Narsipatnam
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Narsipatnam | |
|---|---|
 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 census town in Anakapalle district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was upgraded from a gram panchayat into municipality in 2012.[4] The town is spread over an area of 42 km2 (16 mi2) The resting place of the revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju is located in Krishna Devi Peta village of Narsipatnam. Although there is a railway station named after Narsipatnam but as such there is no nearest railway station in Narsipatnam,the namesake railway station is located 40 km away from the town. The town is a commercial epicentre to many tribal villages of ASR district.
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
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
Narsipatnam had census towns of Balighattam[8] and Peda Bodepalle which is part of the Narsipatnam municipality.
Temples
the famous Brahmalingeswara swamy temple in Balighattam is said to have been built by Lord brahma[9]
Transport
APSRTC[clarification needed] bus service is available to district headquarters Anakapalle and nearest city/town Visakhapatnam,Tuni, Chodavaram, Chintapalli, Sileru, Malkangiri, Kakinada and Annavaram.