Krishnapatnam or Kistnapatam is a

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town in Muthukur mandal of Nellore district in

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Demographics

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, 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 65.22% with literates, significantly lower than the national average of 73.00%.

Location

;Hinterland Vast hinterland covering Southern Andhra Pradesh, Districts of Rayalseema, North Tamil Nadu and Eastern Karnataka Being on Eastern Coast, supports LOOK EAST Exim Trade Policy

Power projects

A 4000 MW UMPP with investment of Rs17,500 Crores is being constructed. Besides this UMPP, APGENCO set up a 1600 MW power station named as Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station at Krishnapatnam.

Smart City

Nellore shall transform into a smart city with support from Confederation of Indian Industries CII as reported a
The Hindu - CII to help Nellore become a smart city

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