Gannavaram

Gannavaram is an Eastern suburb of Vijayawada in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Gannavaram mandal which is administered under Gudivada revenue division.^[1][2] It comes under Gudivada revenue division,and it is located in south India. Vijayawada Airport is located here.

For other uses, see Gannavaram (disambiguation).

Gannavaram
Suburb
Vijayawada Airport in Gannavaram
Gannavaram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 16.5333°N 80.8000°E / 16.5333; 80.8000
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Krishna
Mandal	Gannavaram
City	Vijayawada
Metro	Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Area
• Total	12.30 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,728
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	521101

Name origin

The name Gannavaram is based on the traditional Sanskrit words "Ganna" meaning Sugarcane and "Varam" meaning 'blessing'. Historically Gannavaram used to be a primarily sugarcane-producing establishment. Hence named Gannavaram, 'blessed with sugarcane'.

Transport

APCRDA-Greenway near Gannavaram

APSRTC operates buses from Gannavaram bus station which also has a bus depot.^[3][4] Gannavaram railway station is one of the satellite railway stations of the Vijayawada.^[5] The airport is located at Gannavaram 13 KM from Centre of the city. Road connectivity is available from here to Various parts of the City.

APSRTC City Bus Routes

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.^[6][7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu. Among the high schools in the area include, Little Lights Free Education High School, APSW Residential School, Z.P. High School, and Z.P. High School (girls).^[8]

The National Institute of Disaster Management was planned to be set up at the town by the higher education department of the state.^[9]

References

1. "Krishna District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 495, 526–527. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. "Administrative Setup". Krishna District Official Website. National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
3. "Bus Stations in Districts". Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
4. Sujatha Varma, P (7 February 2016). "RTC offers a 'sweet' journey". The Hindu. Vijayawada. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
5. "Train services to be partially affected for nine days". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
6. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
7. "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
8. "List of High Schools. District : Krishna Mandal :Gannavaram" (PDF). 18 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
9. Maitreyi, M. l Melly (20 February 2016). "Higher education institutions: State fast tracks process". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 September 2016.