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Singupuram
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Singupuram
Singupuram (India)
Coordinates: 18°21′27″N83°58′19″E / 18.357436°N 83.971820°E / 18.357436; 83.971820
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam
Area
  Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
  Total12,273
  Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
532185
Vehicle Registration AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019) [1]
Lok Sabha constituency Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency Srikakulam (Assembly constituency)

Singupuram is a census town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Geography

It is located 11 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, 9 km from Srikakulam and 100 km from Visakhapatnam.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Singupuram had a population of 12,273 with 2,774 households.

Healthcare

A Primary Health Centre (PHC) is located there along with four to five private hospitals.

Transport

National Highway 16 bypasses the town and is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral highway network. Srikakulam is the nearest city to Singupuram, approximately 7 km southwest of Singupuram. Road connectivity is also present from Srikakulam to Singupuram.

SH37 connects Singupuram town with Parvathipuram, Veeraghattam, Palakonda, Kalingapatnam.

Education

Colleges

Schools

Politics

Two days before polling in the 2004 elections, Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu survived an assassination attempt by Naxalites (Maoists) who attempted to bomb his vehicle in Singupuram. [2] Following his re-election, he was made the party leader in the Lok Sabha.[ citation needed ]

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