Payakaraopeta is a town in

Anakapalli district Anakapalli district is a district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed on 4 April 2022 from Anakapalli and Narsipatnam revenue divisions of the old Visakhapatnam district. The administrative headquarters are at Anakapalli. Et ...

in the 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 ...

in India. Payakaraopeta town is a gate Way of

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and Payakaraopeta Towns are twin towns in Andhra Pradesh. Payakaraopeta Town is fastest growing town in Andhra Pradesh.

Demographics

As of Census 2021 the town has a population of 182,878. Average Sex Ratio of the town is of 1038 against state average of 993. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2864 which is 10.61 % of total population of Payakaraopeta. Child Sex Ratio in Payakaraopeta is around 978 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of the town is 76.81 % higher than state average of 67.02%.

Transport

Payakaraopet town has an APSRTC bus station from where there are buses to Anakapalli,

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.It is located at a distance of 2km from

. State runs APS RTC bus services from many cities in the State to this town. Being next to Tuni railway station, you can go anywhere in the country from this railway station.

Politics

Assembly constituency

Payakaraopeta is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. List of Elected Members: *1951 - Raja

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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, Telugu.

References

Cities and towns in Anakapalli district {{AndhraPradesh-geo-stub