[2][4] The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.

[6] It is the site of ancient Dhanyakataka, which was the capital of the Satavahana dynasty that ruled in the Deccan around the 1st to 3rd centuries CE.

The place is also famous for the great Amaravati stupa; a very large Kalachakra ceremony was conducted there by the Dalai Lama in January, 2006.

[7][8] Xuanzang reportedly visited Dharanikota and the Amaravati stupa and wrote an enthusiastic account of the place and the viharas that existed then.

[13] The village is administered by the Amaravathi Mandal Parishad at the intermediate level of panchayat raj institutions.