Bapatla Explained

Bapatla
Other Name:Bhavapattam, Bhavapattu, Bhavapattanam, Bhavapuri
Settlement Type:District Headquarter
Municipal Town
Image Alt:beach at sunset view
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:15.9044°N 80.4675°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bapatla
Subdivision Type3:Mandal
Subdivision Name3:Bapatla
Named For:Bhavanarayana Swamy
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:Municipal council
Governing Body:Bapatla Municipality
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Kona Raghupathi
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:17.92
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:6
Population Total:103,000
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[4] [5]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:522 101
Registration Plate:AP–07
Blank Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank Info Sec1:Bapatla (SC)
Blank1 Name Sec1:Assembly constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bapatla
Website:,,

Bapatla is a town and district headquarters of Bapatla district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Bapatla mandal of Bapatla revenue division. The nearest towns and cities to Bapatla are Chirala, Ponnur, Tenali and Guntur of 17 km, 22 km, 50 km and 53 km respectively.[6]

Etymology

The town was formerly known as Bhavapattana,[7] Bhavapuri, Bhavapattu[8] and Bhavapatta.[9] The names were derived from the Bhavanarayana Temple located in the town. Later, these names were transformed to the present name of Bapatla.[10]

The temple was constructed in 1465 by a chola king named Krimikantha Chola, and was later restored.

Geography

The coordinates of the town are and is located at an altitude of 8 mts from the coast of Bay of Bengal.

Climate

The town experiences tropical climate with the average annual temperatures records at 28.4C. Hot summers and cool winters are observed due to its proximity to the coast of Bay of Bengal. It receives both South west monsoon and North-east monsoon as well.[11] The precipitation is very high with an annual rainfall of about 854mm and the month of October receives a maximum rainfall of 197mm.[12] It is most affected by the cyclonic storms that occur on the east coast.[13]

Demographics

Census of India, the town had a population of 100300 with 98,216 households. The total population constituted 54,385 males and 5

6,392 females —a sex ratio of 1058 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.[14] 6,182 children were in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 3,156 were boys and 3,026 were girls—a ratio of 959 per 1000. The average literacy rate stood at 80.67% with 52,106 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.[15]

Governance

Bapatla district collectorate

The very first Bapatla district Collector is K.Vijaya krishnan IAS.

Civic administration

Bapatla Municipality was established in 1951. It oversees the civic needs of the town like, water supply, sewage, and garbage collection. It is a Grade–I municipality which has an extent of 17.92km2 with 34 wards.

Utility services

Kommamuru and Poondla channels of the Krishna Western Delta system provide irrigation water to Bapatla and the surrounding areas.[16]

Politics

Bapatla, being a part of Bapatla mandal, falls under Bapatla assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Kona Raghupathi of YSR Congress Party is the present MLA of the constituency.[17] The assembly segment is in turn a part of Bapatla (SC) lok sabha constituency and the present MP is Tenneti Krishna Prasad of the Telugu Desam Party.[18] [19]

Key points

Bapatla district collectorate – smt K Vijaya Krishnan IAS.

Bapatla Sub-Division of police – A.Srinivas.

Member of Parliament – Krishna Prasad Tenneti

Member of the Legislative Assembly – Vegesana Narendra Varma

Economy

Aquaculture and agriculture are the main occupations of the coastal areas of the town. Aquaculture involves pisciculture and the farming is dominant with paddy cultivation.[20] The Cairn India have conducted oil drilling onshore of Bapatla which is a part of KG basin stretch.[21]

Tourism also plays a role in generating revenue with the presence of Suryalanka Beach near the town, operated by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.[22]

Culture

Memorials

The Edward Coronation Memorial Town Hall was built in 1905 in coronation of the then Emperor of India, Edward VII.[25]

Transport

The town has a total road length of 165.5km (102.8miles).[26]

Until 1993, Vijaya Krishna Bus Service was the sole operator in Bapatla. APSRTC started operations in 1994 with its bus services to various parts of the state from Bapatla bus station.[27] The town has frequent buses to Vijayawada, Guntur, Ponnur, Repalle and Chirala.[28] [29]

Education and research

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[32] [33] The mediums of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

The town has many schools, colleges and universities. The Agricultural College was established on 11 July 1945 by Government of Composite Madras State. It is the oldest of all the colleges under Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University.[34] Bapatla Engineering College, College of Agricultural Engineering under Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, College of Food Science and Technology,[35] Bapatla Polytechnic College,[36] and Bapatla College of Arts & Sciences[37] are other prominent ones.

