West Godavari పశ్చిమ గోదావరి
India's aquaculture capital. Bhimavaram's fish and prawn farms feed the country, Palakollu and Bhimavaram each host a Pancharama Shiva temple, and Narsapur is famous for hand-crocheted lace. NIT Andhra Pradesh is at Tadepalligudem.
Cities & towns
Bhimavaram
West Godavari district
India's aquaculture capital and a Pancharama town
Tadepalligudem
West Godavari district
Market town with NIT Andhra Pradesh
Palakollu
West Godavari district
Ksheerarama temple town
Narsapur
West Godavari district
The lace town where the Vasishta Godavari meets the sea
Tanuku
West Godavari district
Industrial town of the Godavari delta
Born in West Godavari
Royyala Iguru
Prawns from the Godavari and Kolleru aquaculture belt dry-fried with onion, ginger-garlic and plenty of chilli — the West Godavari dish that made Bhimavaram famous.
Godavari Prawn Fry
Large farmed prawns marinated in chilli, turmeric and lime and shallow-fried — the delta's most exported taste and the standard starter at any Godavari wedding.
Narsapur Lace
Hand-crocheted cotton lace made by women across the villages around Narsapur since missionaries introduced the craft in the 1840s — exported worldwide as tablecloths, curtains and garments. GI-tagged.
Famous people
Yellapragada Subbarow
Biochemist · 1895–1948
Discovered the role of ATP in cellular energy, developed the first tetracycline antibiotic and the folate antagonist methotrexate — one of the most consequential scientists born in the state.
Getting to West Godavari
Bhimavaram Junction and Tadepalligudem on the Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam corridor; Rajahmundry airport is 80 km away.