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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gannavaram
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Krishna district|Krishna]]
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'''Gannavaram''' is a neighbourhood of [[Vijayawada]] in [[Krishna district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. As per the G.O. No. M.S.104 (dated:23-03-2017), Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, it became a part of Vijayawada metropolitan area.<ref name="metropolitan">{{cite news|author=Staff Reporter|title=Vijayawada, 19 other contiguous areas notified as Metropolitan Area|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/vijayawada-19-other-contiguous-areas-notified-as-metropolitan-area/article17665839.ece|access-date=27 March 2017|work=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref><ref name="G.O.">{{cite web|title=Welcome to Government Order Issue Register|url=http://goir.ap.gov.in/Reports.aspx|website=goir.ap.gov.in|access-date=27 March 2017}}</ref> It is also the mandal headquarters of [[Gannavaram mandal]], administered under [[Nuzvid revenue division]].<ref name=map>{{cite web|title=Krishna District Mandals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part31.pdf |publisher=Census of India|access-date=19 January 2015|pages=495, 526–527|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Administrative Setup|url=http://krishna.nic.in/admin-setup.aspx|website=Krishna District Official Website|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020223104/http://krishna.nic.in/admin-setup.aspx|archive-date=20 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The name Gannavaram is based on the traditional Sanskrit words "Ganna" meaning Sugarcane and "Varam" meaning 'blessing'. Historically Gannavaram used to be a primarily sugarcane-producing establishment. Hence named Gannavaram, 'blessed with sugarcane'.

==History==
Krishna district was formed by renaming Machilipatnam district and adding certain taluks of Guntur district in 1859. Krishna district was divided into Krishna and Godavari districts in 1925. During the reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh Krishna district was further divided into Krishna and NTR districts. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://krishna.ap.gov.in/| title= Krishna district |work= About District > History |publisher= Government of Andhra Pradesh | access-date = 15 January 2024}}</ref>

Krishna district has 25 mandals spread across three revenue divisions – [[Machilipatnam revenue division]], [[Gudivada revenue division]] and [[Vuyyuru revenue division]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Krishna district profile - AP Government - 4 April 2022 |url=https://cdn.s3waas.gov.in/s3c399862d3b9d6b76c8436e924a68c45b/uploads/2022/04/2022040412.pdf}}</ref>

== Transport ==
[[File:CRDA Greenway in Gannavaram.jpg|thumb|left|APCRDA-Greenway near [[Vijayawada Airport]]]]
APSRTC operates buses from [[Gannavaram bus station]] which also has a sus garage/bus depot.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |access-date=8 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |archive-date=22 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sujatha Varma|first1=P|title=RTC offers a ‘sweet’ journey|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/rtc-offers-a-sweet-journey/article8204492.ece|access-date=8 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=7 February 2016|location=Vijayawada}}</ref> [[Gannavaram railway station]] is one of the satellite railway stations of the {{rws|Vijayawada Junction}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Train services to be partially affected for nine days|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Train-services-to-be-partially-affected-for-nine-days/article14991602.ece|access-date=20 April 2017|work=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref> The airport is located at Gannavaram 13 KM from [[Vijayawada]]. Road connectivity is available from Gannavaram to Vijayawada.

==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/20160319051231/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=19 March 2016}}</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 and Telugu.

''The National Institute of Disaster Management'' was planned to be set up at the town by the higher education department of the state.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Maitreyi|first1=M. l Melly|title=Higher education institutions: State fast tracks process|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/higher-education-institutions-state-fast-tracks-process/article8259413.ece|access-date=23 September 2016|work=The Hindu|date=20 February 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Krishna district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Krishna district]]

==References==
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{{Commons category|Gannavaram}}

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

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Kamal Guha at 12:14, 15 January 2024