Nandigama నందిగామ |
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Town | |
Toll gate on Vijayawada - Hyderabad highway at Keesara near Nandigama
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Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°18′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.3000°ECoordinates: 16°47′00″N 80°18′00″E / 16.7833°N 80.3000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Krishna |
Mandal | Nandigama |
Government | |
• Type | Nagar panchayat |
• Chairman | Tummala Srinivas Babu |
Area | |
• Total | 25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 44,359 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 521 185 |
Telephone code | +91–8678 |
Vehicle registration | AP–16 |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nandigama |
Nandigama is a town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat and also the headquarters of Nandigama mandal in Vijayawada revenue division.
Nandigama is located 49 km West of Vijayawada and 46 km east of Kodada.
Civic administration
Nandigama Nagar Panchayat is the civic administrative body of the town which was constituted in the year 2011. It has an area of 25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi). The municipal chairman of Nandigama Nagar Panchayat is Tummala Srinivas Babu and the vice-chairman is V.Ashok Kumar.
Politics
Nandigama a part of Nandigama (SC) (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It is a reserved constituency for Scheduled Castes. Thangirala Sowmya is the present MLA of the constituency from Telugu Desam Party. It is also a part of Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency) which was won by Kesineni Srinivas of Telugu Desam Party.
The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Nandigama bus station.