Palasa is a town in

Srikakulam district Srikakulam district is one of the twenty-six districts of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located in the Uttarandhra region of the state, with its headquarters located at Srikakulam. It is one of the si ...

of the

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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 a

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and the mandal headquarters of Palasa

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. It is located near to the

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Srikakulam Srikakulam is a city and the headquarters of Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. census,. it has a population of 165,735. There are many other places of Buddhist Tourism such as Salihundam, Kalinga Patnam, Dabbaka Vaa ...

and

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. Along with its twin town

Kasibugga Kasibugga is a town of Palasa in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the part in mandal of Palasa . Geography Kasibugga is located at 18° 45' 33N 84° 24' 58E. It has an average elevation of ...

Geography

Palasa is located at 18.46N 84.25E. It has an average elevation of 38 meters (127 feet). The town has an area of .

Demographics

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, Palasa had a population of 57,507 with 25,000 households. 5,609 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,887 are boys and 2,722 are girls —a ratio of 943 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 75.68% with 39,276 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.

Government and politics

Palasa Municipality is a civic body constituted in the year 2000. It is spread over an area of with 31 wards.

Palasa (Assembly constituency) Palasa Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Ichchapuram, Tekkali, Pathapatnam, Srikakulam, Amadalavalasa and ...

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Palasa,

Mandasa Mandasa is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Mandasa is also known by the name ''Manjusha'' in Odia. It was ruled by erstwhile odia zamindar Rajamani royal family during British Raj. Srinivasa Rajamani was t ...

and

Vajrapu Kotturu Vajrapu-kotturu is a village in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Vajrapukotturu mandal is bordered by Mandasa, Palasa, Nandigam and Santha Bommali mandals of Srikakulam district and has a long coastline off Bay of Beng ...

mandals comes under this jurisdiction.

Economy

There are more than 350

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processing industries around Palasa, the highest amongst the northern coastal districts. These twin cities are the largest cashew producing towns of Andhra Pradesh and are among the largest processing centres in India. The cashew industry provides direct and indirect employment to about 15,000 people in the surrounding areas.

Healthcare

The Community Health Centre,

Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (APVVP) is one of the divisions of Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department of Andhra Pradesh Government, India. In 2014, CHC, AREA and District Hospitals in telangana region came under Telangana State V ...

is located here. It can hold 50 inpatients.

Transport

Roadways

, a part of

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highway network, bypasses the town.

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

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References

External links

{{Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh Cities and towns in Srikakulam district Mandal headquarters in Srikakulam district Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh