Gajapathinagaram
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Gajapathi-nagaram is a Town and Mandal
in Vizianagaram district
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
, India
.
It is located on National Highway 43
between Vizianagaram
and Ramabhadrapuram
.
India census
, Gajapathinagaram had a population of 5,282. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Gajapathinagaram has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 53%. In Gajapathinagaram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Gajapathinagaram mandal had a population of 56,054 in 2001. Males constitute 27,770 and females 28,284 of the population. The average literacy rate of the mandal population is 45%. Male literacy rate is 56% and that of females 34%.
There are 35 revenue villages and 28 panchayats in this mandal.
Mandal
is a town and municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mandal.The town of Mandal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
in Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district
Vizianagaram district , also known as Vijayanagaram district is one of the northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Vizianagaram town is the district headquarters...
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
It is located on National Highway 43
National Highway 43 (India)
National Highway 43 is a National Highway of Indiathat connects Natavalasa in Andhra Pradesh and Raipur in Chattisgarh and passes through Orissa. It connects National Highway 5 and National Highway 6 and transverses the Eastern Ghats...
between Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...
and Ramabhadrapuram
Ramabhadrapuram
Rama-bhadra-puram is a village and mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located on the National Highway 43 between Gajapathinagaram and Salur. There is a 4-way Road junction via Badangi to Srikakulam and via Bobbili to Parvathipuram....
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Demographics
According to the Imperial Gazetteer, Gajapathinagaram Tahsil in Vizagapatam district had about 228 villages and covered an area of 333 square miles (862.5 km²). The population in 1901 was 1,34,553, compared with 1,24,057 in 1891.India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Gajapathinagaram had a population of 5,282. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Gajapathinagaram has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 53%. In Gajapathinagaram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Gajapathinagaram mandal had a population of 56,054 in 2001. Males constitute 27,770 and females 28,284 of the population. The average literacy rate of the mandal population is 45%. Male literacy rate is 56% and that of females 34%.
There are 35 revenue villages and 28 panchayats in this mandal.
Features
- Gajapatinagaram railway station is located on VizianagaramVizianagaramVizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of north-eastern Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. It is, at present, the largest municipality of...
-Raipur mainline in VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
division of East Coast RailwayEast Coast RailwayThe East Coast Railway is one of the sixteen railway zones of Indian Railways came into existence from 1 April 2003.The geographical jurisdiction of this railway zone extends over three states encompressing almost all parts of Orissa along with parts of Srikakulam, Vizainagaram and Visakhapatnam...
, Indian RailwaysIndian RailwaysIndian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
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- It is a Road junction on the National Highway 43National Highway 43 (India)National Highway 43 is a National Highway of Indiathat connects Natavalasa in Andhra Pradesh and Raipur in Chattisgarh and passes through Orissa. It connects National Highway 5 and National Highway 6 and transverses the Eastern Ghats...
. There is a diversion to go to AndraAndra, VizianagaramAndra is a village and panchayat in Mentada Mandal, Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is located about 7 kilometers from Mentada and about 34 kilometers from Vizianagaram city.-Geography:...
and MentadaMentadaMentada is a village and Mandal in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India.-Geography:Mentada is located at . It has an average elevation of 104 meters .-Demography:...
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- The Community Health Centre, Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana ParishadAndhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana ParishadAndhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad is one of the divisions of Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department of Andhra Pradesh Government, India....
is located at Gajapathinagaram. It has bed strength of 30 in-patients.
- State Bank of IndiaState Bank of IndiaThe State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
has a branch with ATMAutomated teller machineAn automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
at Gajapathinagaram.
- There is a Post officePost officeA post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
at Gajapathinagaram.
- There is a InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
Cafe near NTR Statue, laxmi complex, opp State Bank of India, Gajapathinagaram.
Legislative Assembly
List of Members of Legislative Assembly:- 1955 - Kusuma Gajapathi Raju and Gantyana Suryanarayana
- 1962 -Taddi sanyasinaidu and
- 1967 and 1972 - Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju
- 1978 and 1985 - Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu
- 1983 - Jampana Satyanarayana Raju
- 1999 - Thadi Sanyasi Appala Naidu
- 1989, 1994 and 2004 - Padala Aruna
- 2009 - Botcha Appala Narasaiah
Panchayats
According to the District Statistics, there are 35 revenue villages and 28 panchayats in Gajapathinagaram mandal.- 1.Bangarampeta (village and panchayat)
- 2.Bhagiradhipuram (revenue village)
- 3.Bhudevipeta (village and panchayat)
- 4.Chittayyavalasa (revenue village)
- 5.Budipeta (village and panchayat)
- 6.Dolapalem Agraharam (revenue village)
- 7.Gajapathinagaram (President of GPM:- Kandula Chinnayya Swamy ) (village, panchayat and mandal Headquarters)
- 8.Gangacholapenta (village and panchayat)
- 9.Gudivada (village and panchayat)
- 10.Jinnam (village and panchayat)
- 11.Kalamrajupeta (village and panchayat)
- 12.Kenguva (village and panchayat)
- 13.Konisa (village and panchayat)
- 14.Kotha Baggam (village and panchayat)
- 15.Lingalavalasa (village and panchayat)
- 16.Logisa (village and panchayat)
- 17.M.Gumadam (village and panchayat)
- 18.M.Kothavalasa (village and panchayat)
- 19.M.Venkatapuram (revenue village)
- 20.Madhupada (village and panchayat)
- 21.Marrivalasa (panchayat)
- 22.Marupally (village and panchayat)
- 23.Mutcherla (village and panchayat)
- 24.N.G.R.Puram (revenue village)
- 25.P.S.R.Puram (panchayat)
- 26.Patha Baggam (village and panchayat)
- 27.Patruvada (revenue village)
- 28.Pidiseela (village and panchayat)
- 29.PuritipentaPuritipentaPuritipenta is a village in Gajapathinagaram mandal of Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India.It is the second most populous village in the Mandal after the headquarters Gajapathinagaram...
(village and panchayat) - 30.Ramannapeta (village and panchayat)
- 31.Rangupuram (revenue village)
- 32.Salipeta (village and panchayat)
- 33.Seetharampuram (village and panchayat)
- 34.Srirangarajapuram (Ejjirotu Srinivas Village)(revenue village)
- 35.T.K.Seetharampuram (revenue village)
- 36.Thummikapalli (village and panchayat)
- 37.Vemali (village and panchayat)