Narsipatnam
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Narsipatnam | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Narsipatnam Road railway station | |
.svg)  Narsipatnam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°39′54″N 82°36′50″E / 17.665°N 82.614°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Anakapalle |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Narsipatnam Municipality VMRDA |
| • MLA | Chintakayala ayyanna patrudu |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 33,757 |
| • Density | 803.7/km2 (2,082/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 531116 |
| Vehicle Registration | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[3] |
Narsipatnam is a town in Anakapalle district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was upgraded from a gram panchayat into municipality in 2012.[4]
Geography
[edit]Narsipatnam is located at 17°40′N 82°37′E / 17.67°N 82.62°E.[5] 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
[edit]As of 2011[update] Census of India, 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.[2][6] 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%.[2][7]
Town parts
[edit]Narsipatnam had census towns of Balighattam[8] and Peda Bodepalle which is part of the Narsipatnam municipality.
Legislative Assembly
[edit]Narsipatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Census 2011". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ Object, object (26 September 2016). "Narsipatnam still a 'panchayat'". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "Narsipatnam". fallingrain.com.
- ↑ "Sex Ratio". The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate)" (PDF). Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ Itihas. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 2004.