Research and defense establishments

An automatic weather station of India Meteorological Department is located in the town which records the temperatures.[38] BPT 5204 (rice variety of Sona Masuri), BPT 2270 (Bhavapuri Sannalu) and BPT 2231 (Akshaya) were developed at this rice research unit.[39] [40] There are also a number of research institutes of this agricultural university, such as the AICRP on Betelvine, and a cashew research station.[41]

Air Force base

Suryalanka Indian Air Force base on the shore of the Bay of Bengal is located near Bapatla. The base carries out activities such as testing missiles and guided weapon firing range.[42]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs. Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 29 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf. 28 January 2016.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook – Guntur . Census of India. 24 August 2015. 14, 46.
  3. Web site: Maps, Weather, and Airports for Bapatla, India. fallingrain.com.
  4. Web site: Census 2011 . The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 23 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Statistical Abstract of Andhra Pradesh, 2015 . Directorate of Economics & Statistics . Government of Andhra Pradesh . 26 April 2019 . 43 . 14 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190714020914/https://desap.cgg.gov.in/jsp/website/gallery/Statistical%20Abstract%202015.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: Guntur District Mandals. Census of India. 19 January 2015. 102, 112.
  7. News: Stories of Bapatla, a Seacoast Town. 28 May 2017. The Hans India. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322070042/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2017-01-08/Stories-of-Bapatla-a-Seacoast-Town/272545. 22 March 2020.
  8. Book: Kumari. M. Krishna. Rule of the Chalukya-Cholas in Andhradesa. B.R. Pub. Corp.. 1985-09-01. 9788170182542.
  9. Book: Annual Report of the Department of Archaeology & Museums, Andhra Pradesh ... Government of Andhra Pradesh. 1981.
  10. Web site: Bhavanarayana Swamy Temple. Official website of Guntur District. National Informatics Centre. 29 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170602150101/http://guntur.nic.in/bapatla_temple.html. 2 June 2017. dead.
  11. News: Water woes bog down Bapatla ryots. 29 February 2016. 28 October 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210406123108/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/water-woes-bog-down-bapatla-ryots/article7811730.ece. 6 April 2021.
  12. Web site: CLIMATE: BAPATLA. 29 February 2016.
  13. Cylcones and depressions over the north Indian Ocean during 2010. MAUSAM. 3 July 2011. 62. 287. 29 February 2016.
  14. Web site: Sex Ratio. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 29 August 2014.
  15. Web site: Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 29 August 2014 .
  16. News: Water woes bog down Bapatla ryots. 29 February 2016. The Hindu. 28 October 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210406123108/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/water-woes-bog-down-bapatla-ryots/article7811730.ece. 6 April 2021.
  17. Web site: MLA. AP State Portal. 13 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141008071101/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mla/. 8 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . Election Commission of India. 11 October 2014. 22,31.
  19. Web site: MP (Lok Sabha). Government of AP. 4 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121175516/http://www.ap.gov.in/government/mp-lok-sabha/. 21 November 2016. dead.
  20. News: Avadhani. R. Floating sensor buoy saves aqua farmers from 'drowning'. 10 June 2013. The Hindu. 31 August 2014. Sangareddy.
  21. News: Sudhakar Reddy. U. Oil search moves to Guntur. 28 February 2016. Deccan Chronicle. 16 September 2015. Hyderabad. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312081756/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150916/nation-current-affairs/article/oil-search-moves-guntur. 12 March 2016.
  22. News: Sujatha Varma. P. Plans apace for Bhavapuri Beach Festival. 10 June 2013. The Hindu. 23 December 2015. Guntur. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130816053955/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/plans-apace-for-bhavapuri-beach-festival/article4799971.ece. 16 August 2013.
