Sompeta

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Andhra Pradesh • India
Map indicating the location of Sompeta
Location of Sompeta
District(s) Srikakulam
Coordinates 18.93° N 84.6° E
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 8 m (26 ft)
Population 17,390 (2001)
MLA Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu
Codes
• Postal
• Telephone
• 532284
• +91 08947

Coordinates: 18.93° N 84.6° E

Sompeta is a census town and Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Sompeta is trading center of coconut coir and even exports coir to other states.

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[edit] Geography

Sompeta is located at 18.93° N 84.6° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 8 metres (26 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census,GRIndia Sompeta had a population of 17,390. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Sompeta has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 54%. In Sompeta, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Features

Arogyavaram Eye Hospital, Premier eye hospital of the Srikakulam district is established in 1939. It is highly Sophisticated and fully equipped. Efficient team of doctors perform around 5000 cataract surgeries. It is supported by Operation Eyesight Universal of Canada, which owes its birth to this hospital. This hospital is the referral centre for eye care in a radius of 200 kilometers.

[edit] Politics

Sompeta is an Assembly Constituency in Andhra Pradesh.

List of elected members:[2]

  • 1951, 1955, 1962, 1967 and 1978 - Gouthu Latchanna
  • 1972 - Majji Thulasi Das.[3]
  • 1983 - Majji Narayana Rao
  • 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 - Gouthu Syama Sundara Sivaji

[edit] Revenue villages and Panchayats

There are 23 village panchayats in Sompeta mandal.[4]

  • Baruva (village and panchayat)
  • Batupuram (village and panchayat)
  • Benkili (village and panchayat)
  • Besi Ramachandrapuram (village and panchayat)
  • Bushabhadra (village and panchayat)
  • Gollagandi (village and panchayat)
  • Gollavoru (village and panchayat)
  • Iskala Palem (village and panchayat)
  • Kartali Palem (village and panchayat)
  • Korlam (village and panchayat)
  • Makannapuram (village and panchayat)
  • Mamidipalli (village and panchayat)
  • Palasapuram (village and panchayat)
  • Palavalasa (village and panchayat)
  • Potrakonda (village and panchayat)
  • Rushikudda (village and panchayat)
  • Sirimamidi (village and panchayat)
  • Sompeta (Urban, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
  • Sunkidi (village and panchayat)
  • Tallabadra (village and panchayat)
  • Turakasasanam (village and panchayat)
  • Uppalam (village and panchayat)
  • Zinkibhadra (village and panchayat)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sompeta
  2. ^ Election Commission of India.1978-2004 Election results
  3. ^ Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1972
  4. ^ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier
  • 2.Is Sompeta, Samapa of Asoka's Kalinga.[1]
  • 3.Google Earth Map of Sompeta.[2]
  • 4.Villages in Sompeta Mandal.[3]


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