Bhogapuram

Bhogapuram (Telugu: భోగాపురం) is a town and Mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.^[1]

Geography

Bhogapuram is located at . It has an average altitude of 20 meters (68 ft).

Bhogapuram is located on the National Highway 5 (Chennai to Kolkata) and 45 km from Visakhapatnam.

Demography

Bhogapuram Mandal has a population of 52,558 in 2001. Males constitutes 26,444 and Females 26,114 of the population. The average literacy rate is 43.1%, below the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy rate is 52% and Female literacy rate is 34%.

Legislative Assembly

Bhogapuram assembly constituency has 1,25,856 voters in 1999 elections.

List of Members of Legislative Assembly:^[2]

• 1955 - Batsa Adinarayana
• 1962, 1967, 1972 and 1978 - Kommuru Appadu Dora
• 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999 and 2004 - Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu

Features

• Miracle City is Software Technology Park (www.miraclesoft.com) of Miracle Software Systems in about 800 acres (3.2 km²) of Land near Bhogapuram town.

• Miracle Educational Society - Group of Institutions(www.edulokam.com) is an integrated campus with BTech/MBA/MCA started by Miracle Software Systems in Miracle City near Bhogapuram town.

• Avanthi College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Avanthi Institute of Engineering and Technology (2005) are located in

Cherukupalli village of Bhogapuram Mandal.

• Factory of Andhra Timber Products Pvt. Ltd. is located in Bhogapuram. It is producing plywood with 100% Gurjan Timber.

• State Bank of India has a branch at Bhogapuram.

• There is a huge real estate boom here at present due to the proximity to both Vijayanagaram and Visakhapatnam.

Revenue Villages and Panchayats

There are 22 revenue villages and 22 panchayats in Bhogapuram mandal.^[3]

References

External links

• MSN Map