Amaravati
Under review: this entry was added recently and its position is still being checked (exact (OSM geometry)).
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Overview
On this map, Amaravati marks a tributary of the Kaveri that rises in the Anaimalai hills of Tamil Nadu. The same name belongs to the capital of Andhra Pradesh, on the Krishna.
For history, Amaravati is best known for its stupa in Andhra Pradesh and for the Amaravati school of sculpture, which grew alongside the Gandhara and Mathura schools in the post-Mauryan period. The Satavahanas later had a capital at Amaravati (Dharanikota) on the Krishna.
Geography and key facts
- River: Kaveri tributary from the Anaimalai hills (Tamil Nadu)
- Also the capital of Andhra Pradesh
- Amaravati stupa and school of sculpture
- Satavahana capital at Amaravati/Dharanikota
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the Amaravati stupa and its reliefs (2026), a 2021 statement question and a 2006 pairs question. Keep the river, the capital and the stupa site apart in answers.
Note for UPSC
A Kaveri tributary from the Anaimalai hills in Tamil Nadu. Capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2026 · Q4Which of the following statements on the Amaravati Stupa and its relief sculpture is/are correct ? Select the answer using the code given below :…
- UPSC Prelims 2021 · Q49Which one of the following statements is correct?…
- UPSC Prelims 2006 · Q12Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Amaravati.
Key facts
- Type
- River · State / UT capital · Buddhist site
- States / UTs on its course
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Kaveri
- Coordinates
- 16.513°N, 80.516°E
16.575°N, 80.358°E
2 markers on the map - Asked in Prelims
- 3 questions · 2026, 2021, 2006
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Mauryas, Post-Mauryan Kingdoms and the Guptas
- Indian Architecture and Temple Styles
- Buddhism: Life of the Buddha, Teachings, Councils and Spread
- Post-Mauryan India: Shungas, Satavahanas, Indo-Greeks, Shakas and Kushanas
- Buddhist, Rock-Cut and Early Sculptural Traditions
- Land Reforms and Land Records in India