  23. News: Clock Tower to be built again at Bapatla. 28 February 2016. The Hindu. 25 October 2014. Bapatla. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141204091436/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/clock-tower-to-be-built-again-at-bapatla/article6530960.ece. 4 December 2014.
  24. News: 115-year-old Baptist Zion Church dedicated. 29 February 2016. The Hindu. 30 November 2015. Bapatla. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210406124747/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/115yearold-baptist-zion-church-dedicated/article7932429.ece. 6 April 2021.
  25. News: Jonathan . P. Samuel . 18 July 2018 . A piece of history in Bapatla. The Hindu . live . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204170602/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/a-piece-of-history-in-bapatla/article24446513.ece . 4 December 2020.
  26. Web site: Details of Roads in each ULB of Andhra Pradesh. Commissioner and Directorate of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department – Government of Andhra Pradesh. 28 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160801101300/http://centralapp.cdma.ap.gov.in:8080/CDMAAPTaxesInfo/RoadDetails.jsp. 1 August 2016. dead.
  27. Web site: Bus Stations in Districts . Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation . 8 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322233330/http://apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx . 22 March 2016 .
  28. News: Samuel Jonathan. P. Nizampatnam backwaters beckon adventure geeks. 29 February 2016. The Hindu. 8 October 2015. Guntur. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627190043/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nizampatnam-backwaters-beckon-adventure-geeks/article7736196.ece. 27 June 2020.
  29. News: Narrow roads prove to be a bane at Ponnur. 29 February 2016. The Hindu. 8 June 2012. Ponnur (Guntur district. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701172116/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/narrow-roads-prove-to-be-a-bane-at-ponnur/article3504433.ece. 1 July 2018.
  30. Web site: National Highways in A.P. AP Online Portal. 4 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131010072137/http://www.aponline.gov.in/Quick%20Links/Departments/Transport%2C%20Roads%20and%20Buildings/CE%20%28R%26B%29%2C%20National%20Highways/About/index.html. 10 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  31. Web site: Vijayawada division – A Profile. South Central Railway. 29 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128163230/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf. 28 January 2016.
  32. 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 .
  33. 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 .
  34. Web site: Agricultural College, Bapatla. agcbapatla.in. 28 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721135502/http://www.agcbapatla.in/. 21 July 2018. dead.
  35. Web site: College of Food Science & Technology – Bapatla. angrau.ac.in. 28 February 2016.
  36. Web site:

    Bapatla Polytechnic College ::

    . Bpcbapatla.net. 29 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529202714/http://bpcbapatla.net/. 29 May 2013. dead.
  37. Web site: The Bapatla College of Arts, Sciences. bcasbapatla.ac.in. 23 July 2014.
  38. Web site: List of Automatic Weather Stations (AWS). Indian Meteorological Department, AWS Lab. 29 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070520/http://www.imdaws.com/125_AWS.PDF. 4 March 2016. dead.
  39. News: Sona Masuri variety rice. 28 February 2016. Business Standard. 30 November 2011. Chennai/ Hyderabad. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614055146/http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/farmer-bodies-seek-fair-trade-of-sona-masuri-variety-rice-111113000036_1.html. 14 June 2017.
  40. News: Samuel Jonathan. P. Two new rice varieties developed. 28 February 2016. 25 May 2010. Guntur. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210406125001/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Two-new-rice-varieties-developed/article16040451.ece. 6 April 2021.
  41. Web site: List of Research Stations in the Krishna Zone. angrau.ac.in. 28 February 2016.
  42. News: Samuel Jonathan. P. Southern Air Command chief visits Suryalanka IAF station. 28 February 2016. 19 February 2015. Bapatla.

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