machilipatnam

During the 17th century, it was known by the names Masulipatnam, Masulipatam,{{Cite book |last=Mackenzie |first=Gordon |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.04156/page/87/mode/1up |title=A manual of the Kistna district, in the presidency of Madras |date=1883 |publisher=Lawrence Asylm Press, Madras}} Masula and Bandar (Bandar translates to 'port' in Persian language).{{cite news|last1=Guru Srikanth|first1=S|title=Machilipatnam Growth May Trigger Off Reverse Migration|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Machilipatnam-Growth-May-Trigger-Off-Reverse-Migration/2015/04/02/article2742933.ece|access-date=10 December 2015|work=The New Indian Express|date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151128195236/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Machilipatnam-Growth-May-Trigger-Off-Reverse-Migration/2015/04/02/article2742933.ece|archive-date=28 November 2015|location=Machilipatnam}}{{Sfn|George|Duggal|Bhatia|Chakrabarti|p=55}}{{Sfn|Broeze|2010}} The port town in the ancient times was also referred with the name Maesolia.{{cite news|title=The rise and fall of Maesolia port|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-rise-and-fall-of-maesolia-port/article7514192.ece|access-date=1 September 2016|work=The Hindu|date=8 August 2015|language=en-IN}}

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The town has existed since at least the 3rd century BCE (Satavahana period) when, according to Ptolemy, it was known as Maisolos. The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea calls it Masalia in the 1st-century BCE.[http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-ENG/long.htm The Great Stupa at Nagarjunakonda in Southern India], p. 187 The port is on the southeastern, or Coromandel Coast, of India. At the mouth of the River Krishna on the Bay of Bengal, the Masula port saw flourishing sea trade.{{citation needed|date= September 2022}}

Muslin was traded by ancient Greeks from the town and the word muslin originated from the name Maisolos.Periplus, Point 62; http://legacy.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/periplus.asp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204143633/http://legacy.fordham.edu/Halsall/ancient/periplus.asp |date=4 February 2017 }} Muslin was an important source of income for the town, being a favourite of Roman traders for domestic consumption. Several Roman coins were found during excavations of Buddhist towns near Machilipatnam.Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India: Their History and Their Contribution to Indian Culture by Sukumar Butt, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1988, p. 132

The town served as the primary sea port for the Kingdom of Golkonda. It was an outlet for textiles produced in the Godavari Delta. It was a major source of income for the kingdom, and contributed to its immense prosperity in the 1620s and 1630s.{{Sfn|Eaton|2008|p=157}}

By the end of the 17th century, the port city had fallen into decline. This coincided with the Mughal conquest of Golkonda. However, mismanagement prior to the conquest may have also been a factor in the city's decline.{{Sfn|Eaton|2008|p=159}}

Salabat Jung, the son of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I, who was indebted for his elevation to the throne to the French East India Company, granted them in return for their services the district of Kondavid or Guntur, and soon afterwards the remainder of the Circars. The Circars were captured by the British from the French in 1759 and were returned to the Nizam. However Masulipatnam captured by the British during the Siege of Masulipatam was retained by the East India Company.{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Circar |volume=6 |page=380}}

The town was the district headquarters of the then, Masulipatnam district and now to the Krishna district, which was formed in 1859 in the composite Madras state.{{Sfn|Poole|1865|p=89}}

Machilipatnam city is at {{Coord|16.17|N|81.13|E|}} on the southeast coast of India and in the east coast of Andhra Pradesh.{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Machilipatnam.html|title=redirect to /world/IN/02/Machilipatnam.html|work=fallingrain.com}} The city has an average elevation of 14 meters (45 feet).{{Cite web |title=overview1758 |url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/mughal/bellinmasulipatam/overview1758.jpg |website=Columbia University}}

Machilipatnam (city) gets most of its annual rainfall due to the southwest monsoon. It has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw) with hot summers and moderate winters. The hottest months are between April and June. The average normal rainfall in the district is {{convert|959|mm|in}} and Machilipatnam is vulnerable to high surges of the sea due to cyclones. The 1864 Machilipatnam Cyclone claimed to have killed at least 30,000 people. The 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone crossed the coast near Nizampatnam and took approximately 10,000 lives. As the storm approached the coast, gale winds reaching 200 km/h lashed Prakasam, Guntur, Krishna, East Godavari and West Godavari districts. A storm surge, 5 meters high, inundated the Krishna estuary and the coast south of the city (Bandar).

On 8 December 2004, a high capacity S-Band Doppler cyclone warning radar was installed, commissioned and made operational at the city{{cite web|title=Weather Radar Network of India Meteorological Department|url=http://www.imd.gov.in/doc/ins-radar.htm|website=India Meteorological Department|access-date=13 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512011325/http://www.imd.gov.in/doc/ins-radar.htm|archive-date=12 May 2015|df=dmy-all}} by the German manufacturer Gematronik. With the installation of the radar, it is hoped the state will be better equipped to track cyclones. The facility will monitor the 960 km long coastline of the state.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/05/08/stories/2004050805620400.htm|work=The Hindu|date=2004-05-08|title=Andhra Pradesh News: Modern cyclone warning system for Machilipatnam}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

{{Weather box

| location = Machilipatnam (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)

| metric first = Y

| single line = Y

| Jan record high C = 34.5

| Feb record high C = 37.4

| Mar record high C = 42.2

| Apr record high C = 44.4

| May record high C = 47.8

| Jun record high C = 47.0

| Jul record high C = 42.8

| Aug record high C = 39.8

| Sep record high C = 38.2

| Oct record high C = 37.8

| Nov record high C = 35.4

| Dec record high C = 34.6

| year record high C = 47.8

| Jan high C = 29.5

| Feb high C = 31.3

| Mar high C = 33.5

| Apr high C = 35.4

| May high C = 37.8

| Jun high C = 36.8

| Jul high C = 34.2

| Aug high C = 33.3

| Sep high C = 33.3

| Oct high C = 32.2

| Nov high C = 30.8

| Dec high C = 29.6

| year high C = 33.1

|Jan mean C = 24.9

|Feb mean C = 26.3

|Mar mean C = 28.5

|Apr mean C = 30.8

|May mean C = 32.9

|Jun mean C = 32.1

|Jul mean C = 30.3

|Aug mean C = 29.8

|Sep mean C = 29.7

|Oct mean C = 28.5

|Nov mean C = 26.8

|Dec mean C = 25.0

| Jan low C = 20.2

| Feb low C = 21.4

| Mar low C = 23.6

| Apr low C = 26.2

| May low C = 28.2

| Jun low C = 27.7

| Jul low C = 26.4

| Aug low C = 26.1

| Sep low C = 26.1

| Oct low C = 25.0

| Nov low C = 22.8

| Dec low C = 20.5

| year low C = 24.5

| Jan record low C = 13.4

| Feb record low C = 14.4

| Mar record low C = 16.1

| Apr record low C = 18.0

| May record low C = 17.8

| Jun record low C = 20.0

| Jul record low C = 19.0

| Aug record low C = 19.0

| Sep record low C = 18.3

| Oct record low C = 18.0

| Nov record low C = 13.9

| Dec record low C = 13.2

| year record low C = 13.2

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 6.9

| Feb rain mm = 12.4

| Mar rain mm = 0.9

| Apr rain mm = 9.3

| May rain mm = 43.3

| Jun rain mm = 124.4

| Jul rain mm = 182.9

| Aug rain mm = 173.4

| Sep rain mm = 183.7

| Oct rain mm = 208.1

| Nov rain mm = 114.4

| Dec rain mm = 15.3

| year rain mm = 1074.9

| Jan rain days = 0.6

| Feb rain days = 0.6

| Mar rain days = 0.2

| Apr rain days = 0.6

| May rain days = 1.9

| Jun rain days = 6.5

| Jul rain days = 10.5

| Aug rain days = 10.4

| Sep rain days = 8.7

| Oct rain days = 8.6

| Nov rain days = 3.7

| Dec rain days = 0.9

| year rain days = 53.1

| time day = 17:30 IST

| Jan humidity = 68

| Feb humidity = 66

| Mar humidity = 67

| Apr humidity = 68

| May humidity = 64

| Jun humidity = 61

| Jul humidity = 67

| Aug humidity = 70

| Sep humidity = 73

| Oct humidity = 76

| Nov humidity = 74

| Dec humidity = 70

| year humidity = 69

| source 1 = India Meteorological Department

{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| archive-date = 5 February 2020

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| title = Station: Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam) Climatological Table 1981–2010

| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = January 2015

| pages = 479–480

| access-date = 18 February 2020}}

{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| archive-date = 5 February 2020

