Many families left Gandikota to escape Muslim aggression in that region, and settled in Guntur district.

[1] These families, called Gandikota Kammas, originally practiced Hinduism, but converted to Roman Catholicism 50 years later with the arrival of the Irish ( Mill Hill) missionaries to the Guntur district around 1890.

It has an average elevation of 59 meters (302 ft) above sea level and is situated in the plains.

This area considered rich with fertile, arable land irrigated by canals.

The traditional clothing consists of sari for women and pancha, lungi, or uttariya for men.