Rayapudi
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rayapudi
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = te
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
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| pushpin_map = India Andhra Pradesh
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|16|33|0|N|80|28|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Guntur
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 24.34
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| population_total = 4817
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Telugu
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 522237
| registration_plate = AP-07
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Rayapudi is a neighbourhood and a part of Urban Notified Area of Amaravati, the state capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.{{cite news|title=New Andhra capital Amaravati to compete for Smart City tag|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/New-Andhra-capital-Amaravati-to-compete-for-Smart-City-tag/2016/05/25/article3450012.ece|accessdate=6 June 2016|work=The New Indian Express|date=25 May 2016}} It was a village in Thullur mandal of in Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.{{cite web|title=Declaration of A.P. Capital City Area–Revised orders|url=http://www.crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14142015MAUD_MS141.PDF|website=Andhra Nation|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department|accessdate=21 February 2016|format=PDF|date=22 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624181012/http://www.crda.ap.gov.in/APCRDADOCS/GOSACTSRULES/CRDA/01~14142015MAUD_MS141.PDF|archivedate=24 June 2016}}
Transport
Rayapudi is located on the Vijayawada-Amaravati road.{{cite news|title=Four-lane road to Andhra Pradesh new capital soon|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150806/nation-current-affairs/article/four-lane-road-andhra-pradesh-new-capital-soon|accessdate=4 June 2016|work=The Hindu|date=6 August 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Sandeep Kumar|first1=S|title=Gannavaram-Amaravati link road planned|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/gannavaramamaravati-link-road-planned/article7729327.ece|accessdate=4 June 2016|work=The Hindu|date=6 October 2015|language=en-IN}} APSRTC operates buses on this route from Pandit Nehru bus station of Vijayawada.{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141126/nation-current-affairs/article/rtc-introduce-bus-services-guntur-city|title=RTC to introduce bus services in Guntur city}}