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = December 2016

| page = M13

| access-date = 18 February 2020}}

|source 2 = Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1991–2020)

{{cite web

| url = https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=43185

| title = Normals Data: Machilipatnam/Franchpet – India Latitude: 16.20°N Longitude: 81.15°E Height: 3 (m)

| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency

| access-date = 1 December 2022}}

}}File:Musalipatam Mschilipatnam port in 1759.jpg{{Historical populations

|1871 | 36188

|1881 | 35056

|1891 | 38809

|1901 | 39507

|1911 | 42123

|1921 | 43940

|1931 | 56928

|1941 | 59146

|1951 | 77953

|1961 | 101417

|1971 | 112612

|1981 | 138525

|1991 | 159110

|2001 | 179353

|2011 | 169892

}}

{{As of|2011}} census, Machilipatnam had a population of 2,32,000. The total population constitutes 1,13,286 males and 1,18,714 females — a sex ratio of 1047 females per 1000 males. 13,778 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 7,076 are boys and 6,702 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 83.32% with 130,173 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.{{cite web|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government|access-date=5 September 2014|page=43|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213923/http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}

Machilipatnam Municipal Corporation is the civic body of the city. It was constituted as a municipality in 1866 and was upgraded to corporation from special grade municipality on 9 December 2015.{{cite news|title=Masula, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram upgraded into corporations|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/masula-srikakulam-vizianagaram-upgraded-into-corporations/article7967915.ece |url-status=live |access-date=17 December 2016|work=The Hindu|date=10 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210010203/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/masula-srikakulam-vizianagaram-upgraded-into-corporations/article7967915.ece|archive-date=10 December 2015|location=Vijayawada}}{{cite news|title=Population Glitch for Masula to Turn into Corporation|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Population-Glitch-for-Masula-to-Turn-into-Corporation/2015/02/20/article2677908.ece|access-date=10 December 2015|date=20 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125224735/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/Population-Glitch-for-Masula-to-Turn-into-Corporation/2015/02/20/article2677908.ece|archive-date=25 November 2015|location=Machilipatnam}} It covers an area of {{convert|26.67|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} under its jurisdiction. The present commissioner of the corporation is Sampath and the municipal chairperson is Motamarri Venkata Baba Prasad.{{cite web|title=Machilipatnam info|url=http://mmc.ind.in/|publisher=Machilipatnam Municipality|access-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109213331/http://mmc.ind.in/|archive-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead}}

Machilipatnam Urban Development Authority is the urban planning authority, headquartered at Machilipatnam.{{cite news|title=State constitutes Machilipatnam Area Development Authority|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/state-constitutes--development-authority/article8182135.ece?ref=tpnews|access-date=6 February 2016|date=2 February 2016|location=Machilipatnam}}

Machilipatnam is a part of Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency) for Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Kollu Ravindra is the present MLA of the constituency from the Telugu Desam Party.{{cite web|title=MLA|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|publisher=Government of AP|access-date=13 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/|archive-date=8 October 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Machilipatnam Assembly 2014 Election Results |url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/machilipatnam.html |publisher=Elections.in|access-date=13 October 2014}} The assembly segment is also a part of Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), which was won by Balashowry Vallabhaneni of Janasena

Party.{{cite web|title=MP (Lok Sabha)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|publisher=Government of AP|access-date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121175516/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/|archive-date=21 November 2016|url-status=dead}}

File:Machilipatnam lighthouse from Manginapudi Beach.jpg

Machilipatnam is known for its handloom industry, which produces Kalamkari textiles exported to United States and other Asian countries.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Other notable local industries are boat building and fishing.{{cite news|last1=Naga Sridhar|first1=G|title=A port all at sea|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/india-file/a-port-all-at-sea/article7862313.ece|access-date=6 February 2016}} Machilipatnam was a trading base for the Europeans in the 17th century and known for minting copper coins, exporting diamonds, textiles etc., through the port.{{cite news|author1=T. Appala Naidu|title=The rise and fall of Maesolia port|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-rise-and-fall-of-maesolia-port/article7514192.ece|access-date=16 August 2015|date=8 August 2015|location=Machilipatnam}}

