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{{Short description|City in Andhra Pradesh, India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
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| official_name      = Rajamahendravaram
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| governing_body     = [[Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation]] (RMC)<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220064438/https://rajahmundry.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/rajamahendravaram-municipal-corporation |website=[[Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation]] |language=en |access-date=13 August 2023 |title=Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation |url=https://rajahmundry.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/rajamahendravaram-municipal-corporation}}</ref><br/>Rajamahendravaram Urban Development Authority (RUDA)<ref name="thehansindia.com">{{Cite web|title=Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (GRMC)|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/rajamahendravaram-civic-body-gets-greater-status-596995|date=14 January 2020|via=thehansindia.com}}</ref>
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'''Rajahmundry''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɑː|dʒ|ə|m|ʌ|n|d|r|ɪ}} {{respell|RAH|juh|mun|dree}}), officially '''Rajamahendravaram''',<ref name="name">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/rajahmundry-is-now-rajamahendravaram/article7773072.ece|title=Rajahmundry is now 'Rajamahendravaram'|author=Staff Reporter|date=17 October 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=16 May 2019|location=Vijayawada|language=en-IN}}</ref> is a city in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and district headquarters of the [[East Godavari district]]. It is the [[List of cities in Andhra Pradesh by population|fifth most populated city]] in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities and Towns – Population Statistics, Charts and Map|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-andhrapradesh.php|access-date=2020-07-29|website=citypopulation.de}}</ref> During [[British Raj|British rule]], the district of Rajahmundry was created in the [[Madras Presidency]] in 1823.<ref name="Bhaskar">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/nyapathi-subbarao-carved-an-identity-for-telugus/article6094152.ece|title=Nyapathi Subbarao carved an identity for Telugus|first=B. v s|last=Bhaskar|newspaper=The Hindu |date=8 June 2014}}</ref> It was reorganised in 1859 and bifurcated into the [[Godavari District|Godavari]] and [[Krishna district|Krishna]] districts. [[Rajahmundry]] was the headquarters of Godavari district, which was further bifurcated into [[East Godavari district (1925–2022) Kakinada as HQ|East Godavari]] and [[West Godavari district, Eluru as HQ|West Godavari]] districts in 1925.<ref name=map>{{cite web |title=East Godavari District Mandals|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/maps/atlas/28part31.pdf|publisher=Census of India|access-date=21 June 2018|pages=365–366, 409}}</ref> It is administered under [[Rajahmundry revenue division]] of the East Godavari district.<ref name="census">{{cite web|title=District Census Handbook – East Godavari |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2814_PART_B_DCHB_EAST%20GODAVARI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=21 June 2018 |page=3,16–17 }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-andhrapradesh.php|title=Andhra Pradesh (India): Districts, Cities, Towns and Outgrowth Wards – Population Statistics in Maps and Charts}}</ref> The city is known for its [[floriculture]], history, [[Telugu literature]], culture, agriculture, economy, tourism, and its heritage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/fm-waves-to-touch-rajahmundry-soon/article3111594.ece|title=FM waves to touch Rajahmundry soon|newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 July 2006}}</ref> It is known as the "Cultural Capital of Andhra Pradesh".<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2016 |title=Hindi had pride of place in Rajamahendravaram |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Hindi-had-pride-of-place-in-Rajamahendravaram/article14015461.ece |access-date=25 September 2024 |work=The Hindu |language= |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The city's name was derived from [[Rajaraja Narendra]], the ruler of [[Eastern Chalukyas|Chalukya dynasty]] of 11th century who ruled over the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh Government to Rename Rajahmundry as Rajamahendravaram|url=https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/andhra-pradesh-government-to-rename-rajahmundry-as-rajamahendravaram-1200578|access-date=2020-07-26|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> In 2015, the city was renamed to Rajamahendravaram from the earlier name of Rajahmundry.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2015-10-17|title=Rajahmundry is now 'Rajamahendravaram'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/rajahmundry-is-now-rajamahendravaram/article7773072.ece|access-date=2020-07-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Etymology ==

The city was earlier called ''Rajamahendravaram'', derived from the [[Sanskrit]] name ''Rajamahendrapuram'' (The city of King Mahendra).<ref name="profile" /> Carrying the same meaning, it is also referred to as ''Rajamahendri''. During Qutb Shahi, Mughal, and Nizam rule, it was referred to in official records as '''Rājmandrī'''<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Buo9AQAAIAAJ|title=An Atlas of the Mughal Empire: Political and Economic Maps with Detailed Notes, Bibliography and Index|author=[[Irfan Habib]]|publisher=Centre of Advanced Study in History, [[Aligarh Muslim University]]|page=60|year=1982|isbn=978-0-19-560379-8 |access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref> and the same name was anglicized during the British colonial era as ''Rajahmundry''. On 10 October 2015, the State [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] officially renamed the city with its original name Rajamahendravaram.<ref name="name changed">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rajahmundry-in-AP-renamed-as-Rajahmahendravaram/articleshow/49305124.cms|title=Rajahmundry in AP renamed as Rajahmahendravaram |newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=23 October 2015}}</ref>

