Amalapuram Explained

Amalapuram
Settlement Type:District Headquarter
Municipal Town
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:16.5787°N 82.0061°W
Image Map1:
Frame:yes
Plain:yes
Frame-Align:center
Frame-Width:250
Frame-Height:180
Zoom:12
Type:point
Marker:town
Wikidata:yes
Coord:16.5809°N 82.0028°W
Map Caption1:Interactive map
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema
Government Type:Municipality
Governing Body:Amalapuram Municipal Council
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.20
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:3
Population Total:53,231
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[3]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:533201
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:08856
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle Registration
Registration Plate:AP05 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[4]
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Aithabathula Anandarao

Amalapuram is a town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the district headquarters and largest town of Konaseema district. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of Amalapuram mandal and Amalapuram revenue division respectively.[5] The town is situated in the delta of konaseema.[6]

History

Amalapuram was originally named Amlipuri. Some of its temples are dedicated to Amaleswarudu.

Amalapuram is also called Panchalingapuram as it is the seat of five temples to Shiva as Amaleswarudu, Sidheswarudu, Ramalingeswarudu, Chandramouleeswarudu and Chennamalleeswarudu. Amalapuram is the most developed town in Konaseema district. It is hub of the district for education and financial institutes. There are approximately 65 schools and colleges, six engineering colleges and one medical college in the area where Dr.yugandar Bangari and Dr.Lagishetti Mahesh who are notable alumnis of Kims hospital,Amalapuram are contributing to improve health care sector in Amalapuram. It is one among few parliament constituencies in India which do not have a railway connectivity.

Geography

Amalapuram is spread over an area of 7.2km2. It is located at . It has an average elevation of 2m (07feet). It is the largest town of Konaseema district.[7]

Demographics

India census, Amalapuram has a population of 50,889 with 25,538 males and 25,351 females. Amalapuram has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 80.68% of males and 73.54% of females are literate. 77,036 people reside in rural parts of Amalapuram while 64,158 people reside in the Amalapuram urban area.[8]

Governance

Politics

Amalapuram is one of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.

Transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Amalapuram bus station. Regular buses between Rajahmundry, Kakinada non-stop, hourly based Vizag and Vijayawada from evening buses to Hyderabad available.[9]

A railway station currently under construction (in 2023).

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[10] [11] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs. Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 28 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf. 28 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Amalapuram, India. www.fallingrain.com. 4 April 2017.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook – East Godavari. Census of India. 4 April 2017. 16, 54.
  4. News: New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched . 9 June 2019 . The New Indian Express . 31 January 2019 . Vijayawada . 28 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728113337/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Amalapuram. eastgodavari.nic.in. 4 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404220800/http://eastgodavari.nic.in/temples/AMALAPURAM.aspx. 4 April 2017. dead.
  6. News: Bhaskar. B.V.S.. Water crisis grips Konaseema. 4 April 2017. The Hindu. en.
  7. News: Bhattacharjee . Sumit . 29 May 2022 . Caste matters in Konaseema . en-IN . . 3 June 2022 . 0971-751X.
  8. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.
  9. Web site: Bus in Districts . Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation . 9 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx . 22 March 2016 .
  10. Web site: School Education Department . School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh . 7 November 2016. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf . 27 December 2015 .
  11. Web site: The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal AP State Portal . www.ap.gov.in . 7 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/ . 7 November 2016 .

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