Vykuntapuram, also spelled as Vaikuntapuram, is a village in Guntur district of the

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. It is located in Amaravathi mandal of

Guntur revenue division Guntur revenue division is an administrative division in the Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It comprises 10 mandals and is one of the two revenue divisions in the district, along with Tenali. Guntur Guntur () is a ci ...

. The village forms a part of

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, under the jurisdiction of

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Geography

Vykuntapuram is situated to the east of the mandal headquarters, Amaravathi, at . It is spread over an area of . There is proposal to construct a new barrage on the Krishna river about 23 km upstream of existing

Prakasam Barrage The Prakasam Barrage stretches 1223.5 m across the Krishna River connecting Vijayawada, NTR and Mangalagiri Tadepalle Municipal Corporation, Guntur districts in Andhra Pradesh, India. The barrage serves also as a road bridge and spans over a l ...

with FRL 25M to store 10 TMC of flood water flowing from Vyra, Munneru rivers. The back water of this barrage will extend beyond

Pokkunuru Pokkunuru is a village in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Chandarlapadu mandal of Vijayawada revenue division. It is forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. "Andhra Pithamaha" Madapati Hanumantha ...

up to the toe of Pulichintala dam. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister

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Laid Foundation on 13 February 2019.

Demographics

Census of India, Vykuntapuram had a population of 3,128. The total population constitute, 1,578 males and 1,548 females —a sex ratio of 981 females per 1000 males. 356 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, with child sex ratio of 914 girls per 1000 boys. The average literacy rate stands at 58.45% with 1,969 literates.

Government and politics

Vykuntapuram

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is the

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of the village. There are 12 wards, each represented by an elected ward member. The present

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is ''vacant'', elected by the ward members. The village is administered by the ''Amaravathi Mandal Parishad'' at the intermediate level of

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institutions.

Education

As per the school information report for the academic year 2018–19, the village has a total of 3 schools. These schools include one

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and 2 private schools.

Transport

Vykuntapuram is located on the ''Vijayawada-Amaravati road'' at a distance of 10 km from Amaravathi.

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operates buses on this route from

Pandit Nehru bus station Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS), also known as Telugu Satavahana Prayana Pranganam, is a bus station in Vijayawada, situated on the southern side of the main city and adjacent to the Krishna River. It is owned by the Andhra Pradesh State Road ...

of Vijayawada. A waterway categorised as class–III is planned from Pulichintala to

, connects Vykuntapuram with

Ibrahimpatnam Ibrahimpatnam (known locally as IBM) is a part of Vijayawada in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal headquarters of Ibrahimpatnam mandal. Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station, one of the major Thermal ...

. Government is planning to build a new reservoir from Vykuntapuram hill to Damuluru in Krishna District.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Palnadu district