Amalapuram is a town in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is the district headquarters and the largest town of
Konaseema district
Konaseema district, officially known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district, is a district in Coastal Andhra between the tributaries of the Godavari river in the Konaseema region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was carved out of E ...
. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of
Amalapuram mandal
Amalapuram mandal is one of the 22 mandals in konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh. As per census 2011, there are 17 villages in this mandal.
Demographics
Amalapur mandal has total population of 1,41,693 as per the 2011 Census out of which 7 ...
and
Amalapuram revenue division
Amalapuram revenue division (or Amalapuram division) is an administrative division in the Konaseema district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the three revenue divisions in the district which consists of ten mandals under its ...
respectively.
The town is situated in the delta of
konaseema
Konaseema is a group of islands between the tributaries of the Godavari River and Bay of Bengal located in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. It is nicknamed "Gods Own Creation" due to similarities wit ...
.
History
Amalapuram was originally named Amlipuri. Some of its temples are dedicated to Amaleswarudu.
Amalapuram is also called Panchalingapuram as it is the seat of five temples to Shiva as Amaleswarudu, Sidheswarudu, Ramalingeswarudu, Chandramouleeswarudu and Chennamalleeswarudu. Amalapuram is the most developed town in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. It is hub of the district for education and financial institutes. There are approximately 65 schools and colleges, six engineering colleges and one medical college in the area. It is one among few parliament constituencies in India which do not have a railway connectivity.
Geography
Amalapuram is spread over an area of .
It is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is the largest town of Konaseema district.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Amalapuram has a population of 50,889 with 25,538 males and 25,351 females. Amalapuram has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 80.68% of males and 73.54% of females are literate. 77,036 people reside in rural parts of Amalapuram while 64,158 people reside in the Amalapuram urban area.
Governance
Politics
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Amalapuram is one of the 25
Lok Sabha
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constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.
Transport
![Godavari river ferry and bridge](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Godavari_river_ferry_and_bridge.jpg)
The
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...
operates bus services from Amalapuram bus station. Regular buses between Rajahmundry, Kakinada non-stop, hourly based Vizag and Vijayawada from evening buses to Hyderabad available.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.
The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.
Notable people
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Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy, former MP of
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
, journalist, essayist, short-story writer
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G. M. C. Balayogi, former
Lok Sabha Speaker
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Kala Venkata Rao
Kala Venkata Rao was an Indian independence activist and politician. He served as the Minister for Revenue in the governments of the Madras Presidency and Andhra Pradesh. He also served as the Minister of Finance in the latter.
A member of ...
, former Minister
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Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad (; born 2 August 1979) is an Indian film composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter and performer. Popularly known by his initials DSP, he is best known for his work in Telugu-language films, and has also worked in a few Tamil films ...
,
Tollywood music composer and singer
*
Ram Madhav
Varanasi Ram Madhav (born 22 August 1964) is an Indian politician who served as the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a member of the National Executive of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and has authored a few bo ...
, General Secretary,
Bharatiya Janata Party
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*
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He and his partner, Chirag Shetty, are the first men's doubles pair from India to be ranked inside the top 10 of the BWF World Ranking, with a career-high ranking of 5 ...
, badminton player
References
External links
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{{Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district
Cities and towns in Konaseema district
Mandal headquarters in Konaseema district