== History ==
{{See also|Rajamundry Sarkar}}
{{Original research|section|date=July 2017}}
[[File:Portrait of Nannayya.JPG|thumb|289x289px|Portrait of Nannayya]]
[[File:Chalukya vaibhavam.jpg|thumb|Painting representing historical significance of Rajahmundry city at a wall in Rajahmundry railway station]]

Rajahmundry was established by Ammaraja Vishnuvardhana the First (919–934 AD). The city as a prominent settlement can be traced back to the rule of the [[Eastern Chalukya]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/19th-century-coins-unearthed-from-an-andhra-pradesh-temple-533445|title=19th century coins unearthed from an Andhra Pradesh temple|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> king [[Rajaraja Narendra]], who reigned around 1022 AD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metroindia.com/cities/article/26/07/2015/rajahmundry-to-get-back-it-s-original-name/9929|title=Rajahmundry to get back it's &#91;sic&#93; original name|access-date=13 May 2017|archive-date=15 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215112330/http://metroindia.com/cities/article/26/07/2015/rajahmundry-to-get-back-it-s-original-name/9929|url-status=dead}}</ref> Remains of 11th-century palaces and forts still exist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/all-eyes-on-rajahmundry-central-jail-land-381626.html|title=All eyes on Rajahmundry central jail land|website=News18|date=5 July 2011 }}</ref>

Rulers:<ref name="history">{{cite web|publisher=Rajahmundry.net |work=History of Rajahmundry |url=http://www.rajahmundry.net/history.aspx |title=1000+ Years History (Since 919 AD) |access-date=22 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014151224/http://www.rajahmundry.net/history.aspx |archive-date=14 October 2008 }}</ref>
* Eastern Chalukyas
* [[Chola dynasty|Cholas]]
* Kakatiyas
* [[Eastern Ganga Dynasty]]
* Reddies 
* [[Gajapati Empire]]
* Vijayanagar Rulers
* [[Bahmani Sultanate]]
* [[Golconda Sultanate]]
* [[Nizam_of_Hyderabad|Nizam Rule]]
* European Rulers and Zamindars

Rajahmundry was under Dutch rule for some time. In 1602, the Dutch constructed a fort here. In 1857, the British conquered the Dutch. They converted it into a jail in 1864 and elevated it into a central jail in 1870. The jail is spread over 196 acres (79&nbsp;ha) out of which the buildings occupy 37.24 acres (15.07 ha).

In the Madras Presidency, the District of Rajahmundry was created in 1823.<ref name="Bhaskar"/> It was reorganised in 1859 and was bifurcated into Godavari and Krishna districts. During British rule, Rajahmundry was the headquarters of Godavari district, which was further bifurcated into East Godavari and West Godavari districts in 1925. When the Godavari district was split, [[Kakinada]] became the headquarters of East Godavari and [[Eluru]] became headquarters of West Godavari.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/cMXZqsIvDHpFZMpCNN3uDM/Pensioners-paradise-Kakinada-coming-of-age.html|title=Pensioner's paradise Kakinada coming of age|first=Yogendra|last=Kalavalapalli|date=19 July 2016|website=Mint}}</ref>

Rajahmundry was the hotbed of several movements during India's freedom struggle and acted as a base for many key leaders. When the [[Indian National Congress]] had its first meeting in Bombay (Mumbai), two leaders from Rajahmundry, Nyapathi Subba Rao and Kandukuri Veeresalingam, participated in it. Subba Rao, founder of Hindu Samaj in Rajahmundry, was also one of the six founders of India's noted English daily, ''[[The Hindu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nyapathi Subba Rao |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?3351}}</ref>

The Renaissance of Andhra Pradesh started in Rajahmundry. [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam]] is known as the Father of reforms in Andhra Pradesh. He started a monthly magazine Vivekavardhini, and a school for girls at [[Dowleswaram]] in 1874. The first widow remarriage took place on 11 December 1881. A society with 16 members was started on 22 June 1884, which used to look after widow remarriages in Rajahmundry. The town hall was established in 1890 by Veeresalingam. [[Bipin Chandra Pal]] visited Rajahmundry in April 1905 during the Vandemataram Movement. During his visits, he used to address the public in "Pal Chowk" (the present-day Kotipalli Bus Stand). [[Annie Besant]] visited Rajahmundry twice. First, she came during the foundations of a branch of the Divya Gyan Samaj at Alcot Gardens were being laid. She came again during the opening ceremony. Ramakrishna Mission was established in the city during 1950–51 near Kambal tank. The place is now the Ayakar Bhavan.

