Addanki

Addanki is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Addanki North is the mandal headquarters of Addanki mandal in Ongole revenue division.GeographyAddanki located at. It has an average elevation of 24 meters (82 ft). It is located between Guntur (70 km) and Ongole(36 km) and Narasaraopet (50 km) three major towns.Addanki is located in the bank of Gundlakamma river. This river is the main resource of drinking water for Addanki,HistoryAddanki inscriptionThe inscription, a replica of the original one which is excavated near Thousand Pillar Temple of Addanki, stands testimony to a flourishing Telugu literature much before the available literary texts. Locals believe that this is the first poem ever to be written in Telugu. Starting with the Boya campaign, Pandaranga got victories in all military campaigns of his master Gunaga Vijayaditya III. The inscription spoke about the donation of land by the king to him for his successful military exploits. A noted scholar-poet of those times, he had translated Sanskrit poems into Telugu.PoliticsAddanki is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. Addanki, Ballikurava, Korisapadu, Panguluru, and Santamaguluru are the 5 mandals that come under Addanki Assembly Constituency. Addanki assembly comes under Bapatla parliament constituency.TransportRoadAddanki is well connected with all major cities and towns via road due to its geographical position between Guntur (70 km), Ongole(36 km) and Narasaraopet (50 km). It has better connectivity to Hyderabad via NH9 and thus saves the distance of 102 km on the Chennai – Nellore – Hyderabad route compared to the route via NH5.