Valmikipuram

Valmikipuram
Vayalpadu
town
Valmikipuram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Valmikipuram
Valmikipuram (India)
Coordinates: 13°39′00″N 78°38′00″E / 13.6500°N 78.6333°E / 13.6500; 78.6333Coordinates: 13°39′00″N 78°38′00″E / 13.6500°N 78.6333°E / 13.6500; 78.6333
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Mandal Valmikipuram
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 17,535
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Valmikipuram (also known as Vayalpadu[2]) is a town in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarter. The town is known for the "Sri Pattabhi Rama temple" built by Valmiki the author of great epic Ramayana [3]

Vayalpadu Railway Station is Britishers railway station

Geography

Vayalpad is located at 13°39′00″N 78°38′00″E / 13.6500°N 78.6333°E / 13.6500; 78.6333. It has an average elevation of 611 meters (2007 feet).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Nair, Shantha (2014). Sri Venkateshwara. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8495-445-6. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chittoor District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 464, 513. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Falling Rain Genomics. Vayalpad". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
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