Bhattiprolu
Bhattiprolu | |
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Village | |
Buddhist Maha Stupa at Bhattiprolu | |
Interactive map of Bhattiprolu | |
Bhattiprolu Location in Andhra Pradesh, India Bhattiprolu Bhattiprolu (Andhra Pradesh) | |
| Coordinates: 16°06′09″N 80°46′51″E / 16.1026°N 80.7807°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Bapatla |
| Mandal | Bhattiprolu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj |
| • Body | Bhattiprolu Gram Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,515 ha (6,210 acres) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,092 |
| • Density | 441.0/km2 (1,142/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 522256 |
| Area code | +91– |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Bhattiprolu is a village in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Bhattiprolu mandal in Repalle revenue division. The Buddhist stupa in the village is one of the centrally protected monuments of national importance. One of the earliest evidence of Brahmi script in South India comes from Bhattiprolu. The script was written on an urn containing Shakyamuni Buddha's relics. The script has been named Bhattiprolu script.