Duvvada | |
Native Name Lang: | telugu |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Pushpin Map: | India Visakhapatnam |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Visakhapatnam |
Coordinates: | 17.6997°N 83.1575°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Name2: | Visakhapatnam |
Governing Body: | Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 530046, 530049 |
Registration Plate: | AP 32 and AP 33 |
Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Duvvada is a suburban area of Visakhapatnam city, under the Revenue Mandal of Gajuwaka in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. A sub-post Office located at Duvvada with pincode 530046 and 530049.[1]
The name Duvvada was earlier Dvivada, meaning 'Two Forts' or 'Town of Two forts'.
APSRTC buses are accessible from Dwaraka Bus Station are 38Y & 400K. And also buses are access from surrounding areas are Gajuwaka, Kurmannapalem, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Aganampudi, Vadlapudi etc.
Route Number | Start | End | Via | |
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38Y | Duvvada Railway Station | RTC Complex | Kurmannaplem, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar | |
400K | Duvvada Railway Station | Maddilapalem | Kurmannaplem, Old Gajuwaka, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram, Scindia, Railway Station, RTC Complex |
Duvvada railway station serves about 108,000 passengers on a daily basis. Many of trains always rush like Jhanmabhoomi express, Ratnachal express which are intercity service to other big cities like Secunderabad, vijayawada and Guntur.[4]