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Country
  
District
  
515775
  
515 xxx

Area
  
31.56 km²

Population
  
26,886 (2011)

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Nearest city
  
Anantapur

Elevation
  
284 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:19 PM

Pamidi

Weather
  
31°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 42% Humidity

Neighborhoods
  
5th Ward, Chaitanya Colony, Nehru Nagar

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Pamidi is a town in Anantapur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a nagar panchayat in Pamidi mandal of Anantapur revenue division.

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Map of Pamidi, Andhra Pradesh

Geography

Pamidi is located at 14.9500°N 77.5833°E / 14.9500; 77.5833. It has an average elevation of 284 metres (935 ft).

Demographics

As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 26,886. The total population constitutes 13,583 males, 13,303 females, and 2,992 children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate is 68.0%.

Etymology

The name "Pamidi" is derived from the words "Pamu Mudi" (in the Indian regional language Telugu) which means "snake knot". The name is thought to be attributed to the temple Bhogeswaraswamy Temple of Lord Shiva [The Destroyer of Evil, in the Indian mythology of the Trinity — Creator (Brahma), Proliferator (Vishnu), and Destroyer, (Shiva, aka, Eashwara, Maheshwara, etc.)], where once a snake (nagu) was found wound coiled itself to Lord Shiva's lingam in the temple. "Pamu Mudi" eventually became "Pamidi". One can find a sasan carved in a big rock in the temple, which was written in the Pali language (popular during the time of The Buddha, over 2,000 years ago) at the dedication the temple from a king to the village.

The town also had another historical temple found in excavations, the Sri Laxminaraya Swamy Temple. Its deity, Laxminarayana in the sanctum sanctorum made of monolithic rock, is an architectural wonder.

References

Pamidi Wikipedia