Questions people ask about Amaravati

Yes, and it is now written into central law. Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act on 2 April 2026, which names Amaravati as the capital in the parent Act. Before that, the capital rested only on state notifications. That is exactly why it could be undone in 2019.

On the south bank of the Krishna, between Vijayawada and Guntur. It spreads across Thullur, Mangalagiri and Tadepalli mandals of Guntur district. The working Secretariat is at Velagapudi, and the High Court is at Nelapadu.

No, though people often mix them up. Amaravathi town, the one with the Buddhist stupa, is in Palnadu district, about 20 km upstream. The new capital took its name from it.

About one lakh people live in the capital area today. The master plan is built for 3.5 million people by 2050, so most of what is planned has not arrived yet.

Capital Region Development Authority. The full name is the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority, usually written APCRDA. It was created by an Act on 30 December 2014. It plans the capital region, runs the land pooling, and decides which plot each farmer gets back.

It is how Amaravati got its land. Instead of buying farms, the government asked farmers to hand them over. In return, the farmers get developed plots back, a payment every year and other benefits. Joining is a choice. More than 34,000 acres came in during 2015, and a second round began in January 2026.

Phase 1 is the 24 villages, counted as 29 habitations, in Thullur, Mangalagiri and Tadepalli mandals, notified in 2015. Phase 2 is the seven villages notified in November 2025: Vykuntapuram, Pedamadduru, Endrayi, Karlapudi with Lemalle, Vaddamanu, Harischandrapuram and Pedaparimi.

No. Pedaparimi is a Phase 2 village, with 5,886.18 acres notified in November 2025. There are no returnable plot layouts in Pedaparimi yet, so no plot there can be a 9.14 plot today.

A new round has started outside the seven Phase 2 villages, though the government calls it another round, not Phase 3. The Cabinet approved pooling of 2,344 acres in Mothadaka in August 2026, and APCRDA notified it the same month. In September the Cabinet approved another 6,212 acres in Kantheru and Tadikonda mandal. A village list headed “Land Pooling 3.0” is also being forwarded, but it is not an official document. Our Phase 3 page shows which names have an official step and which do not.

Poor families who had no land of their own but lived by working on the land that was pooled. They get ₹5,000 a month for ten years. Landowners do not get this pension. They get plots and the yearly payment instead.

Start with these. Find the unit and plot number on CRDA's Know Your Plot and lottery pages. See the final allotment certificate and the registered deed. Take an EC from IGRS. Read the original survey number on Mee Bhoomi. Then stand on the plot with the CRDA map open. Our verification page goes through all seven checks one by one.

About 7.5% in all: 5% stamp duty, 1.5% transfer duty and a 1% registration fee. It is charged on the government value or the price you paid, whichever is higher.

NRIs and OCIs can buy LPS residential and commercial plots, and they need no RBI permission. They cannot buy agricultural land, plantations or farmhouses. Inheritance is treated separately under FEMA, so check the property's classification and the conditions that apply.

Because a price with no date and no source tells you nothing, and rates here change every few weeks. We publish the price facts that are on public record. For a specific unit, we will tell you what sellers are asking and what has actually been registered. Just ask.

No. A feasibility study was commissioned in March 2025, and a site near Ravela in Tadikonda mandal has been reported. But no land has been notified, and in August 2026 the minister said a final decision would come later.

No date is fixed. Work restarted in May 2025 with ₹4,668 crore of tenders. Ministers have spoken of finishing one tower a month once the work reaches the finishing stage. The High Court complex is targeted for 2027 and the Assembly for 2028.

Not in the approved first phase of the Vijayawada Metro, which is 38.4 km long and costs ₹11,009 crore. An Amaravati line appears in older plans, but it has never been approved. Treat it as a possibility for the 2030s, not a plan.