivalasa village near Amudalavalasa]]
'''Sangamayya Konda'''

Sangamayya Konda is 3 km from Amudalavalasa. It was a [[Buddhist]] site and is known for the Jain vestiges and Buddhist monasteries excavated recently. A [[freelance]] archaeologist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article2542092.ece|title=Iron Age habitation found in Srikakulam|author=Special Correspondent|work=The Hindu}}</ref> conducted recent explorations on the hills of Sangamayya Konda and found several pre-historic [[Dolmen]], [[Menhir]], [[Cave]], [[Caverns]] and [[Cisterns]].

'''Danthapuri ([[Danthavarapukota]])'''

Danthapuri ([[Danthavarapukota]]) is one of the historical places near Amadalavalasa. This village is between Amudalavalasa and Hiramandalam. Ancient Buddha stupas are present in this place.

== Government and politics ==

Amadalavalasa Municipality is classified as a 3rd grade municipality with 23 wards.<ref name=ulb /> The famous veteran parliamentarian Boddepalli Raja Gopal Rao and MLA Boddepalli Satyavathi is also from this constituency. The Current MLA Is [[Tammineni Sitaram]].

== Demographics ==

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Amadalavalasa had a population of 37,852. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. 

== Features ==
There is a large-scale sugar factory in Amadalavalasa, presently not working. Other industries like jute, oil etc. are located at that town. There is head [[post office]] at Amadalavalasa.

== Education ==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |format=PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, [[Telugu language|Telugu]].

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Dannanapeta, Amudalavalasa}}

{{Srikakulam district}}
{{Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Srikakulam district]]
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district]]

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