List of renamed places in India

from to date district Achanta or Marthandapuram - - - Aki (during Vishnukundina Dynasty period) Akividu - West Godavari Avanigadda or Avanijapuram - - - Bejawada (Vijayavatika during Mahabharata times and Rajendracholapura during Telugu Chola Dynasty) Vijayawada - - Bhavapuri^[6] to Bhaava-pattana^[6] to Bhavapatta^[7] or Bhavapattu^[8] Bapatla, known for Bhavanarayanaswami Temple - Bapatla Birudankaravolu^[9] or Birudankitavolu or Birudankinavolu or Birudankitapuram or Birudankinapuram to Bighole or Biccavole Biccavolu - East Godavari Dasanapura or Darisi - - - Devapura or Devada - - Vizianagaram Dhakshatapovana^[10] or Dhakshavatika^[10] or Dhaksharamamu Draksharamam - East Godavari Dhamnakada to Dhamnakata to Dhamnakataka to Dhyanakara^[11] or Dhaanyakapura^[11] or Dhaanyakataka^[11] (Mauryan and Satavahana times) or Dhaanyakatakamu to Dhanakataka^[12] Dharanikota - Palnadu Dhandapura^[13] or Dhandaprolu or Tsandavolu^{[citation needed]} to Chandavolu Chandolu - Guntur Dhanyakatakam during Satavahana dynasty to Dharanikota to Amarapura during Vishnukundina dynasty Amaravati - - Dugdhapavanapuramu or Upamanyupuramu or Kshirapuramu or Kshiraramamu or Palakota (Palathota) or Palakolanu Palakollu - West Godavari Durvasapuram^[14] or Duvva - - West Godavari Ekasilanagaramu or Vontimitta Ontimitta, known for (Potana wrote Andhra Mahabhagavatam at Ontimitta Ramalayam) - Kadapa Gadapa to Kadapa to Kurpah to Cuddapah (by British) Kadapa - Kadapa Gajaranyam (in Kritayuga) to Madhavipuri (in Tretayuga) to Swargasopanam (in Dwaparayuga) to Marikapuri (in Kaliyuga) Markapuram - - Garthapuri or Gunturu - - Guntur Gonkavaram Gokavaram - East Godavari Govatika Govada - - Gurajala Gurazala or Jangamaheswarapuram - Palnadu Helapuri^[15] (Eastern Chalukya times) or Eluru^[16] to Ellore^[16] by British Eluru 1949 - Juvikallu to Julakallu Zulakallu - Palnadu Kakinandiwada to Cocanada (by British) Kakinada - - Kalidindi to Madhurantakacholanalluru (Telugu Choda times) Kalidindi - Krishna Kanakagiri Kanigiri (previously in Nellore District) - Prakasam Kandanavrolu to Kandenavolu Kurnool - - Kandarapura or Kanteru - - Guntur Kandarapura or Skandapura or Tambrapasthana or Tambrapa or Tambrapura or Tamrapuram or Chembrolu (capital of Ganapathideva Gaja Sahiniraya) Chebrolu - Guntur Kantakasela or Kantikossula or Ghantasala - - Krishna Karmmarashtra (during Pallava period) for Ongole town and surroundings watered by Gundlakamma river - - - Kavali or Kanakapatnam - - - Kharamandalamu or Karimanal or Cholamandalam or Choramandalam^[17] to Choramandala (by the Portuguese) to Choromandel (by the Dutch) Coromandal (by the British)^[18] - - Kharapuri to Karyampudi (venue of the battle of Palnadu) to Karampudi or Karempudi or Caurampoody (by Europeans) Karampudi - - Kondapalli^[a] to Mustafanagar^[19] (during Qutub Shahi and early Asaf Jahi times) Kondapalli - - Kondaveedu or Gopinathapuram to Murtazanagar (during Qutub Shahi and early Asaf Jahi times) Kondaveedu - - Krövachuru Krosuru - Palnadu Kundinapuram (near Kondaveedu) Ameenabad - Guntur Madhavipattana or Gurindalastha to Gurijala or Gurajala Gurazala (during British era) - - Mahadevicherla (cheruvu) or Mahadevitataka to Madevicherla Macherla - Palnadu Mahendragiri or Pistapura or Pittapore Pithapuram - East Godavari Matsyapuri (Mauryan and Satavahana times) or Masolia (as known by Greek and Roman historians) or Chepalarevu (locally) or Machilipatnam or Masulipatam (by British, Dutch) or Bandar (by Qutub Shahis and Asaf Jahis) Bandaru or Machilipatnam - - Nelliooru or Nellipuram or Dhaanyapuram or Vikrama Simhapuri to Nelluru Nellore by British - - Neminadhunuru Nedunuru (Amalapuram Taluk) - West Godavri Niravadyapuramu or Niravadyaprolu (during Eastern Chalukya times) to Nidadavole Nidadavolu - - Nrusimhapuri to Narasimhapuramu to Narasapur Narasapuramu - West Godavari Ongole district Prakasam district - Prakasam Pallavanadu or Palanadu or Pallenadu Palnadu - Guntur Pattiseema or Pattisam - - - Pedavegi or Vengipuram - - - Peddapalli to Petapoly by the Dutch settlers Pettipolee or Pettipoly by British or Nizampatnam (during Asaf Jahi era) - Guntur Penuganchiprolu or Penukanchiprolu or Pennegentspoel (by Europeans) - - Krishna Prathipalapura (Pre-Mauryan era) Bhattiprolu - Krishna Prolavaram Polavaram - Krishna Prudhvipuram or Prudhilapuram or Podili - - - Puruhutikanagaram, Puruhutikapuram, Puruhutikapatnam, Peethikapuramu or Pistapura Pithapuram - East Godavari Rajamahendravaramu or Rajamahendri to Rajahmundry Rajamahendravaram - - Rajavolu Razole (by the British) or Rajolu - - Rayapudi or Rayaprolu - - - Repalle or Revupalle - - - Samarlakota Samalkota - East Godavari Skandapuri or Kandukuru - - Prakasam Srikakulamu to Chicacole or Sikkolu Srikakulam - - Sriparvata (Maurayan and Satavahana times) or Vijayapuri Nagarujunikonda or Nagarjunakonda - Guntur Tarakapuri^[20] or Tanuku - - West Godavari Teravali or Tenali - - - Tundi (during Vishnukundina Dynasty period) Tuni ^[21] - Kakinada Vakadu or Vandanapuri - - - Vangaprolu or Vangavolu to Vangolu to Ongolu Ongole by British - Prakasam Vardhamanapuramu to Vardhamanu Vaddamanu - Guntur Veligandla or Maarganaarayanapuramu^[22] Veligandla (previously in Nellore District) - Prakasam Vengi^[23] or Pedavegi - - West Godavari Vengipuram or Vengiparru or Vangaparru - - - Vidarbhapuri or Gudiwada - - Krishna Vijayavatika (Mahabharata times) to Rajendracholapuram (Telugu Choda times) to Bejjamwada to Bezawada by British Vijayawada - - Vishnukundinapuramu (Vishnukundina times) Vinukonda - Palnadu Waltair to Vizagapatam Visakhapatnam - -