The AP state government is taking measures to bring back the glory of the former port city. On 7 February 2019, it has started construction of a deep seaport and associated industrial corridor under the Machilipatnam Area Development Authority.{{cite news|last1=Appala Naidu|first1=T|title=MADA to expedite work on deep-sea port project|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mada-to-expedite-work-on-deepsea-port-project/article8200472.ece|access-date=6 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=6 February 2016|location=Machilipatnam}}

Machilipatnam Kalamkari is a handcrafted dyed block-painting of a fabric.{{cite news|title=Kalamkari back in demand|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/25/stories/2010102550860200.htm|date=25 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810013653/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/25/stories/2010102550860200.htm|archive-date=10 August 2011|url-status=dead|work=The Hindu|location=Tirupati}} It is performed at the nearby town of Pedana and was registered with geographical indication from Andhra Pradesh.{{cite web|title=State Wise Registration Details of G.I Applications |url=http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/treasures_protected/registered_GI_18November2015.pdf |website=Geographical Indication Registry |access-date=28 January 2016 |page=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201065403/http://ipindia.nic.in/girindia/treasures_protected/registered_GI_18November2015.pdf |archive-date= 1 February 2016 }} Machilipatnam and Srikalahasti styles are the only existing Kalamkari style works present in India.{{cite web|title=Kalamkari: Craft of the matter|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/kalamkari-craft-of-the-matter/16478155|website=mid-day|date=24 August 2015 |access-date=26 January 2016}}

Kuchipudi, a popular Indian Classical Dance form, originated at Kuchipudi, 25 kilometers from Machilipatnam.{{Cite web|last=Goyal|first=Anuradha|date=2017-03-02|title=Kuchipudi Village – Dance Village Of Andhra Pradesh|url=https://www.inditales.com/kuchipudi-village-andhra-pradesh/|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Inditales|language=en-US}}

The city is well known for a sweet known as Bandar Laddu and Bandar Halwa.{{cite news|last1=Varma|first1=Sujatha|title=In search of Bandar Laddu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/in-search-of-bandar-laddu/article4605852.ece|access-date=12 July 2015|work=The Hindu|date=13 April 2013}} Vani sweets, near to the Koneru center and RK sweets, near to the bus stand are famous in the city Almond Milkshake is also largely famous in Machilipatanam which are Mostly centred in Koneru Centre. Bandar Biryani is delicious, which is made by Shia Muslims in Moharram rituals .

File:Chilakalapudi Temple.jpg

There are many religions with worship centers in and around the city, such as Panduranga Temple at Chilakalapudi, Agastheeswara Temple etc. Dattashram is a pilgrimage site on the coast and home to ancient Shiva and Datta temples. Manginapudi is popularly known as "Datta Rameswaram" due to the consecration of 12 wells for bathing (recalling those at Rameswaram).{{cite web|url=http://www.dattapeetham.com/india/festivals/birthday99/history.html|title=History|work=dattapeetham.com}}

Machilipatnam is home to the largest Shia Population in Entire Andhra Pradesh state .There are more than 100 Astanas/Imambargahs (Moharram ritual places).The Famous Chest beatings happens on Ashura in the Koneru Centre circle, attracting thousands of mourners and Visitors from other religions too .There are Imambargahs that are more than 600 years old like Zari Astana, Baraimam Astana, Naqla Astana..etc .The Baraimam Alam is taken out for procession around streets of Machilipatnam, It is taken out a night before Ashura and the krishna district police offers dhati (A cloth) to the Alam .Hundreds of Shia Muslisms from Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Visakhapatnam

visit Chehlum Astana for the 17th Safar of Islamic Calendar, where Hazrat Abbas(as)'Arabaeen is done attracting many mourners across south India .

Manginapudi Beach is on the coast of the city.{{cite web|title=Manginapudi Beach|url=https://www.aptourism.gov.in/k2-separator/k2/item/169-machilipatnam#.XA-t0mgzbIV|website=Andhra Pradesh Tourism|access-date=30 January 2016}} Machilipatnam also has the ruined buildings built by the Europeans who settled here.{{Cite web |title=Monuments face utter neglect in Bandar Fort |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/577248/monuments-face-utter-neglect-bandar.html |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh: The tenuous link between the present and the past - The Hindu |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705064657/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/machilipatnam-in-andhra-pradesh-the-tenuous-link-between-the-present-and-the-past/article66999135.ece |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=web.archive.org}}

The city has a total road length of {{Convert|359.09|km|mi|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Details of Roads in Each ULB of Andhra Pradesh|url=http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|website=Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department - Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=28 March 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp|archive-date=1 August 2016|df=dmy-all}} The National Highway 65 connects Machilipatnam to Pune via Hyderabad, Suryapet and Vijayawada. NH 216 from Kattipudi to Ongole, passes through the city.

