Munganda
village in P.Gannavaram mandal, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Munganda is a village in Konaseema district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the P.Gannavaram mandal of Amalapuram revenue division and is part of Konaseema.
History
The village dates back to the early 16th century and is an Agraharam. It is bounded by the Vasishta and Vainateya rivers to the west and Kowsika and Sankhyayana rivers to the east, all of which are tributaries of the Godavari River. There is a tank near the village on the bund of which there were several raavi (ficus religiosa) trees. It is believed that sages in the past spent their time in peaceful penance under these trees. Therefore, the place was called Munikhanda Agraharam (place or plot of land of sages). Munganda is a corrupted form of the name. Originally, there were three villages, Bhanavipuram, Khandrika, and Agraharam, which formed part of Peddapuram Samsthanam and which were gifted away to men of learning. Subsequently, they were combined into one village under the name Munganda.
“Munganda” enters the record as village in P.Gannavaram mandal, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Munganda, village and Gannavaram can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q13006416. Authority coordinates are 16.598, 81.919. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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