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Ghantasala mandal plays a major role in education for rural students of nearby villages. Primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided by private schools under the School Education Department. [8] For the academic year 2015–16, the mandal had more than 2,489 students enrolled in over 56 schools. [9] [10]
Ghantasala is a town and the headquarters of Ghantasala mandal in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. It is 21 km west of Machilipatnam and 11 km east of River Krishna. Kaṇṭakasola was the ancient name of Ghantasala. It was also mentioned by Ptolemy as Kantakossyla. [2]
Note: The villages data in the list is as per the 2011 census of India. All other villages and hamlets are not included. Vijayawada (urban) is a mandal which is completely under the urban body of Vijayawada municipal corporation and hence do not have any villages.
Ghantasala: once upon a time, a port and a halting place for Buddhist pilgrims and merchants travelling from Kalinga to Ceylone. Hindu and Buddhist Sculptures can be seen here; Srikakulam (Ghantasala Mandal): the historical capital of Andhra Empire of Goutamiputra Satakarni (AD 102–123). This is famous for the temple of Andhra Mahavishnu
Srikakulam is a village located in Ghantasala Mandal in Diviseema region of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. According to Inscription of Kapilendra Deva the deity of the temple named as Sri Ballava swamy.
Diviseema is located in the delta area formed at Puligadda (), where the Krishna River is divided into two before merging into the Bay of Bengal.One merges in Bay of Bengal at Hamsaladeevi (Koduru mandal) and the other near to Gullalamoda (Nagayalanka mandal).
The mandal system was introduced as an administrative reform to make governance more efficient by reducing the size of the larger, previously existing taluks. The decentralization aimed at improving revenue administration, record-keeping, and enhancing the reach of the panchayati raj system.
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