Nidadavolu was a fort surrounded by water bodies (Jaladurgam) constructed by Eastern Chalukyan kings.

Chalukya Bhima, the builder of Draksharama Bhimeswara temple won this land from Rastrakutas, the then ruling dynasty.

A prince of Nidadavolu, Veerabhadra Chalukya, married Rani Rudrama Devi, a prominent ruler and the warrior queen of the Kakatiya dynasty.

Nidadavolu is a mandal, assembly constituency and a main railway junction in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Many crops and vegetables grow in these region and water resource for irrigation is abundant from the major canals of Godavari.

[5] Nidadavole town has APSRTC bus depot which serves in routes Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Polavaram, Jangareddygudem, Narsapuram, Bhimavaram, Kakinada, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Aakiveedu, Devarapalli, Madhavaram.

AP Highway 22 heads south from Chagallu and crosses into Nidadavolu, entering Samisragudem in the east, continuing to D. Muppavaram.