Avanigadda

Avanigadda is a town in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Avanigadda mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division. pin code of Avanigadda is 521121 .Nearby places are Repalle, Puligadda,Koduru and Nagayalanka.Hanuman temple is famous in Avanigadda. అవనిగడ్డ కు కొత్తపేట, మోదుమూడి,పులిగడ్డ మొదలైనవి సమీప గ్రామాలు.



Geography
Avanigadda is located on the banks of the Krishna River. It is located 30 km away from the delta of Krishna River and Bay of Bengal.

Climate
Due to its proximity to the Bay of Bengal, Avanigadda and its surrounding villages are prone to cyclones and floods. It is devastated by 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone which had a velocity over 200 kmph. A memorial, at the point of furthest advance of the Storm surge was built near this village in memory of the people who died in the storm.

Culture and tourism
The main religious destinations in town are temples such as Sri Addanki Nancharamma Temple at Viswanadhapalli, Sri Lankamma Ammavari Temple and Sri Lakshmi Narayana Swamy Temple.

Other tourism attractions are Penumudi–Puligadda Bridge, Srikakulam Srikakulandhra Vishnu Temple, Mopidevi Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Temple and Hamasaladeevi beach.

Politics
Buddha Prasad Mandali, who was also MLA of Avanigadda Andhra Pradesh Assembly in JSP government, has lost to Simhadri Ramesh Babu in 2024 elections.

Transport
Repalle is the nearest town from Avanigadda which is 10 km away. State-run APS RTC has a bus depot in this village and runs busses to nearest towns and Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad, among other places. APS RTC runs Palle Velugu, Express, Deluxe, Super Luxury, Indra and Night Rider class of busses.

Private players also run their services from Avanigadda to major cities, and compete with the state run APSRTC, by plying busses to the places where the state-run transport corporation doesn't. Although the town lacks direct rail connectivity, it is still a popular choice of transport. The nearest railway station (Repalle railway station) lies 10 km away, in Repalle.