Sheela Nagar is a neighborhood in the southern part of

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City,

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. It is under the local administrative limits of

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Visakhapatnam, largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of . It is also part of the planning body o ...

, located about 13 km from the

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and about 4 km from the

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About

Sheela Nagar contains many large residential complexes. Sheela Nagar has the scope for very high development as it is surrounded by major areas like

Gajuwaka Gajuwaka is a major residential area of Visakhapatnam City, India. This neighborhood of Visakhapatnam is considered the biggest shopping district in Andhra Pradesh by revenue. Though conceived as a residential locality, it is now one of the prin ...

and

NAD X Road NAD X Road, or NAD Kotha Road, is one of the major junctions and commercial centers in Visakhapatnam, India. It is named for the Naval Armament Depot. The Naval Armament Depot and (NSTL) Naval Science and Technological Laboratories is located ...

. The basic infrastructure like the roads, sewage and drinking water are better comparative to most other parts of the Visakhapatnam City. GVMC has taken over the Sheela Nagar area and bringing in the amenities needed like road, sewage and drinking water.

Real estate

There is a huge demand for land now in Sheela Nagar. Also, land prices are high in this area. Recently employees of PSUs like ONGC, HPCL, VSP, NaPrVa are investing in this area.

Places of worship

Some of the famous temples in this area are Ayappa Swamy Temple. Ayappa Swamy Temple Sheelanagar

Education

There are a good number of schools and colleges for all budgets.

Entertainment

There is a multiplex called STBL Cineworld for entertainment. Screen-1 is drive in theater first time in both telugu states. Screen-2 is an indoor theatre and screen-3 is container theater.

Transport

APSRTC Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Nehru bus station of ...

runs the buses to this suburb, connecting it to all parts of the city. Sheela Nagar is well connected to

, Kancharapalem and RTC Complex.

routes:

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Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam {{Visakhapatnam-geo-stub