Rajahmundry is acclaimed as the birthplace of [[Telugu literature]]—its grammar evolved from the pen of the city-born poet [[Nannayya]]. Also known as 'Ādi Kavi' (the first poet) of Telugu, Nannayya, along with [[Tikkana]] and [[Yerrana]], translated the [[Sanskrit]] version of [[Mahabharata]] into Telugu. Kandukuri Veeresalingam – a social reformer and the author of ''Rajasekhara Charithram'', the first Telugu novel – was also from Rajahmundry.

== Geography ==
{{See also|List of cities in Andhra Pradesh}}

Rajahmundry is located at {{Coord|16.98|N|81.78|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Rajahmundry.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Rajamahendravaram, India|work=fallingrain.com}}</ref> with an average elevation of {{convert|14|m}}. It is geographically located at centre of [[Godavari District]]s. There is [[Paddy field|paddy]], [[sugarcane]] and various varieties of [[flower]]s cultivation in the area. [[Godavari River|River Godavari]] flows through the west of Rajahmundry.

The Rajahmundry traps, part of the [[Deccan Traps]], are located on the Godavari river and are of particular interest to geologists.<ref name="Rajahmundry traps">{{cite web
|publisher=Indian Academy of Science
|work=The Rajahmundry Traps, Andhra Pradesh: Evaluation of their petrogenesis relative to the Deccan Traps
|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/jess/dec2001/Esb34.pdf
|title=Rajahmundry Traps: Deccan traps
|author = Ajoy K Baksi
|access-date=23 October 2008
}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
The weather is hot and humid, with a tropical climate and, therefore, no distinct seasons. The mean maximum temperature is {{Convert|32|C|F}}. The hottest season is from April to June, with temperature ranging from {{Convert|34|C|F|abbr=}} to {{Convert|48|C|F}} with maximum of {{Convert|52|C|F}} recorded in May 2002 and May 2007. The coolest months are December and January, when it is pleasant at {{Convert|27|C|F}} to {{Convert|30|C|F}}. There is heavy [[monsoon]] rain at the end of summer, with depressions in the [[Bay of Bengal]].

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|Sep high C= 32
|Oct high C= 31
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|date= February 2014
}}Rajahmundry has been ranked 16th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2024 |title=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024 |url=https://prana.cpcb.gov.in/ncapServices/robust/fetchFilesFromDrive/Swachh_Vayu_Survekshan_2024_Result.pdf |website=Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2024}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{Historical populations
|1871 | 19738
|1881 | 24555
|1891 | 28397
|1901 | 36408
|1911 | 48417
|1921 | 53791
|1931 | 63526
|1941 | 74564
|1951 | 105276
|1961 | 130002
|1971 | 188805
|1981 | 267749
|1991 | 324881
|2001 | 315251
|2011 | 341831
}}<ref name="thehansindia.com"/>
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], the city had a population 341,831.<ref name="UA"/> 29,883 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 15,152 are boys and 14,731 are girls—a [[Human sex ratio|sex ratio]] of 972 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 84.28% (male 88.14%; female 80.54%) with 264,653 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.<ref name=population /><ref>{{cite web|title=Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-3.pdf|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|access-date=3 September 2014}}</ref>

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|title=Religions in Rajahmundry (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Table C-01 Population by Religion: Andhra Pradesh|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW28C-01%20MDDS.XLS|date=2011|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>
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94.12% of the population spoke [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and 3.49% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Andhra Pradesh (Town level)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10254/download/13366/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

== Governance ==

Rajahmundry is spread over an area of {{Convert|238.5|km2|abbr=on}} and metro area of {{Convert|770.73|km2|abbr=on}} The Government is constructing an underground drainage system in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/020416/rajahmundry-municipal-corporation-submits-rs-634crore-dpr-on-underground-drainage.html|title=Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation submits Rs 634 crore DPR on underground drainage|date=2 April 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> The Government has merged 23 surrounding villages from [[Korukonda Mandal|Korukonda]], [[Rajanagaram mandal|Rajanagaram]], [[Rajahmundry Rural mandal|Rajahmundry Rural]] and [[Kadiam mandal|Kadiam]] mandals into [[Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation]] and upgraded to Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (GRMC).<ref name="thehansindia.com"/> AP govt issued GO no:85 on 28 January 2020 and published it in the Gazette on 31 January 2020. [[Godavari Urban Development Authority]] (GUDA) is also working for the progress of new master plan.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

Present representatives of City:

*[[Daggubati Purandeswari]] ([[Rajahmundry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rajahmundry Lok Sabha]]).
* [[Adireddy Srinivas]] ([[Rajahmundry City (Assembly constituency)|Rajahmundry Urban]]).
* [[Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary|Gorantla Butchaih Chowdary]] ([[Rajahmundry Rural (Assembly constituency)|Rajahmundry Rural]]).
* [[Bathula Balaramakrishna]] ([[Rajanagram (Assembly constituency)|Rajanagaram]]).

