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. Vijayaw ...
. 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,
Totapuri and other varieties of mangoes in the abundant
Mango
A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in Sout ...
orchards
An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees which are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of lar ...
of Mylavaram. These are exported to cities namely
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, wikt:دبي, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates#Major cities, most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 ...
,
Hongkong,
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
and
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
.
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-p ...
.
Vasantha Venkata Krishna Prasad is the present
MLA of
YSRCP.
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
*
Villages in Mylavaram mandal
References
{{Reflist
Mandal headquarters in NTR district
Cities and towns in NTR district