Ramachandrapuram, Konaseema district explained

Ramachandrapuram
Native Name Lang:	te
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates:	16.85°N 82.02°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	13.98
Population Total:	43657
Population As Of:	2011
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Footnotes:	^[2]
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Demographics1 Info1:	Telugu
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code:	533255
Registration Plate Type:	Vehicle Registration
Registration Plate:	AP05 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)^[3]
Leader Title:	MLA
Leader Name:	Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna

Ramachandrapuram is a town in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a Municipality which serves as the headquarters of Ramachandrapuram mandal and Ramachandrapuram revenue division.^[4]

Geography

Ramachandrapuram is located at .^[5] It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet).

Demographics

Census of India, the town had a population of . The total population constitute, males, females and children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 82.25% with literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.^[6]

Transport

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Ramachandrapuram bus station.^[7] Ramachandrapuram railway station lies on Kakinada-Kotipalli railway line. The nearest major railway stations to the town are Kakinada Town railway station which is 30km away and Rajahmundry railway station which is 35km away. Rajahmundry Airport is 45km away from town.

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.^[8] ^[9] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

Notes and References

Web site: Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs. Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. 28 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf. 28 January 2016. PDF.
Web site: Census 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 29 August 2014.
News: New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203234146/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html . dead . 3 February 2019 . 9 June 2019 . The New Indian Express . 31 January 2019 . Vijayawada.
News: K.N. Murali Sankar. All set for creation of new revenue division . 10 June 2015. The Hindu. 4 April 2013. Kakinada.
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Ramachandrapuram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ramachandrapuram
Web site: Chapter–3 (Literates and Literacy rate) . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 24 August 2014. PDF.
Web site: Bus Stations in Districts. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation . 9 March 2016.
Web site: School Education Department. School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 7 November 2016. PDF. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220545/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf. 7 November 2016.
Web site: The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal AP State Portal. www.ap.gov.in. 7 November 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/. 7 November 2016.