Gnanapuram Explained

Gnanapuram
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Image Alt:St. Peter's High School at Gnanapuram
Pushpin Map:India Visakhapatnam
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates:17.7201°N 83.2862°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Visakhapatnam
Governing Body:Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Unit Pref:Metric
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:530004
Registration Plate:AP

Gnanapuram[1] is one of the residential areas in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.[2]

History

Gnanapuram is supposed to be the ancient neighbourhood of the city. Founded sometime in 1880 by the spiritual order of Roman Catholic Mission called Francis De Sales, whose first Bishop was Right Reverend Tissot, The Roman Catholic Mission, the church, educational institutions, and the economy prevailed in the 1880 and beyond.

Convent Junction

Convent Junction or Chavula Madhum is one of the notable name in Visakhapatnam from the old days. From Gajuwaka and Kancharapalem buses are passing this junction.

School

St. Peter's High School is a very famous school in Visakhapatnam. This is a very old school. This school is a Telugu(language) medium school with state curriculam(SSC) of Andhra Pradesh. St. Peter's High School is well known in the area as a quality public education provider for children from low and medium income families. This school also has its primary school division at the same location(Gnanapuram, Visakhapatnam).

Transport

Gnanapuram is a centrally located residential area beside Visakhapatnam Railway Station, and is well connected to all places in the city of Visakhapatnam.

References

  1. News: Ancient locality founded by the Roman Catholic Mission. The Hindu. 25 April 2013. Benjamin. Ravi P..
  2. News: introduction of the area . St Joseph abt . 2010-09-27 . 2016-10-11.