Mandadam
human settlement in Thullur mandal, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Mandadam is a neighbourhood in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a part of Urban Notified Area of Amaravati. It was a village in Thullur mandal of Guntur district, prior to its denotification as gram panchayat.
History
King Ganapati Deva of Kakatiya Dynasty who ruled between 1199 AD to 1261AD had gifted the two villages of Mandadam and Velagapudi to Sivacharya, spiritual preceptor of Golaki Matham at Mandadam.
A 13th century stone inscription erected to commemorate the birth celebrations of Rani Rudrama Devi, a ruler of Kakatiya dynasty, lays in a state of neglect at Mandadam village. The inscription erected by Emperor Ganapati Deva, known popularly as Malkapuram inscription, is a rare archaeological find commemorating the achievements of Kakatiya dynasty. At Mandadam, Ganapati Deva crowned his daughter Rudrama Devi as his successor and latter ruled for another 30 years, scripting a golden chapter in the 13th century. Erected on a huge granite pillar measuring 14.6 X 2.9 X2.9 feet, the inscription has 182 lines engraved in Sanskrit and Telugu indicating the birth of Rudrama Devi, her coronation, extent of land donated to Visweswara temple and lists out the charitable works taken up in the village. It also refers to an educational building, presumably a college for teaching Sanskrit and Shaivite texts.
Demographics
As of 2020 Census of India, the town had a population of 8,000, of which males are 3,900, females are 4,100 and the population under 6 years of age are 652.
The public source identifies “Mandadam” as human settlement in Thullur mandal, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mandadam, human and settlement.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q13005237. Authority coordinates are 16.519, 80.525. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1199 and 2020.
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