About Jaggayyapet

Jaggayyapeta is an ancient town and now a municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its original name, Bethavolu, was changed to Jaggayyapeta by Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu in memory of his father, Jagga Nayudu. Bethavolu was very famous for its ancient Buddhist stupa built during the Satavahana period. Demographics As of the 2001 India census,GRIndia Jaggayyapeta has a population of 39,817, with a male-female split of 51%-49%. Jaggayyapeta has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 60%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.