| Nuzvid | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 16.7881°N 80.8465°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eluru district |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mandal |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nuzvid |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Nuziveedu Municipality |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Leader Name: | Kolusu Partha Sarathi // TDP |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.69 |
| Elevation M: | 81 |
| Population Total: | 1,48,590 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages = Telugu |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Telugu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | AP 39 |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Eluru |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Assembly constituency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Nuzvid |
| Website: | www.nuzvidthemangocity.com |
Nuzvid, natively spelled Nuzividu or Nuziveedu is a city in the Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the administrative headquarters for Nuzvid mandal and Nuzvid revenue division.[3] [4]
Nuzvid is located at . It has an average elevation of 81m (266feet).[5]
Census of India, the town had a population of 132,590. There were 66,117 males and 66,473 females — a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.[6] 5,213 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,606 are boys and 2,607 are girls—a ratio of 1000 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 82.37%, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.[7]
Civic administration
Nuzvid municipality is the civic body of the city. It is a I–Grade Municipality, which was constituted in the year 1983. It is spread over an area of 28.69km2 and has 32 election wards.
The Mango orchards are in abundance with Chinna rasalu, Banginapalli, Totapuri varieties, those are even exported to foreign countries.[8] [9] It even generates revenue for Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone, in terms of freight loading. In the year, 2009–10, 34,314 tonnes of mangoes were loaded to generate an income of .[10]
The town has a total road length of 153.6km (95.4miles).[11] The Tiruvuru road connects it with NH 221 in the north-west and the Hanuman Junction road connects it to NH 5 in the south-east.[12] The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Nuzvid bus station.[13] Nuzvid railway station is under the jurisdiction of Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone. It is situated on the Howrah-Chennai main line.[14]
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[15] [16] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.
Nuzvid is an educational centre for the surrounding areas with colleges including Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid, Krishna University, Sarathi Inst. of Technology, Nuzvid Polytechnic.