Narsipatnam is a

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Anakapalle 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 ...

of the

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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 was upgraded from a

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into

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in 2012. The town is spread over an area of The resting place of the revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju is located in Krishna Devi Peta village of From Narsipatnam to labasingi Village 30 kms only.. labasingi most popular winter tourism place..so many Tourists enjoy -2 degree's temparature there..

Geography

Narsipatnam is located at . It has an average elevation of 58 metres (190 feet). This is one of the five places in India where the IST line passes

Demographics

Census of India The decennial Census of India has been conducted 16 times, as of 2021. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by ...

, the town had a population of 33,757. The total population constitutes, 16,076 males and 17,681 females—a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 3,262 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,684 are boys and 1,578 are girls—a ratio of 937 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 78.83% with 24,040 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.

Transport

Narsipatnam railway station is classified as a ''D–category'' stations in the

Vijayawada railway division Vijayawada railway division (formerly: Bezawada railway division) is one of the three railway divisions under South Coast Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada. History It was formed a ...

South Coast Railway zone South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been announced as the newest railway zone of the Indian Railways and is headquartered at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The formal notification for operationalization of this Zone is yet to be issued. Jur ...

. APSRTC bus service is available to district headquarters

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and Tuni Railway station and to Bhadrachalam, Chintapalli, Sileru, Malkangiri, Anakapalli, Chodavaram, Kakinada, Annavaram.

Legislative Assembly

Narsipatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,95,804 registered voters in Narsipatnam constituency in 2009 elections.

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

{{Anakapalli district Cities and towns in Anakapalli district