Bhogapuram is a village in

Vizianagaram district Vizianagaram district is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh with its headquarters located at Vizianagaram. The district was once the part of ancient Kalinga.Saripilli Dibbilingeswara te ...

of the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n state 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 located in Bhogapuram mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division.

Geography

Bhogapuram is located at and at an altitude of . The village is spread over an area of .

Demography

census of India, Bhogapuram had a population of 9,341. The total population constitute, 4,645 males and 4,696 females —a sex ratio of 1011 females per 1000 males. 930 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 452 are boys and 478 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 63.98% with 5,381 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

Transport

Bhogapuram is located on the

National Highway 16 Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to: International * Asian Highway 16 * European route E16 * European route E016 Australia - Thompsons Road (Victoria) - South Australia Canada ;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway: *Yellowhead H ...

. The government of Andhra Pradesh is planning to build a greenfield airport at Bhogapuram.

Politics

Bhogapuram assembly constituency had 125,856 voters in the 1999 elections. Bhogapuram legislative assembly segment has been merged into

Nellimarla Nelli-marla is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division. Etymology The town of Nellimarla derives its name from a Telugu word for the medicinal ...

legislative assembly segment in 2009. List of Members of Legislative Assembly:Election Commission of India 1978-2004 results
*1955 - Botcha Adinarayana *1962 - Kommuru Appadu Dora,

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...

*1967 - Kommuru Appadu Dora, Indian National Congress *1972 - Kommuru Appadu Dora, Indian National Congress *1978 - Kommuru Appadu Dora,

*1983 - Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu,

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has fo ...

*1985 - Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu, Telugu Desam Party *1989 - Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu, Telugu Desam Party *1994 - Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu, Telugu Desam Party *1999 - Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu, Telugu Desam Party *2004 - Pathivada Narayana Swamy Naidu, Telugu Desam Party

References

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