Anandapuram mandal is one of the 46

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Visakhapatnam district Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of th ...

of the

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. It is under the administration of Bhemunipatnam revenue division and the headquarters are located at Anandapuram. Anandapuram mandal is bounded by Bheemunipatnam mandal to the east, Chinagadila to the south, Padmanabham to the north and Kothavalasa to the west.

Demographics

Anandapuram mandal covers an area of 205.32 sq. km. The total population is 60,789 residing in 15,265 houses, spread across a total of 32 villages. The population of males is 30,739 and females 30,050. The absence of a town means that there is no urban population in the mandal, whereas the rural population is 60,789. The mandal has a rural population in

. The population in the age-group 0–6 is 6,846, of which 3,535 are male and 3,311 are female. The literacy rate is 48.52%, with 29,497 literate, which is significantly lower than the state average of 67.41.

Towns and villages

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Anandapuram Anandapuram is a suburb and a mandal of Visakhapatnam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a Road junction on the National Highway 16 between Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam. There is a connecting road goes to Simhachalam and Pendu ...

is the most populated and Bakurupalem is the least populated settlement in the mandal. The mandal consists of 32 settlements. Anakapalle municipality was merged with

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Visakhapatnam, largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of . It is also part of the planning body o ...

. The settlements in the mandal are listed below: Note: †–Mandal headquarter

Transport

The Anakapalle—Anandapuram highway road is an arterial road of the mandal.

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runs city bus services from Anandapuram bus station to major destinations in the

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{{Reflist Mandals in Visakhapatnam district

Demographics

Towns and villages

Transport

See also

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