Narsipatnam

Narsipatnam
Census town
Narsipatnam Road railway station
Narsipatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°39′54″N82°36′50″E / 17.665°N 82.614°E / 17.665; 82.614
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Anakapalle
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Narsipatnam Municipality VMRDA
•  MLA	Chintakayala ayyanna patrudu
Area [1]
• Total	42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population  (2011) [2]
• Total	33,757
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	531116
Vehicle Registration	AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019) [3]

Narsipatnam is a census town in Anakapalle district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was upgraded from a gram panchayat into municipality in 2012. ^[4] The town is spread over an area of 42 km² (16 sq mi) The resting place of the revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju is located in Krishna Devi Peta village of From Narsipatnam to labasingi Village 30 km only.. labasingi most popular winter tourism place..so many Tourists enjoy -2 degree's temparature there.. Narsipatnam town is 43 km away from Tuni. And it is 72 km away from Visakhapatnam.

Geography

Narsipatnam is located at 17°40′N82°37′E / 17.67°N 82.62°E / 17.67; 82.62 . ^[5] It has an average elevation of 58 metres (190 feet). This is one of the five places in India where the IST line passes

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] Census of India, the town had a population of 33,757. The total population constitutes, 16,076 males and 17,681 females—a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. ^{[2] [6]} 3,262 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,684 are boys and 1,578 are girls—a ratio of 937 per 1000.The average literacy rate stands at 78.83% with 24,040 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%. ^{[2] [7]}

Town parts

Narsipatnam had census towns of Balighattam ^[8] and Peda Bodepalle which is part of the Narsipatnam municipality.

Temples

the famous Brahmalingeswara swamy temple in Balighattam is said to have been built by Lord brahma ^[9]

Transport

Narsipatnam railway station is classified as a D–category stations in the Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone. ^[10]

APSRTC^{[ clarification needed ]} bus service is available to district headquarters Visakhapatnam and Tuni Railway station and to Bhadrachalam, Chintapalli, Sileru, Malkangiri, Anakapalli, Chodavaram, Kakinada, Annavaram.

Legislative Assembly

Narsipatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,95,804 registered voters in Narsipatnam constituency in 2009 elections.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. ^{[11] [12]} The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

References

1. "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
2. "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
3. "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
4. Object, object (26 September 2016). "Narsipatnam still a 'panchayat'". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
5. "Narsipatnam". fallingrain.com.
6. "Sex Ratio". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
7. "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
8. Itihas. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 2004.
9. Discover Andhra Pradesh, India. Department of Tourism, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 2005.
10. "Vijayawada Division - A Profile" (PDF). South Central Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
11. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
12. "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.