Mandals in city:

*[[Seethanagaram mandal|Seethanagaram]]
*[[Korukonda Mandal|Korukonda]]
* [[Rajanagaram mandal|Rajanagaram]]
* [[Rajahmundry Urban mandal|Rajahmundry Urban]]
* [[Rajahmundry Rural mandal|Rajahmundry Rural]]
* [[Kadiam mandal|Kadiam]]

== Floriculture ==
{{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}}
Rajahmundry is also famous for flowers. Various varieties of flowers are cultivated here. Nurseries here are spread more than 3,500 acres in [[Kadiam]], [[Rajahmundry Rural]] mandals of the city. Floriculture is expanding to [[Mandapeta]] town. Central Floriculture Institute and Research Centre is under construction at [[Vemagiri]] in the city.<ref name="floriculture">{{Cite news|title=floriculture|newspaper=The Hindu |date=21 January 2019 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/stone-laid-for-floriculture-research-station/article26054169.ece/}}</ref> Government is exporting these flowers from [[Rajahmundry Airport]] through [[Cargo aircraft|cargo planes]].

== Economy ==
{{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}}
Rajahmundry is a commercial hub for [[East Godavari]] and [[West Godavari district|West Godavari]] Districts. Nurseries in Kadiam mandal generates huge revenue to [[Rajahmundry revenue division]]. A floriculture research centre is in construction at [[Vemagiri]] to give a major boost to the nurseries in Godavari districts. [[Floriculture]] is expanding to [[Mandapeta mandal|Mandapeta]], [[Alamuru mandal|Alamuru]] and [[Atreyapuram Mandal|Atreyapuram]] mandals. Main Road and Tadithota are main marketing places in the city. Many shopping complexes, multiplexes, hotels and convention halls are in construction near [[National Highway 216A (India)|NH 216A]] (old [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]]) and it is becoming another shopping centre. Tourism also generates revenue to this region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loksabha.nic.in/Members/DebateResults16.aspx?mpno=9460|title=Regarding expansion and development of Rajamahendravaram Airport}}</ref> It is one of the largest bullion markets in India which consists hundreds of gold, silver and platinum shops throughout the city.

==Industries and employment==
{{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}}
Rajahmundry is an industrial hub with huge industries generating employment. The city is the headquarters for [[Oil and Natural Gas Corporation|ONGC]], [[GAIL]] in [[Krishna Godavari Basin|K.G. Basin]]. Godavari districts are one of the largest petrochemical hubs in India. There are two huge paper mills in the city located at Luthergiri and Kadiam. There are two power plants in city i.e., GMR Power Plant and Vijjeswaram Power Plant (which runs on Natural gas and Naptha as primary and secondary fuels). The Government has set up industrial parks and industrial clusters at Nidigatla, Pallakadiam, Rajanagaram, Kadiyam, Jegurapadu areas in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=industries|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/ap-acquires-gvks-jegurupadu-unit-for-rs-261-cr/article8510015.ece|date=22 April 2016|via=thehindubusinessonline.com}}</ref> The present district five-year plan, includes making the city an IT hub.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

== Culture ==

=== Art and crafts ===
Damerla Rama Rao Art Gallery is dedicated to the works of the artist [[Damerla Rama Rao]] of the city and showcases various paintings by him such as ''Krishna Leela'', ''Godavari of Eastern Ghats'' and ''Milkmaids of Kathiawar''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Damerla Rama Rao Art Gallery: a picture of neglect|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/damerla-rama-rao-art-gallery-a-picture-of-neglect/article7523945.ece|access-date=2 July 2016|work=The Hindu|date=11 August 2015|language=en-IN}}</ref>

