Payakaraopeta | |
Nickname: | Gate Way of Visakhapatnam |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Andhra Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 17.3627°N 82.5572°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Andhra Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Anakapalli |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 14.5 |
Population Total: | 182878 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
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: | 531126 |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle Registration |
Registration Plate: | AP31 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
Leader Title: | MLA |
Leader Name: | Vangalapudi Anitha (TDP) |
Payakaraopeta is a City in anakapalli district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.[2] Payakaraopeta City is a gate Way of Visakhapatnam. Tuni and Payakaraopeta Cities are Twin Cities in Andhra Pradesh. Payakaraopeta City is fastest growing City in Andhra Pradesh. In the year 2011, The first AC library in united Andhra Pradesh was opened here.
As of Census 2021 the town has a population of 182,878. Average Sex Ratio of the town is of 1038 against state average of 993. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2864 which is 10.61 % of total population of Payakaraopeta. Child Sex Ratio in Payakaraopeta is around 978 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of the town is 76.81 % higher than state average of 67.02%.[3]
Payakaraopet City has an APSRTC bus station from where there are buses to Anakapalli, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Kakinada.It is located at a distance of 0km from Tuni. State runs APS RTC bus services from many cities in the State to this City. Being next to Tuni railway station, you can go anywhere in the country from this railway station.
Payakaraopeta is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
List of Elected Members:
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[5] [6] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.