Parvathipuram
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Parvathipuram
Andhra Pradesh, India |
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  Parvathipuram
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| District(s) | Vizianagaram |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) | 49,692 |
| MLA | Vijayaramaraju Satrucharla |
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Parvathipuram or Parvatipuram (Telugu - పార్వతీపురము) is a City, Municipality and Division in Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Parvathipuram is located at 18°46'N 83°25'E.[2] It has an average elevation of 120 metres (396 feet).
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,GRIndia Parvathipuram had a population of 49,692. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Parvathipuram has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Parvathipuram, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Parvathipuram mandal had a population of 1,07,919 in 2001. Males constitute 53,813 and females 54,106 of the population. The average literacy rate of the mandal population is 61%, that of males 73% and females 49%. There are 54 revenue villages and 26 panchayats in Parvathipuram mandal.
[edit] Revenue Division
Parvathipuram revenue division consists of 15 of the 34 mandals in the Vizianagaram district.[3] They are Badangi, Balijipeta, Bobbili, Garugubilli, Gummalaxmipuram, Jiyyammavalasa, Komarada, Kurupam, Makkuva, Pachipenta, Parvathipuram, Ramabhadrapuram, Saluru, Seethanagaram and Therlam.
[edit] Parliamentary Constituency
List of Members of Parliament:
- 1952 - N. Rama Seshayya
- 1957 - D. Suri Dora
- 1957, 1962 and 1971 - B. Satyanarayana
- 1967 - Vandava Narasimha Rao
- 1977, 1980 and 1984 - Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo
- 1989, 1991 and 1998 - Satrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju
- 1996 - Satrucharla Pratap Chandra Deo
- 1999 - Dr. D.V.G. Shankar Rao
[edit] Legislative Assembly
Parvathipuram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,24,821 registered voters in this constituency in 1999 elections.
List of Members of Legislative Assembly:[4]
- 1951 - Vyricherla Durgaprasad Veerabhadra Deo.[5]
- 1955 and 1962 - Y. Chandra Chudamani Deo
- 1967, 1983 and 1985 - Mariserla Venkata Rami Naidu
- 1972 and 1978 - Chikati Parasurama Naidu
- 1989 and 1994 - Yerra Krishna Murthy
- 1999 - Mariserla Sivunnaidu
- 2004 - Satrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju
[edit] Features
There are two railway stations within 2 kilometers distance, named Parvathipuram and Parvathipuram Town. Parvatipuram station is 138 kilometers far from Visakhapatnam and Parvatipuram Town station is 140 kilometers far from Visakhapatnam.