Ratnam pens are the first handcrafted pens in India since 1932.<ref name="Times of India">{{cite news |last1=John |first1=Paul |title=Pen with swadeshi writ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/MNREGA-Bribe-paid-online-to-officials/articleshow/55916942.cms |access-date=27 December 2019 |agency=The Times of India |issue=Ahemdabad |publisher=Benett Colman &Co |date=11 December 2016}}</ref> The pens are made from ebonite with gold or silver plated nibs. Ratnamson is a brand name of the K.V.Ratnam and sons, Ratnam Ball pen works at Fort Gate, Rajahmudry.<ref name="Ratnam pens">{{cite web |last1=Mehandiratta |first1=Vaibhav |title=Ratnamson Catelogue |url=https://mehandiratta.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/ratnamson-catalogue/ |website=mehandiratta.wordpress.com |date=11 January 2016 |access-date=27 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Literature ===
[[Nannayya]] is the earliest known [[Telugu literature|Telugu poet]], and the author of the first third of the [[Andhra Mahabharatam]], a Telugu retelling of the [[Mahabharata]]. [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam|Sri Kandukuri Veeresalingam]] (1848–1919), a renowned [[Social reformers of India|social reformer]], is widely considered as the man who first brought about a renaissance in Telugu literature and [[Telugu people]]; he is also known to have fought for women's issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/kandukuri-had-pragmatic-approach-to-social-problems/article4190149.ece|title=Kandukuri had pragmatic approach to social problems|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu |date=12 December 2012}}</ref> [[Arthur Cotton|General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton]], (15 May 1803 – 24 July 1899) was a British General and an Irrigation engineer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/No-documentary-on-Sir-Arthur-Cotton/article16596754.ece|title=No documentary on Sir Arthur Cotton|newspaper=The Hindu |date=15 May 2009}}</ref> [[Adurthi Subba Rao]], prominent old-time Director and Producer of Telugu Films.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} [[Julia Maitland]], a campaigner for "native" education, founded a multilingual school and reading room in the town in 1837.<ref>''Letters from Madras, during the years 1836–1839, by a Lady'' (London, 1843).</ref> [[Nalam Krishna Rao]], a write and social activist from Godavari, setup the [[Gowthami Grandhalayam]] in Rajahmundry in 1898.

=== Music and films ===
[[Durga Cinetone]] was the first [[South India]]n film studio, to be built in Rajahmundry in the year 1936 by Nidamarthi Surayya. Many other films are being shot in the city.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ram|first1=P|title=Life in India|date=2014|publisher=AnVi|page=153|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OjT4BQAAQBAJ&q=First+Film+Studio+of+Andhra+Pradesh-%5B1936%2C+Rajahmundry&pg=PA153|access-date=2 July 2016|language=en}}</ref>

The city has produced many well-known artists in the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film industry]] such as [[Adurthi Subba Rao]], [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], [[Raja Babu (actor)|Raja Babu]], [[Jaya Prada]], [[Sameera Reddy]], [[Bhanupriya]], [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]], [[Meghna Reddy]], [[T. V. Raju|Thotakura Venkata Raju]], [[Uma Pemmaraju]], [[Ramesh]], [[Sira Sri]], [[Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar]], [[Ali (actor)|Ali]], [[M Murali Mohan]] and [[J. D. Chakravarthy]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

== Tourism ==
[[File:Dowleswaram Barrage.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage]] in [[Rajamahendravaram|Rajahmundry]] on River Godavari]]
[[File:Cotton museum-dhavalesvaram.JPG|thumb|Cotton museum]]{{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}}
The river [[Godavari River|Godavari]] and its bridges and the Sir Arthur Cotton Museum<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Museum-being-spruced-for-visit-of-Cottonrsquos-great-grandson/article16484557.ece|title=Museum being spruced for visit of Cotton's great-grandson|newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 November 2009}}</ref> are some of the attractions in the city. Rajahmundry is a tourist destination in the state. Daily tourist boats are availed from [[Pushkar Ghat]] to [[Papikonda National Park|Papikondalu]] and [[Bhadrachalam]]. Nurseries in Kadiam mandal is another tourist destination.

Government of [[Andhra Pradesh]] is rehabilitating the [[Old Godavari Bridge|old Godavari bridge]] (Havelock Bridge) and constructing resorts, convention centers, film studios, hotels, recreational places at Pichukalanka and other islands on River Godavari and eco-tourism centre at [[Kadiyapulanka]], Zoological Park. Government of Andhra Pradesh is constructing Rajahmundry International Cricket Stadium on PPP mode to host international matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/andhra-cm-approves-establishment-of-archaeological-corporation-instructs-officials-to-boost-tourism20191011232349|title=Andhra CM Approves Establishment of Archaeological Corporation Instructs Officials to Boost Tourism|date=19 October 2019|via=[[ANI News]]}}</ref> Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (GRMC), [[Godavari Urban Development Authority]] (GUDA) and [[Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation]] (APTDC) is planning River Front Development on {{Convert|22|km|abbr=on}} stretch of river Godavari from Venkatanagaram to Vemagiri. The Government is signing [[Memorandum of understanding|MoUs]] with private agencies for Malls, Multiplexes, Hotels, Convention Centers and Recreational places on PPP mode as a part of tourism development. [[Rajahmundry Airport]] is being developed as an international airport for giving a major boost to tourism in Godavari districts. [[Polavaram Project]], which is {{Convert|25|km|abbr=on}} away from city will become another major tourist site near the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Saluting-Sir-Arthur-Cotton/article15222768.ece|title=Saluting Sir Arthur Cotton|newspaper=The Hindu|date=15 May 2008}}</ref>

