Narsipatnam

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  ?Narsipatnam
Andhra Pradesh • India
Coordinates: 17°40′N 82°37′E / 17.67, 82.62
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 58 m (190 ft)
District(s) Visakhapatnam
Population 32,483 (2001)
Codes
• Pincode
• Telephone
• 531 116
• +8932

Coordinates: 17°40′N 82°37′E / 17.67, 82.62 Narsipatnam or Narsipattanam is a census town in Visakhapatnam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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[edit] Geography

Narsipatnam is located at 17.67° N 82.62° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 58 metres (190 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Narsipatnam had a population of 32,483. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Narsipatnam has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 58%. In Narsipatnam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Features

  • Narsipatnam railway station is called 'Narsipatnam Road', located on Howrah-Chennai main railway line.
  • The Area Hospital, Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad has 100 bed in-patients facility.[3]
  • Narsipatnam has bus depot has 120 buses servicing around 120,000 thousand people daily.
  • Alluri Sita Rama Raju a famous freedom fighter did his freedom struggle from this place.
  • Near Narsipatnam there is Ballighatham, which depicts Indian culture and tradition.

[edit] Legislative Assembly

Narsipatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,50,139 registered voters in Narsipatnam constituency in 1999 elections.Don Bos Cos English medium school , one of the top anglo indian school present in Narsipatnam. Narsipatnam also know as NRPM

List of Elected Members:[4]

  • 1967 - S.S.Raju.[5]
  • 1978 - Bolem Gopatrudu
  • 1989 - Raja Sagi Krishnamurthy Raju
  • 1983, 1985, 1994, 1999 and 2004 - Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu

[edit] Panchayats

There are 12 village panchayats in Narsipatnam mandal.[6]

  • Amalapuram (village and panchayat)
  • Balighattam (village and panchayat)
  • Chettupalle (village and panchayat)
  • Dharmasagaram (village and panchayat)
  • Gabbada (village and panchayat)
  • Guramdora palem (village and panchayat)
  • Narsipatnam (village and panchayat)
  • Neelampeta (village and panchayat)
  • Ordinary Laxmipuram (village and panchayat)
  • Peda Boddepalle (village and panchayat)
  • Vemulapudi (village and panchayat)
  • Yerakannapalem (village and panchayat)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Narsipatnam
  2. ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  3. ^ APVVP.Hospitals
  4. ^ Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1978-2004
  5. ^ Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1967
  6. ^ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier
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