The name is said to be derived when Sankara hid here to protect himself from Bhashmasura who was blessed with boon by Lord Sankara that the head on which he places his palm would be burnt into ashes). Sankara refers to Lord Shiva and guptam is a secret, the place where Lord Shiva hid to protect himself from Bhasmasura.
sankaraguptam, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sankaraguptam news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sankaraguptam is a village in Malikipuram Mandal of Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district Andhra Pradesh India It is located in the delta region of Godavari known as Konaseema Coconut rice and casuarina are the major crops grown This is also the birth village of the legendary Carnatic musician M Balamuralikrishna SankaraguptamvillageCoordinates 16 23 N 81 51 E 16 39 N 81 85 E 16 39 81 85Country IndiaStateAndhra PradeshDistrictDr B R Ambedkar KonaseemaGovernment TypeLocal self BodyPanchayatPopulation 2011 Total11 528Languages OfficialTeluguTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN533250Lok Sabha constituencyAmalapuramVidhan Sabha constituencyRazoleEtymology editThe name is said to be derived when Sankara hid here to protect himself from Bhashmasura who was blessed with boon by Lord Sankara that the head on which he places his palm would be burnt into ashes Sankara refers to Lord Shiva and guptam is a secret the place where Lord Shiva hid to protect himself from Bhasmasura Demographics editAccording to Indian census 2001 and 2011 the demographic details of this village are as follows 1 failed verification Header text 2001 census 2011censusTotal population 10768 11528Sex ratio 1004 976Literacy 70 04 77 79children under 6 years 1329 990No of houaseholds 2608 2929References edit Census of India Website Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India This article about a location in Konaseema district Andhra Pradesh is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sankaraguptam amp oldid 1113425991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