== Transport ==
{{Main|Transport in Rajahmundry}}
[[File:Godavari Bridge.jpg|thumbnail|Godavari Rail Bridges view from PushkharGhat]]
[[File:Rajahmundry Railway Station.jpg|thumb|Rajahmundry Railway station Entrance]]
[[File:Rajahmundry Airport 1.jpg|thumbnail|right|Rajahmundry Airport]]

The bridges across Godavari river are an important transport infrastructure for connectivity such as, the [[Godavari Bridge]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-02-17/Road-cum-rail-bridge-to-be-illuminated/207857|title=Road-cum-rail bridge to be illuminated|first=THE HANS|last=INDIA|date=17 February 2016|website=thehansindia.com}}</ref> which is the third longest [[List of road–rail bridges|railroad bridge in India]];<ref name=Bridges>{{cite web |url=http://irsme.nic.in/files/mmfiles/BRIDGES_RRB.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802083116/http://irsme.nic.in/files/mmfiles/BRIDGES_RRB.pdf |archive-date=2 August 2017 |title= Bridges: The Spectacular Feat of Indian Engineering|author = R.R.Bhandari |publisher= Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers |access-date=6 August 2012}}</ref> and the [[Godavari Arch Bridge]], commissioned on 14 March 1997 for [[Howrah–Chennai main line]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dayaratnam|first1=P.|title=International Conference on Suspension, Cable Supported, and Cable Stayed Bridges: November 19-21, 1999, Hyderabad|publisher=Universities Press|isbn=9788173712715|page=219|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pb67nkDk4FMC&pg=PA219|language=en|year=2000}}</ref> While, the [[Old Godavari Bridge]] (The Havelock Bridge) was the earliest of all, built in 1897 and was decommissioned in 1997.<ref name=Bridges /><ref>{{cite web|last=Khan |first=Mukram |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/28023731@N04/7371646202/in/photostream |title=The Havelock Bridge Memorial Stone |date=21 March 2009 |publisher=Flickr |access-date=1 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eastgodavari.nic.in/engineering-tourism/|title=Engineering Tourism|website=[[East Godavari district]] official website|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref> The city also has [[Dowleswaram Barrage|Dowleswaram Cotton Barrage]] bridge and [[Godavari Fourth Bridge|fourth bridge]] on either side of the main city that connects the highways of East Godavari and West Godavari districts.

=== Roads ===
Rajahmundry is very well connected to the state and the rest of India with a network of state and national highways. [[National Highway 16 (India)|NH 16]] passes through the city. [[National Highway 365BB (India)|NH 365BB]], [[National Highway 516D (India)|NH 516D]] connects the city with [[Khammam]], [[Suryapet]] and [[Hyderabad]]. [[National Highway 216A (India)|NH 216A]] which is a spur road to NH-16 connects the city with [[Ravulapalem]], [[Tanuku]], [[Tadepalligudem]] and [[Eluru]]. [[National Highway 516E (India)|NH 516E]] connects the city with [[Vizianagaram]] via [[Rampachodavaram]], [[Narsipatnam]] and [[Araku Valley|Araku]].

ADB Road and [[State Highway 40 (Andhra Pradesh)|SH 40]] (Canal Road) connects the city with [[Kakinada]] and [[State Highway 41 (Andhra Pradesh)|SH 41]] is connected with [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Telangana]] borders with Andhra Pradesh and [[Bhadrachalam]]. [[State Highway 104 (Andhra Pradesh)|SH 104]] connects the city with [[Amalapuram]]. [[State Highway 172 (Andhra Pradesh)|SH 172]] is connected to [[Purushottampatnam]] and [[Polavaram Project]]. [[State Highway 72 (Andhra Pradesh)|SH 72]] connects the city to [[Nidadavolu]], [[Palakollu]] and [[Narasapuram]], [[Bhimavaram]].

