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