Narnaul

Narnaul is a city, a municipal council, and location of headquarters of the Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located in the National Capital Region of India. Contents   1Geography 1.1Climate 2Battle of Narnaul 3Demographics 4References 5External links Geography Narnaul is located at 28.04°N 76.11°E. It has an average elevation of 300 meters (977 feet). The district is rich in mineral resources such

Mahendragarh

Mahendragarh is a city and a municipal committee in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Gurgaon and comes under National Capital Region (India). Contents   1Etymology 2Geography 3History 4Demographics 5Notable personalities 6References Etymology Earlier named kanaud, in early 1860s it was renamed after Maharaja Mahendra Singh (r. 1721-1748 CE) of Patiala State who was gifted this area by the British East India Company rule for his

Chhatrapur

Chhatrapur  is a town and a Notified Area Council in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India. It is the district headquarters town of Ganjam district. Chhatrapur is a Tehsil / Block (CD) in the Ganjam District of Odisha. According to Census 2011 information the sub-district code of Chhatrapur block is 03085. Total area of Chhatrapur is 124 km2 (48 sq mi) including 119.92 km2 (46.30 sq mi)

Ganjam

Ganjam is a town and a notified area council in Ganjam district in the state of Odisha, India. Contents   1Geography 2Demographics 3Economy 3.1Ganjam Fort/Potagarh Fort 4Climate and regional setting 5Footnotes Geography Ganjam is located at 19.38°N 85.07°E in the Ganjam district of Odisha with an elevation of 3 metres (9 feet). Ganjam’s mineral-rich coast line extends over 60 km. It provides opportunities for fishing and port facility at Gopalpur for

Machilipatnam

Machilipatnam  is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the mandal headquarters of Machilipatnam mandal in Machilipatnam revenue division of the district. The ancient port town served as the settlement of European traders from the 16th century, and it was a major trading port for the Portuguese, British, Dutch and French in the 17th

Krishna district

Krishna district is one of the nine districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Machilipatnam is the administrative headquarters and Vijayawada is the most populated city in the district. It has an area of 8,727 km2 (3,370 sq mi) and had a population of 4,529,009 as per 2011 census of India. It is bounded by West Godavari on the east, Bay of Bengal on the South, Guntur and Suryapet districts in the west and

Eluru

Eluru is a city and the district headquarters of West Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 14 municipal corporations in the state and the mandal headquarters of Eluru mandal in the Eluru revenue division. The city is on the Tammileru river. The city is well known for its wool-pile carpets and hand woven products. As of 2011 Census of India, the city had

West Godavari district

West Godavari district or Paschima Godavari Jilla is one of the nine districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative headquarters of the district is situated at Eluru. As of 2011 census of India, the district has an area of 7,742 km2 (2,989 sq mi) and a population of 3,936,966. It is bounded by Krishna district on the west, East Godavari district on the east, Bay of Bengal on the

Kakinada

Kakinada  is the sixth largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the district headquarters of the East Godavari district. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It was once ruled by Dutch India and British East India Company. The reason why the First Polytechnic college of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Polytechnic was established here in 1946 by the British. They even established

East Godavari district

East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Kakinada. As of Census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. Rajahmundry and Kakinada are the major cities in the district in terms of population. In the Madras Presidency, the District of Rajahmundry was created in 1823. It was reorganised in 1859 and