Kalingapatnam

Kalingapatnam
Kalingapatnam; Kalingapatana (in odia)
	Town
	Salihundam Buddhist site near Kalingapatnam
	Kalingapatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India Kalingapatnam Kalingapatnam (India)
	Coordinates: 18°20′30″N 84°07′15″E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
Region	Srikakulam
Mandal	Gara
Area [1]
• Total	6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
• Total	6,459
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	532406
Telephone code	08942
Vehicle registration	AP

Kalingapatnam is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gara mandal of Srikakulam revenue division.[1] It has one of the major beach sand deposits of the state.[3]

History

Kalingapatnam(KalingaPatana in odia) was one of ancient Kalinga's harbour villages. Perfumes, textiles and so on were exported to other countries from the port. Kalingapatana port was closed during British rule of India. However, the lighthouse constructed by the British at Kalingapatana port remains.

Climate

Climate data for Kalingapatnam (1981–2010, extremes 1906–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	34.9 (94.8)	37.8 (100.0)	38.9 (102.0)	41.7 (107.1)	46.9 (116.4)	44.6 (112.3)	41.5 (106.7)	38.2 (100.8)	38.0 (100.4)	36.6 (97.9)	34.8 (94.6)	34.4 (93.9)	46.9 (116.4)
Average high °C (°F)	27.7 (81.9)	29.8 (85.6)	31.9 (89.4)	32.8 (91.0)	33.8 (92.8)	33.2 (91.8)	31.8 (89.2)	31.7 (89.1)	32.0 (89.6)	31.3 (88.3)	29.3 (84.7)	27.7 (81.9)	31.1 (88.0)
Average low °C (°F)	17.8 (64.0)	20.1 (68.2)	23.3 (73.9)	25.5 (77.9)	26.9 (80.4)	26.8 (80.2)	25.9 (78.6)	25.8 (78.4)	25.6 (78.1)	24.0 (75.2)	20.5 (68.9)	17.7 (63.9)	23.3 (73.9)
Record low °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	12.8 (55.0)	15.4 (59.7)	18.2 (64.8)	20.5 (68.9)	19.8 (67.6)	20.4 (68.7)	21.4 (70.5)	18.2 (64.8)	17.8 (64.0)	10.3 (50.5)	11.2 (52.2)	9.5 (49.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	9.6 (0.38)	20.3 (0.80)	7.7 (0.30)	21.9 (0.86)	65.0 (2.56)	146.7 (5.78)	147.1 (5.79)	177.5 (6.99)	190.5 (7.50)	230.3 (9.07)	104.8 (4.13)	5.7 (0.22)	1,127.1 (44.37)
Average rainy days	0.5	1.2	0.6	1.4	3.3	6.5	8.6	10.1	8.7	7.9	3.0	0.6	52.5
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)	71	73	77	81	81	81	83	84	82	77	70	67	77
Source: India Meteorological Department[4][5]

Tourism

Kalingapatnam Beach is the place where river Vamsadhara empties into Bay of Bengal. Buddhist stupas were excavated by the Archaeological department at Salihundam, Ramateertham etc.[6]

A new Shiva temple is being built near the Kalingapatnam Beach towards Machilesam, by K.J.Rao & Co.

References

"District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 27,398. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
"Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
al.], editors, A. Sinha, Satyendra K. Singh ; [organised by ISM Alumni Association ... [et (2005). First Indian Mineral Congress & Technological Exhibition, 28th February and 1st March, 2005, ISM, Dhanbad : showcasing the mineral industry in the 21st century. New Delhi: Allied Publishers. ISBN 8177647911. Retrieved 8 April 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
"Station: Kalingapatnam Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 379–380. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
"Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
Murthy, K. Krishna (1987). Glimpses of art, architecture, and Buddhist literature in ancient India (1. publ. ed.). New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-81-7017-226-0. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

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[census-1] "District Census Handbook - Guntur" (PDF). Census of India. p. 27,398. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

[population-2] "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

[3] .], editors, A. Sinha, Satyendra K. Singh ; [organised by ISM Alumni Association ... [et (2005). First Indian Mineral Congress & Technological Exhibition, 28th February and 1st March, 2005, ISM, Dhanbad : showcasing the mineral industry in the 21st century. New Delhi: Allied Publishers. ISBN 8177647911. Retrieved 8 April 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

[IMDnormals-4] "Station: Kalingapatnam Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 379–380. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[IMDextremes-5] "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[6] Murthy, K. Krishna (1987). Glimpses of art, architecture, and Buddhist literature in ancient India (1. publ. ed.). New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-81-7017-226-0. Retrieved 1 November 2015.