Rajahmundry

Rajahmundry (Rural)is a mandal(Mdl code-29) in East Godavari District (Dt code-4), AP State, India. Total no. of villages in this mandal are 9. The Mandal HQ is Rajahmundry (village code-4). Rajahmundry Urgban is a mandal (mandalcode-30).
Rajahmundry is a city and a municipal corporation in the East Godavari. Located on the banks of the River Godavari, it is the fourth largest city in Andhra Pradesh. It was a part of the Madras Province before Indian Independence. The city population is 813,347 and the UA population is 968,341 (as per 2009 survey).Its original name being Rajamahendri or Rajamahendravaram, it was the second capital of many known Kannada Kingdoms. The Chalukya ruler Rajaraja Narendra ruled this city around 1022. The town has traces of 11th century fine palaces and fort walls. However, new archeological evidence suggests that the town may have existed far before the Chalukyas. The original name underwent a gradual metamorphosis with the name changed to Rajahmundry during the British rule.