Kalingapatnam

Kalingapatnam కళింగపట్నం
Village
Salihundam Buddhist site near Kalingapatnam
Kalingapatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 18°20′00″N 84°07′00″E / 18.33333°N 84.11667°ECoordinates: 18°20′00″N 84°07′00″E / 18.33333°N 84.11667°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Srikakulam
Mandal	Gara
Area[1]
• Total	6.51 km^2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	6,459
• Density	990/km^2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	532406
Telephone code	08942

Kalingapatnam is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gara mandal of Srikakulam revenue division.^[1] It has one of the major beach sand deposits of the state.^[3]

History

Kalingapatnam was one of the ancient Andhra's harbour towns. Perfumes, textiles and so on were exported to other countries from the port. Kalingapatnam port was closed during British rule of India, but the light house constructed by the British at Kalingapatnam port.

Tourism

Kalingapatnam Beach is the place where river Vamsadhara empties into Bay of Bengal. Buddhist stupas were excavated by the Archaeological department at Salihundam, Ramateertham etc.^[4]

References

1. "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 27,398. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
3. al.], editors, A. Sinha, Satyendra K. Singh ; [organised by ISM Alumni Association ... [et (2005). First Indian Mineral Congress & Technological Exhibition, 28th February and 1st March, 2005, ISM, Dhanbad : showcasing the mineral industry in the 21st century. New Delhi: Allied Publishers. ISBN 8177647911. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
4. Murthy, K. Krishna (1987). Glimpses of art, architecture, and Buddhist literature in ancient India (1. publ. ed.). New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-81-7017-226-0. Retrieved 1 November 2015.