Kamalapuram (Kadapa)

Kamalapuram is a mandal (township) in the Kadapa district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

It is 23 kilometres away from the city of Kadapa, located on the Kadapa-Tadipatri highway. The mandal is primarily agricultural. The Papaghni and Penna rivers are the main sources for irrigation and drinking water.

The Kamalapuram railway station was built under British rule and is one of the oldest railway stations in India. On the Papaghni river there is large railway bridge connecting Kamapuram with Kadapa. A second bridge is under construction parallel to this old bridge as part of a line expansion from Renigunta to Guntakal.

There is an archaeological museum in Kamalapuram that has a good collection of sculptures and a scale model of Hampi. [Aitken, Bill, et al. (2001). "Speaking Stones: World Cultural Heritage Sites in India", p. 174. Eicher Goodearth. ISBN 8187780002.]

Historically, this mandal is connected with the Vijayanagara Samrajya ruled by Sri Krishnadevaraya. The Emperor alloted a village named Agraharam to the Astadiggajas (eight great poets) in his court. One of the Astadiggajas, Allasani Peddana, was born in Peddanapadu village, which is part of this mandal.

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* [http://www.hampi.in/sites/Archeological_Museum.htm Archaeological museum]