Gopalapatnam

Gopalapatnam గొపాలపట్నం
Neighbourhood
Gopalapatnam Main Road
Gopalapatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°44′33″N 83°19′1″E / 17.74250°N 83.31694°E / 17.74250; 83.31694Coordinates: 17°44′33″N 83°19′1″E / 17.74250°N 83.31694°E / 17.74250; 83.31694
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Government
• Body	Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	530027

Gopalapatnam is at the Western side of the city of Visakhapatnam.

History

In 1942, Sri Gopala Raju - a wealthy man used to live in the area whose name was put for the area. He used to rule Kota gutta, Enugula Dwaram, Gurrala Cheruvu, Taati Penda areas which were united to form the present Gopalapatnam.

Commercial area

Gopalapatnam is a big business center with many kinds of shops, markets, and shopping malls. It is the centre for shopping for many suburbs and villages.

Transport

Gopalapatnam has an APSRTC bus depot, making it a hub of many buses bound to all parts of the city.

Simhachalam Railway station

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The closest Railway stations are at Simhachalam and North Simhachalam.

Schools

There are many schools here catering to all budgets.

References

Visakhapatnam topics History Satavahana dynasty Pallava Dynasty Eastern Chalukyas Chola Dynasty Kakatiya Dynasty Delhi Sultanate Musunuri Nayaks Vijayanagar Empire Neighbourhoods and suburbs Akkayyapalem Allipuram Anakapalle Anandapuram Arilova Asilmetta Bheemunipatnam Chintalagraharam Daba Gardens Dayalnagar Dibbapalem Dondaparthi Duvvada Dwaraka Nagar Gajuwaka Gangavaram Gnanapuram Gopalapatnam Hanumanthawaka Isukathota Jagadamba Centre Kancharapalem Kanithi Balancing Reservoir Kurmannapalem Maddilapalem Madhurawada Maharanipeta Malkapuram Marripalem Mindi Muralinagar MVP Colony NAD X Road Naiduthota Parawada Pedagantyada Peda Waltair Pendurthi Pothinamallayya Palem Railway New Colony Resapuvanipalem Rushikonda Seethammadhara Sheela Nagar Simhachalam Siripuram Sivajipalem Sriharipuram Suryabagh Thatichetlapalem Thagarapuvalasa Tunglam Venkojipalem Vepagunta Visakhapatnam Steel Plant Visitor Attractions Bheemili Beach Indira Gandhi Zoological Park INS Kursura Submarine Museum Kambalakonda Eco Park RK Beach Shilparamam Jaatara Sivaji Park Kailasagiri Visakha Museum Yarada Beach Government Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority Places of worship Simhachalam Sri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Temple Other topics: People from Visakhapatnam