Uppada Silk Weaving Village

Uppada Silk Weaving Village is a coastal handloom settlement in Uppada Kothapalli Mandal, Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, about 20 km south of Kakinada. It is renowned for the GI-tagged Uppada Jamdani sarees, woven on traditional pit looms using fine silk and zari with intricate Jamdani inlay technique. The village comprises numerous weaver households where visitors can observe the weaving process and purchase authentic handloom sarees directly from artisans.

Visitors can expect a working coastal village with rows of weaver homes and small workshops housing traditional pit looms. Inside homes and sheds, artisans can be seen spinning, dyeing, warping and weaving silk with Jamdani technique. There is no formal museum; the experience is walking through lanes, observing live weaving, examining silk and zari work, interacting with weaver families, and browsing collections of finished Uppada Jamdani sarees available for direct purchase.