[[National Highways Authority of India|NHAI]] is constructing flyovers on NH 16 and NH 216A at [[Diwancheruvu]], [[Lalacheruvu]], [[Morampudi]], [[Vemagiri]] and [[Kadiyapulanka]] junctions in the city to ease traffic. Trumpet Bridge is being constructed at ADB road on NH 16 in [[Rajanagaram]]. An ROB was proposed from Morampudi to Kotipalli Bus stand. [[Godavari Urban Development Authority]] (GUDA), Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (GRMC) are constructing an outer ring road (ORR) for the city to ease traffic in the city.

=== Railways ===

[[Rajahmundry railway station]] is classified as an ''A category'' station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf|website=Indian Railways|access-date=12 May 2017|page=2}}</ref> It is located on the [[Howrah–Chennai main line|Howrah-Chennai main line]] of [[South Central Railway zone]]. The new platforms 4 and 5 were operational from 2023. {{Stnlnk|Godavari||Godavari}}, {{Stnlnk|Kadiyam||Kadiyam}}, and {{Stnlnk|Kovvur||Kovvur}} are other railway stations serving the city region. A second railway line is proposed on the Godavari Arch Bridge. A new railway line to [[Raipur]] from the city connecting [[Rampachodavaram]] and other East agency areas is in the proposal. The frequency of trains will be increased after the completion of [[Kovvur]]-[[Bhadrachalam]] railway line and the distance to {{Stnlnk|Secunderabad Junction||Secunderabad}} will be decreased.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/railway-station-to-have-two-more-platforms/article3941115.ece|title=Railway station to have two more platforms|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 September 2012}}</ref>

=== Waterways ===

[[National Waterway 4]] was declared on 24 November 2008, which connects the Indian states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]], and the [[union territory]] of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It passes through [[Kakinada]], Rajahmundry, [[Tadepalligudem]], [[Eluru]], [[Commanur]], [[Buckingham Canal]] and also part of [[Krishna River|Krishna]] and [[Godavari River|Godavari]] rivers. [[Kakinada Port]] is the nearest port to the city. A new commercial port is under construction at Kakinada City by [[GMR Group|GMR]] on [[Public–private partnership|PPP]] mode. [[Narasapuram]] Port is proposed according to AP State Reorganisation Act.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://shipping.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkfile/File337.htm|archive-url= http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090410022602/http://www.shipping.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkfile/File337.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 10 April 2009|title=National waterways Declaration|author=Ministry of Shipping (Government of India)|access-date=5 August 2010}}</ref> It is being developed by [[Inland Waterways Authority of India]].Inland water port is proposed at [[Bobbillanka]]. [[Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation|APTDC]] and other private agencies' boats and [[Launch (boat)|launches]] are available daily from Pushakar Ghat to [[Papikonda National Park|Papikondalu]] and [[Bhadrachalam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=63957|title= Development Authority for Inland Waterways in India|author=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |date=2 August 2010 |access-date=5 August 2010}}</ref>

=== Airways ===

[[Rajahmundry Airport]] is situated at [[Madhurapudi]] in the north of Rajamahendravaram.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/100816/rajahmundry-airport-tops-in-occupancy-rates.html|title=Rajahmundry airport tops in occupancy rates|first=Sampat G.|last=Samaritan|date=10 August 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> The airport serves the people of godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh. [[IndiGo|Indigo airline]] has been operating non-stop flights to and fro the cities namely Bengaluru, Chennai, Pondicherry, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. The airport's runway was expanded from 1,749&nbsp;m to 3,165&nbsp;m and it is the second longest runway in the state of Andhra Pradesh. A new integrated domestic terminal will come up at Rajahmundry airport as part of its expansion and upgradation plans. The new terminal building, to be built at a cost of Rs 135 crore, will feature all modern facilities, including aero bridges, and will be capable of handling 1,400 passengers (700 arrivals and 700 departures) simultaneously. The airport has also obtained a DGCA license for handling wide-bodied aircraft such as [[Airbus A321]] and [[Boeing 737]].<ref name=airport>{{cite news|title=Rajahmundry airport terminal operational|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/new-terminal-at-rmundry-airport-soon/articleshow/80306329.cms|access-date=5 February 2021|work=The Times of India|date=17 January 2021}}</ref> The airport has a dedicated cargo terminal. The government of AP is keen on exporting flowers through this airport from the nurseries in [[Kadiyam|Kadiyam mandal]] of East Godavari district.

