Cuddapah Travel Guide

Cuddapah, is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the south-central part of the state and 8 km south of the Penna River. The district is bounded on three sides by the Nallamala and Palakonda hills. It covers an area of 15,359 sq.kms. Cuddapah is surrounded in the east by Nellore, Anantapur in the west and Chittoor district in the South, Kurnool and Prakasam districts lie in the North.

Main rivers of Cuddapah district are Penna, Chitravathi, Kunderu, Papaghni, Sagileru and Cheyeru. Agriculture is one of the main source of lively-hood for the people who grow rice, jowar, cotton, turmeric, maize, arhar, chillies, sugar cane, sesame, peanuts, and melons. The forests of the district provide timber including the rare sandalwood, which is found only in this region, is the chief source of revenue for the state and nation. Another source of income for the district is handloom industry at Madhavaram. The different place of the district is involved in the mining of limestone and kaolin and there's an asbestos Mining processing unit at Pulivendula.

There are a so many canals, dams and reservoirlike Sunkesula Dam on Tungabadra river, Handhri Nivas Sujala Sravanthi project and Pulivendula Canal, a Reservoir on Buggavanka river, Galer-Nagari-Sujalasravanthi Canal that meet the water requirement of the region.

Access
By Road: Cuddapah is well connected by good road with the different towns of the district and other parts of the state.
By Rail: Regular rail way service available for this place from other parts of the state.

Places of Interest
Bhagavan Mahavir Government Museum, Cuddapah
Chand Phira Gumbadh, Cuddapah
Gandikota Fort, Gandikota
Kandimallayapalli Brahmamgarimatam, Kandimallayapalli
Masjid-e-Azam, Cuddapah
Pushpagiri Temples, Pushpagiri
Sri Kodanda Ramaswamy Temple, Vontimitta
Tallapaka Temples, Tallapaka
Sri Lanka Malleswara Wild life Sanctuary, Lankamalleswaram
Sri Venkateswara Wild Life Sanctuary, Rajampet

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