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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dharanikota
| other_name = Dhanyakatakam
| nickname = Dhammakada
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:State bank of India and Residential areas in Dharanikota.jpg
| image_caption = Residential area in Dharanikota
| pushpin_map = India#India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| pushpin_label = 
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|16.5783|80.3482|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Guntur district|Guntur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Amaravathi mandal, Andhra Pradesh|Amaravathi mandal]]
| parts_type = Wards
| parts =
| government_footnotes = <ref name="panchayat">{{cite web |title=Gram Panchayat Identification Codes |url=http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |website=Saakshar Bharat Mission |publisher=National Informatics Centre |accessdate=7 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818173131/http://saaksharbharat.nic.in/saaksharbharat/forms/gp_code.pdf |archivedate=18 August 2017 |page=95 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati raj]]
| governing_body = Dharanikota [[Gram Panchayat]]
| leader_title = [[Sarpanch]]
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="census">{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book : Guntur (Part B) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_B_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=1 June 2019 |pages=14,252 |date=2011}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 3548
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web |title=Population |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=668014 |website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]] |accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref>
| population_total = 7534
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 522436
| area_code_type = 
| area_code = +91–8640
| registration_plate_type =
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|AP]]
}}

'''Dharanikota''' is a village in [[Guntur district]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is located in [[Amaravathi mandal, Andhra Pradesh|Amaravathi mandal]] of [[Guntur revenue division]].<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Murty |first1=M. L. K. |title=Pre- and Protohistoric Andhra Pradesh Up to 500 B.C. |date=2003 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=9788125024750 |page=126 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yK8D8c5-HXAC&q=Chevapadu&pg=PA126 |accessdate=25 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The village forms a part of [[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region]], under the jurisdiction of [[APCRDA]].<ref name="apcrda">{{cite web |title=Declaration of A.P. Capital Region |url=https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF |website=[[Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority]] |publisher=[[Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Andhra Pradesh]] |accessdate=14 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511092238/https://crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14002014MAUD_MS253.PDF |archivedate=11 May 2019 |page=4 |url-status=live |date=30 December 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== History ==
In 500 BCE, Dharanikota was known as Dhanyakatakam.

[[File:Dharanikota ivory seal.jpg|thumb|left|Dharanikota ivory seal]]
[[Excavation (archaeology)|Archaeological excavations]] at Dharanikota revealed [[vihara]]s in Dharanikota and nearby areas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/08/25/stories/2005082503920200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127020106/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/08/25/stories/2005082503920200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2014|accessdate=6 September 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=The Buddha preached at Dharanikota|date=25 August 2005}}</ref> It is the site of ancient Dhanyakataka, which was the capital of the [[Satavahana dynasty]] that ruled in the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] around the 1st to 3rd centuries CE. It was also the capital of the [[Kota Vamsa]], which ruled during the medieval period until the mid-12th century. The [[Krishna River]] Valley is an important rice-producing area. It was also an important centre of trade with other parts of India and foreign countries. The place is also famous for the great [[stupa]]; a very large [[Kalachakra]] ceremony was conducted there in January, 2006.<ref name="hindu.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/01/08/stories/2006010800370800.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001011020/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/01/08/stories/2006010800370800.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 1, 2007 |date=January 8, 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |title=On a mission for enlightenment}}</ref><ref name="hinduonnet.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/12/25/stories/2005122514050400.htm |first=W.|last=Chandrakanth|date=Dec 25, 2005 |work=The Hindu |title=Amaravathi gearing for Buddhist festival|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107203649/http://hindu.com/2005/12/25/stories/2005122514050400.htm|archive-date=2012-11-07}}</ref> [[Xuanzang]] visited [[Amaravathi village, Guntur district]] and wrote a glorious account of the place and the viharas that existed then.

== Geography ==

Dharanikota is situated to the west of the mandal headquarters, [[Amaravathi (village), Andhra Pradesh|Amaravathi]],<ref name="village">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook : Guntur (Part A) |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2817_PART_A_DCHB_GUNTUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=3 June 2019 |pages=328–329 |date=2011}}</ref> at {{Coord|16.579444|N|80.311111|E|}}. It is spread over an area of {{Convert|1524|ha|abbr=on}}.<ref name="census" />

== Demographics ==

{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], Dharanikota had a population of 7,534. The total population constitute, 3,734 males and 3,800 females —a sex ratio of 1018 females per 1000 males. 725 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 368 are boys and 357 are girls —a ratio of 970 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 66.06% with 4,498 literates, slightly lower than the state average of 67.41%.<ref name=population /><ref>{{cite web|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011) |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf |publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government |accessdate=5 September 2014 |page=43 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213923/http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf |archivedate=14 July 2014 }}</ref>

== Government and politics ==

Dharanikota [[Gram Panchayat]] is the [[Local self-government in India|local self-government]] of the village.<ref name="panchayat" /> It is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a ward member.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDoppmCmeqUC&q=sarpanch|title=Citizen Participation in Rural Development|last=Seetharam|first=Mukkavilli|date=1990-01-01|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788170992271|page=34|language=en}}</ref> The village is administered by the ''Amaravathi Mandal Parishad'' at the [[Panchayat samiti (block)|intermediate level]] of [[Panchayati raj (India)|panchayat raj]] institutions.<ref name="village" />

== Education ==

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 8 schools. These schools include 5 [[Mandal Parishad Primary School|MPP]] and 3 private schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=School Information |url=https://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/totalSchoolReport.xls# |website=Commissionerate of School Education |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |accessdate=7 May 2019}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of villages in Guntur district]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Former capital cities in India]]
[[Category:Villages in Guntur district]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Buddhist sites in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Ancient Indian cities]]

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