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Ghantasala is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is 21 km west of Machilipatnam and 11 km east of Krishna River. The largest city of this district, Vijayawada, is around 60 km away. It is a rare and reputed center for Buddhist sculptures. Kaṇṭakasola was the ancient name of Ghantasala.
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]
In that village, Ghantasala met lyricist Samudrala Sr., who was impressed with his voice and inducted him into the Madras film industry. Before Ghantasala found fame, he was already an accomplished Carnatic music singer. Ghantasala's first break as a singer came from All India Radio. Later on, Peketi Siva Ram from HMV studios recorded ...
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.
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Jaladheeswara Swamy Temple, popularly known as Sree Balaparvati Sametha Jaladheeswara Aalayam, is in a village named Ghantasala in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India. ( 16°10′11″N 80°56′40″E / 16.16962°N 80.94436°E / 16.16962; 80.94436 )
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).
Devarakota has an elevation of 11 m (36 ft).The village is located 22 km (14 mi) towards west from District Headquarters Machilipatnam and 3 km (1.9 mi) from Ghantasala. Demographics [ edit ]