== Education ==
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=13 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319051231/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations-2/school-education/|website=ap.gov.in|access-date=7 November 2016|archive-date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413205259/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations-2/school-education/|url-status=dead}}</ref> As per the school information report for the academic year 2016–17, the city has 55,501<ref>{{cite web|title=Student Information Report|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/districtStudentReport.do?mode=getVillageReportsList&mandalCode=281430&mandalName=RAJAHMUNDRY(URBAN)|website=Commissionerate of School Education|publisher=Child info 2015–16, District School Education – Andhra Pradesh|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref> students enrolled in 244 schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=Student Information Report|url=http://cse.ap.gov.in/DSE/longitudecount.do?mode=displayVillages&mandalId=281430&distId=2814|website=Commissionerate of School Education|publisher=Child info 2016–17, District School Education – Andhra Pradesh|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by schools are Telugu and English.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Smith|first1=Bonnie G.|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-514890-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EFI7tr9XK6EC&q=rajahmundry+schools+medium&pg=RA1-PA42|access-date=14 May 2017|language=en|year=2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Sabyasachi|title=Education and the Disprivileged: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century India|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=9788125021926|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f-jBIp3iWdEC&q=rajahmundry+schools+medium&pg=PA96|access-date=14 May 2017|language=en|year=2002}}</ref> The ''Railway High School'' in the city has a history of more than hundred years, established in the year 1909.<ref name="Railway school completes 100 years">{{cite news|title=Railway school completes 100 years|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Railway-school-completes-100-years/article16332714.ece|access-date=14 May 2017|work=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

The city has one of the thirteen regional offices of the [[Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh|Board of Intermediate Education]], which administers [[Education in India#Secondary education|Intermediate education (10+2)]] education.<ref>{{cite web|title=Regional Offices|url=http://bieap.gov.in/AboutOffice.aspx|website=Board of Intermediate Education AP|access-date=14 May 2017}}</ref> The Government Junior College is the only government run junior college, established in 1974 and there are four private-aided, twenty private-unaided colleges in the city.<ref name="colleges">{{cite web|title=List of colleges in Guntur district|url=http://bieap.gov.in/pdf/guntur.pdf|website=Board of Intermediate Education|access-date=27 September 2016|archive-date=21 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021151643/http://bieap.gov.in/pdf/guntur.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Government College, Rajahmundry|Government Arts College]] was founded more than 150 years ago by the reformer, [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam|Kandukuri Veeresalingam Panthulu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/government-arts-college-receives-naac-certificate/article2986595.ece|title=Government Arts College receives NAAC certificate|author=Staff Reporter|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 March 2012}}</ref> The BEd Training Institute is one of the oldest in India. [[Adikavi Nannaya University]] was established in March 2006, named after an 11th-century poet, [[Nannayya]].<ref name="Bureau">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-11-27/Nannaya-University-Developing-as-top/265829|title=Nannaya University Developing as top|date=27 November 2016|website=thehansindia.com}}</ref> Other major universities in the city include [[Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150823/nation-current-affairs/article/bifurcation-blues-potti-sreeramulu-telugu-university|title=Bifurcation blues in Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University|date=23 August 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> [[Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-04-21/PM-Modi-clears-two-more-national-institutes-for-AP/223031|title=PM Modi clears two more national institutes for AP|first=THE HANS|last=INDIA|date=21 April 2016|website=thehansindia.com}}</ref> Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University Study Center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Open-university-to-set-up-study-centres-in-Agency/article15230018.ece|title=Open university to set up study centres in Agency|newspaper=The Hindu|date=28 May 2008}}</ref> Andhra Pradesh State Forest Academy is located in the city for Forest skills training.<ref>{{cite news |title=Forest academy hones skills of staff |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/forest-academy-hones-skills-of-staff--526974 |access-date=3 June 2019 |work=The Hans India |date=6 May 2019}}</ref>

[[National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tadepalligudem]] is located {{Convert|34|km|abbr=on}} from the city.

Central Government Institutions in the city are as follows:

*"[[Central Tobacco Research Institute]] (CTRI)".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ctri.icar.gov.in/index.php|title=CTRI – Rajahmundry}}</ref>
*"National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)".
*"National Academy of Constructions (NAC)".<ref name="Bureau"/>

"Central Floriculture Institute and Research Centre" is in construction at [[Vemagiri]].<ref name="floriculture"/> "Science City" is in construction at Bommuru.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Science City|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/visakhapatnam/Regional-science-centres-to-come-up-at-Rajahmundry-Vizag/articleshow/45829063.cms/amp/|via=m.timesofindia.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

After the Reorganization of [[Andhra Pradesh]] State the following institutes are sanctioned for the city:

*"Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE)". 
*"National Civil Aviation Academy".<ref name="colleges"/>
*"National Institute of Drama (NID)".
*"AP State Forest Academy".<ref name="Railway school completes 100 years"/>

== See also ==
*[[Aryapuram]]
*[[List of cities in Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[List of municipal corporations in India]]
*[[Rajamundry Sarkar]]

== References ==
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