Jaggayyapeta, also spelled “Jaggaiahpet”, is a census town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located just southwest of the border with Telangana.

Jaggaiahpeta was governed by a ruler, by name Sri Rajah Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu.

Government records suggest the founder of the town was Venkatadri Nayudu, who developed and renamed the village of Betavolu to Jaggayyapeta.

The archaeological excavations around the town of Jaggayyapeta have found Buddhist stupas dating back to 200 BC.

[1] The town’s mango orchards are abundant with Banginapalli and Totapuri varieties, which are even exported to foreign countries.