| Gajapathinagaram | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 18.3°N 83.3333°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vizianagaram |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.04 |
| Elevation M: | 69 |
| Population Total: | 5687 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 535270 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08965 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle Registration |
| Registration Plate: | AP35 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2] |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Leader Name: | Appalanarasayya Botcha |
Gajapathinagaram is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gajapathinagaram mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division. It is located on National Highway 26 between Vizianagaram and Ramabhadrapuram.
According to the Imperial Gazetteer,[3] Gajapathinagaram Tahsil in Vizianagaram district had about 228 villages and covered an area of 333sqmi. The population in 1901 was 1,34,553, compared with 1,24,057 in 1891.
India census,[4] Gajapathinagaram had a population of 5,282. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Gajapathinagaram has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 53%. In Gajapathinagaram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Gajapathinagaram mandal had a population of 56,054 in 2001. Males constitute 27,770 and females 28,284 of the population. The average literacy rate of the mandal population is 45%. Male literacy rate is 56% and that of females 34%.
There are 35 revenue villages and 28 panchayats in this mandal.
As it is centre for so many villages, it has several shops for clothing. It has shops like Venkata Gayatri, Lifestyle, Ayyappa Readymades, Reload Men's Wear (number 1), and Youth Trends.
List of Members of Legislative Assembly:[5]
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[6] [7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
