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Samarlakota
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°03′11″N82°10′10″E / 17.0531°N 82.1695°E / 17.0531; 82.1695
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Kakinada district
Area
[1]
  Total14.08 km2 (5.44 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total56,864
  Rank3rd in East Godavari dist
  Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
533 440
Telephone code+91-884
Vehicle Registration AP05 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019) [2]

Samarlakota is a town in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. [3] It was previously known as Chamarlakota, which dates back to a local kaifiyat that was written in the mid-eighteenth century. [4]

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Geography

Samarlakota is located at 17°03′00″N82°11′00″E / 17.0500°N 82.1833°E / 17.0500; 82.1833 . [5] It has an average elevation of 9 m (30 ft)

Transport

WAM 4 series loco at Samarlakota Junction WAM 4 series loco at Samarlkot Junction.jpg
WAM 4 series loco at Samarlakota Junction

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Samarlakota bus station. [6] Samarlakota railway station is an important railway junction on the Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line. The railway line to Kakinada branches at this railway junction. The nearest airport to Samarlakota town is Rajahmundry Airport, which is 40 km (25 mi) away.

Demographics

Samarlakota is a municipal town in the district of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Samarlakota is divided into 18 wards, for which elections are held every five years. Samarlakota Municipality has a population of 56,864, of which 28,115 are males and 28,749 are females, according to a report released by Census India 2011.

The population of children aged six or younger is 5,793, which is 10.19% of total population of Samarlakota. In Samarlakota Municipality, the male:female sex ratio is 1,023 per 1,000 males, against state average of 993. The child sex ratio in Samarlakota is around 948 compared to the Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. The literacy rate of Samarlakota is 74.58%, higher than state average of 67.02%. Male literacy is around 78.77% while female literacy rate is 70.51%.

Governance

Samarlakota municipality has over 16,044 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is authorized to build roads within the municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Economy

Manufacturing industries at an industrial estate include oil, food and spice manufacture; companies are Ammbati Subbanna & Co, AS Brand Oil, Arun Dorakula Food & Spices Company, and ADR brand, RAK Ceramics are situated in Samarlakota.

Attractions

Religious organisations are:

Education

The town's first boarding school was established in 1882, [7] by the Canadian Baptist Mission [8] it was known as C. B. M. Boys' School. [9] Notable among those who were associated includes A. B. Masilamani [10] and his teacher Chetty Bhanumurthy. [10]

Primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the state's School Education Department. [11] [12] The medium of instruction followed by schools are English and Telugu.

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