| Pathapatnam | |
| Pushpin Map: | India Andhra Pradesh |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 18.75°N 84.0833°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Srikakulam |
| Parts Type: | Talukas |
| Parts: | Pathapatnam |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.92 |
| Population Total: | 15954 |
| 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: | 532213 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 08946 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle Registration |
| Registration Plate: | AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2] |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Srikakulam |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Pathapatnam |
| Leader Title: | MLA |
| Leader Name: | Mamidi Govinda Rao |
Pathapatnam is a town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Pathapatnam mandal of Tekkali revenue division.[3] Pathapatnam is located on the border of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and Gajapati district of Odisha. Parlakhemundi, the headquarters of Gajapati District, can be considered as twin town of Pathapatnam because of its close proximity. It is located around 65 km from srikakulam. It was the old capital of Paralakhemundi Gajapati Maharajah of his erstwhile kingdom.
Pathapatnam is located at 18.75°N 84.0833°W.It has an average elevation of 82 meters (272 feet). It is located on the banks of Mahendratanaya River which is a tributary of Vamsadhara River
Pathapatnam is a town located in Pathapatnam mandal of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh with total 3797 families residing. The Pathapatnam village has population of 15954 of which 7919 are males while 8035 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Pathapatnam village population of children with age 0-6 is 1468 which makes up 9.20% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pathapatnam village is 1015 which is higher than Andhra Pradesh state average of 993. Child Sex Ratio for the Pathapatnam as per census is 955, higher than Andhra Pradesh average of 939.
Pathapatnam village has higher literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Pathapatnam village was 78.57% compared to 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. In Pathapatnam Male literacy stands at 85.24% while female literacy rate was 72.04%.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Pathapatnam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.
National Highway 326A (India) Connects Pathapatnam town. State Highways 96 and 93 are connected to pathapatnam town from Tekkali and meliyaputti mandals.
Pathapatnam town is well connect to Tekkali and Meliyaputti mandals.
Pathapatnam can be reached by train via the Naupada-Gunupur branch line. The railway station is Pathapatnam (PHM) station of East Coast Railway Zone. It is connected to Howrah-Chennai main line. There are plenty of buses say every 15 minutes from district headquarters srikakulam
It's easy to reach Pathapatnam by State transport corporation busses.
Pathapatnam is Connected by APSRTC busses, from Palasa, Tekkali and from Srikakulam bus stations. More than 70 ordinary bus services runs by APSRTC, to this town from Palasa, Tekkali, Srikakulam, Hiramandalam.
APSRTC running Express busses services from Anakapalli to Paralakhemundi, by connecting Pathapatnam.
Pathapatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,27,757 registered voters in this constituency in 1999 elections.It consists of 5 mandals.
List of Elected Members:
| Year | Winner Candidate | Party | Votes | Runner Candidate | Party | Votes | Margin (Majority) | |
| 2004 | Kalamata Mohanrao | TDP | 44,357 | Gorle Haribabu Naidu | INC | 42,293 | 2,064 | |
| 2009 | Satrucharla Vijaya Rama Raju | INC | 58936 | Kalamata Venkata Ramana | TDP | 38146 | 20790 |