The city's bus station is owned and operated by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation.{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation |access-date=15 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx |archive-date=22 March 2016 }}{{cite news |last1=Mareedu |first1=Mouli |date=21 May 2010 |title=RTC takes a low blow from Laila |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article272761.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315170442/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/article272761.ece |archive-date=15 March 2016 |access-date=15 March 2016 |work=The Times of India |location=Hyderabad}} The station is equipped with a bus depot for storage and maintenance of buses.{{cite web|title=Depot Name |url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Depots.aspx |website=APSRTC |access-date=15 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309000939/http://apsrtc.gov.in/depots.aspx |archive-date=9 March 2016 }}

Machilipatnam railway station is a 'B–Category' and 'Adarsh station' under the jurisdiction of Vijayawada railway division.{{cite web|url= http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1327487244480-Division%20profile-new.pdf|title = Vijayawada Division – a profile| publisher= Indian Railways|access-date=13 February 2013}} It is the terminal station of Vijayawada-Machilipatnam branch line that connects Howrah-Chennai main line at {{rws|Vijayawada}}.{{cite web|title=Machilipatnam Railway Station|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/machilipatnam-mtm/2455|website=India Rail Info|access-date=16 August 2015}}

Machilipatnam port was damaged by a giant ocean wave on 1 November 1864. Since then, there were many efforts to build a new port. Navayuga Engineering Company Limited is in the process of building a deep water port at Gilakaladinne of the city.{{cite web|title=G.O. on development of Machilipatnam deep water port|url=http://www.apports.in/in/port_info_content/Ports_I_GOs/2010INFRA_MS7.PDF|website=Department of Ports|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=17 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617082418/http://www.apports.in/in/port_info_content/Ports_I_GOs/2010INFRA_MS7.PDF|archive-date=17 June 2015|df=dmy-all}}

The nearest International airport is Gannavaram, Vijayawada (63 kms).

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided, and private schools of the School Education Department of the state.{{cite web|title=School Education Department |url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319051231/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2016 }}{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal |url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |website=www.ap.gov.in |access-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ |archive-date= 7 November 2016 }} Krishna University is located in Machilipatnam.

• N. Madhava Rao 23rd Dewan of Mysore
• Divi Gopalacharlu - Ayurvedic scholar{{Cite web|url=http://50.6.66.190/cityresources/Health_and_Medicine/personalities02.asp|title=Medical Personalities in Chennai - chennaibest.com|website=50.6.66.190|access-date=2017-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022143114/http://50.6.66.190/cityresources/Health_and_Medicine/personalities02.asp|archive-date=22 October 2017|url-status=dead}}
• Timmarusu - Prime Minister of Raja Krishnadevaraya, the emperor of Vijayanagara Empire
• Pingali Venkayya - Independence activist; designer of the national flag
• Chitrapu Narayana Murthy - Indian director known for films like AVM's Bhaktha Prahlada (1967)
• Mutnuri Krishna Rao - Independence activist and journalist
• U. G. Krishnamurthy - Philosopher
• Bhogaraju Pattabhisitaramayya - Indian independence activist and political leader
• Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu - father of Telugu cinema, Indian artiste and film maker
• C. K. Nayudu - Indian cricketer
• Poornima - Indian actress who starred in many Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films.
• Jagapathi Babu - Telugu actor.
• B. Vasantha - South Indian playback singer.
• Master Venu - Music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas.
• C. S. R. Anjaneyulu - C. S. R., was an Indian film method actor, and thespian best known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theater.
• Nirmalamma - Telugu actress known for her grandmother roles in old films.
• Maruthi - Indian director, screenwriter, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema.
• Mani Sharma - Indian composer, singer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and music producer known for his works primarily in the Telugu and Tamil cinema along with Hindi and Kannada films.
• Achyuth - Indian actor
• Srikanth Bolla - First Indian blind boy to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an entrepreneur and founder of Bollant Industries.
• Turaga Desiraju - neurophysiologist and a professor at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

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