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Naupada
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Naupada
Naupada (India)
Coordinates: 18°34′00″N84°18′00″E / 18.5667°N 84.3°E / 18.5667; 84.3
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration AP

Naupada is a village located in Santha Bommali mandal of Srikakulam district near to major town palasa, and Tekkali constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is famous for salt fields and called the "Salt Bowl of Andhra Pradesh". It is better known for its railway junction station.

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Geographically, the settlement known as "Naupada" is called Khaspanaupada.

Geography

Naupada is located at 18.5667N 84.3E. [1] It has an average elevation of 5 metre (19 ft).

Transport

Naupada railway station is 2 km from Naupada village. It is a railway junction on the Howrah-Chennai main line and express trains halt here. Naupada-Gunupur branch line was converted in 2011 from narrow gauge to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Naupada
  2. ↑ "The Hindu". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2007.


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