Mylavaram is a town in
NTR district of 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 located in
Mylavaram mandal
Mylavaram mandal is one of the 20 mandals in the NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Vijayawada revenue division and the headquarters are located at Mylavaram town. It is one of mandals of the di ...
of
Vijayawada revenue division
Vijayawada revenue division (or Vijayawada division) is an administrative division in the NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district with 8 mandals under its administration. Vijayawa ...
. Mylavaram village has higher literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh.In 2011, literacy rate of Mylavaram village was 76.49% compared to 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh.
Mylavaram mandal is one of the border mandals to Telangana State. The National Highway NH-30 (Previously known as NH-221) passing through the town.The main colonies in mylavaram town are Tarakarama Nagar (Devuni Cheruvu),Bandhagar, Ramakrishna Colony, Balayogi Nagar, Santhi Nagar, NSP Colony, Chandra Babu Nagar, Old town and Pura Gutta Colony.
Geography
Mylavaram is located at . It has an average elevation of 47 metres (157 feet).
Economy
Agriculture produce includes
Banginapalli
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,
Totapuri and other varieties of mangoes in the abundant
Mango
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orchards
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of Mylavaram. These are exported to cities namely
Dubai
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,
Hongkong
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,
London
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and
Singapore
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.
Assembly constituency
Mylavaram falls in
Mylavaram (Assembly constituency) is an assembly constituency of
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or Andhra Pradesh Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature.
The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-pa ...
.
Vasantha Venkata Krishna Prasad is the present
MLA of
YSRCP
The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as List of chief ministers of Andhra ...
.
Education
Mylavaram has Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering(LBRCE). It also has Lakiredyy Hanimi Reddy Government Degree College and Vemuluri Venkata Ratnam Government Junior College.
See also
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Villages in Mylavaram mandal
References
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Mandal headquarters in NTR district
Cities and towns in NTR district