| Madhurawada | |
| Native Name Lang: | te |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Visakhapatnam |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Visakhapatnam |
| Coordinates: | 17.8017°N 83.3533°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Name2: | Visakhapatnam |
| Government Type: | Mayor-council |
| Governing Body: | GVMC |
| 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: | 530048 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle Registration |
| Registration Plate: | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
Madhurawada is a major business and residential area of Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the Visakhapatnam-Vizianagaram stretch of National Highway 16 around 16 km from the city center of Visakhapatnam.
This region is famous for its Visakhapatnam IT Special Economic Zone, located in the proposed digitally-enabled smart urban city.[2] Among the state Tourism Department's six major projects announced in 2018, planning has begun on a Special Tourism Zone with 250 acres for hotels, an amusement park, and oceanarium.[3]
This suburb consists of many popular tourist sites, such as Pothinamallayya Palem, Chandrampalem, Mithilapuri VUDA colony, Revallapalem, Ganeshnagar, and Port colony.
Madhurawada was the site of a pre-historic culture during the Neolithic period. As reported by an Andhra University professor, "on the Visakhapatnam coast the Neolithic folk settled on the red sediments, and their cultural remains were subsequently covered by the aeolian sands as revealed by studies at Ramayogi Agraharam, Paradesipalem, Madhurawada, Marikavalasa, and Lankelapalem."[4]
Madhurawada is a major commercial center with shopping spaces including a DMart, Reliance Trends and Reliance Digital for retail and a Metro Cash & Carry for wholesale purchases.[5] [6] [7] Srikanya Cinepolis, STBL Cine World, and Durga Theatre are the major movie theaters.[8]
| Route Number | Start | End | Via | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25K | Bakkannapalem | Old Head Post Office | Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad | |
| 25M | Marikavalasa | Old Head Post Office | Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad | |
| 25G | Ganeshnagar | Old Head Post Office | Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad | |
| 25S | YSR Nagar | Old Head Post Office | Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad | |
| 25R | Gurajada Nagar | Railway Station | Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex | |
| 25J | Sevanagar | Railway Station | Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex | |
| 25E | Kommadi | Old Head Post Office | Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad | |
| 222 | Tagarapuvalasa | RTC Complex | Anandapuram, Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex | |
| 999 | Bhimunipatnam | RTC Complex | Anandapuram, Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex | |
| 111 | Tagarapuvalasa | Kurmannapalem | Anandapuram, Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad |