?Pitapuram Andhra Pradesh • India
Pitapuram
Coordinates: 17°07′00″N 82°16′00″E / 17.1167, 82.2667
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 10 m (33 ft)
District(s)	East Godavari
Population	50,301 (2001)

Coordinates: 17°07′00″N 82°16′00″E / 17.1167, 82.2667 Pita-puram is a city and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra redirects here. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links India_Andhra_Pradesh_locator_map. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Location of Mirzapur and the 82. ... The geography of India is diverse, with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills, and plateaus. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... The divisions of a district. ... East Godavari District is situated on the northeast of Andhra Pradesh state, India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... East Godavari District is situated on the northeast of Andhra Pradesh state, India. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... Andhra redirects here. ...

Pithapuram railway station is on the Chennai-Howrah Railway line. Pithapuram is famous for its Ancient Hindu temples. Pithapuram was previously known as Puruhoothika puram (పురుహూతికా పురం) and later known as Pithikapuram (పీఠికా పురం). Pithapuram is also known as Dakshina Kasi. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Madras redirects here. ... Howrah (also spelled Haora) is an industrial city in West Bengal, India. ... Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... The Gopuram of temples, in south India, are adorned with icons depicting a particular story surrounding the temples deity. ... A Dakshina, also known as Gurudakshina is a Sanskrit word describing the Indian tradition of a student repaying his teacher, his guru after the completion of his education. ... Benares (also known as Banaras, Kashi, Kasi and Varanasi (वाराणसी)) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga or Ganges in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...

Geography

Pithapuram is located at 17.1167° N 82.2667° E.^[1] It has an average elevataion of 10 meters (36 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Pitapuram had a population of 50,301. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pitapuram has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 57%. In Pitapuram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ...

Background

Pithapuram is home to a dynasty. The Pithapuram Kings ruled the area for long. They established the Pithapuram Raja Government Degree College in Kakinada. These Kings also gave lands to the missionaries for the establishment of a century old humanitarian hospital (Christian Medical Centre).

Missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission established their medical enterprise here in the form of the famed hospital Christian Medical Centre. CMC, Pithapuram was known for its quick and healing touch since the eighteenth century. Canadian Baptist Mission (CBM) was established by the Baptist Missionaries of Canada about 150 years ago. ...

Literature/writers/poets

• late Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry
• late Devulapalli Krishna Sastry
• Dr. Somasunder Avantsa

Cinema theaters

• Sri Rama Theater
• Sri Satya Theater ( AC)
• Purna Theater DTS Dolby
• Anna Purna Theater DTS Surround
• Sivadurga Theater
• Sri Venkateswara Theater
• Sougandh Theater

Degree colleges under Andhra University

• Surya Raya Degree College(ragavulu)
• P V Degree College

Intermediate colleges in Pithapuram

• Anjana Junior College
• Priyadarshini Junior College is very famous collage in nearest villages
• R.R.B.H.R. GOVT. JR. College
• sree hanumantharaya jr.college

Temples

• Kukkuteshwara Swamy temple - The most famous temple at Pithapuram is that of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is known as Kukkuteshwara Swamy here. The consort of Kukkuteshwara Swamy is known as Raja Rajeswari. There is the temple of Puruhutika Devi inside the campus of this temple. It is one of the Asta Dasa Shakti Pithas. Maha Shivaratri, Sarannavarathri and Kaartika Masam are the main festivals celebrated at this temple.
• Venu Gopala Swamy temple
• Kunthi Madhava Swami temple - It is the one of the pancha madava skathra
• Sripada Vallabha Anagha Datta Kshethram (Ganapathi Sachidananda Ashram)
• Daththaatherya Temple
• Nukalamma Temple (Grama Devatha)
• Kukka Pamu Gudi ( Seethayyagari thota)
• Ramakovela (Mangayamma Rao Peta)
• Venkateswaraswami Temple (near Kukkuteshwara Swamy temple)
• Kothi Gudi (near market)
• Sanyasiralla Gudi (near market)
• Vinayakudi Gudi (near Kota gummam)
• Sai baba Gudi (near Chinna Post Office)
• Gali gangalamma temple (near old bus stand)
• Puruhutika ammavaru (near old bus stand )
• Kota Sattemma Talli Gudi (Seethayyagari thota)
• Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham, Near Old Bus Stand

For other uses, see Shiva (disambiguation). ... Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivaratri (Night of Shiva) is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 14th day in the Krishna Paksha of the month Maagha (as per Shalivahana) or Phalguna(as per Vikrama) in the Hindu Calendar. ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham is a theosophical congregation based on the principles of oneness of God, and discovering divinity in the self. ...

CHURCHES

• Andhra Baptist Church
• Bethesdha Baptist Church
• El-Shaddai Ministries church
• Zion Prayer House
• House of Hope
• Bible Mission church
• Trinity Luthern Church
• Door of Hope Church
• Seventh Day Advantist Church
• And few independent Churches

Cricket grounds

• RRBHR Cricket Ground
• Rajugari Kota
• Dulla Santa

References

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See also

• Kakinada

 Hyderabad 

, Kakinada   is a city and a municipal corporation in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...

Map at Wikimapia

• Pithapuram

External links

• Kukkuteshwara Swamy
• Other Temples in Pithapuram

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