Vijayapuri (North)

Vijayapuri
Nagarjuna Sagar
city
Vijayapuri
Vijayapuri

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 16°36′10″N 79°18′27″E / 16.60278°N 79.30750°E / 16.60278; 79.30750Coordinates: 16°36′10″N 79°18′27″E / 16.60278°N 79.30750°E / 16.60278; 79.30750
Country  India
State Telangana
District Nalgonda
Population (2001)
  Total 19,333
Languages
  Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration TS
Website telangana.gov.in

Vijayapuri (North) is a census town in Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Telangana. It Consists of two colonies, Hill Colony and Pylon Colony. These colonies are basically constructed to accommodate the workers of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam construction who later settled there with several government jobs. There are government and private educational institutes from KG to Degree. For professional degrees like engineering and medicine, students travel to nearby cities like Hyderabad (150 km) and Nalgonda (100 km).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Vijayapuri (North) had a population of 19,333. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Vijayapuri (North) has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 62%. In Vijayapuri (North), 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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