Krishnapatnam or Kistnapatam is a

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town in Muthukur mandal of

Tirupati district Tirupati district () is one of the eight districts of Rayalaseema region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The district headquarters is located at Tirupati city. This district is known for its numerous historic temples, including the Hindu ...

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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 Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited is power generating organization in Andhra Pradesh. It undertakes operation and maintenance of the power plants and also setting up new power projects alongside upgrading the project's capacity ...

set up a 1600 MW power station named as

Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station is located in Nelatur Village, near Krishnapatnam and at a distance of 23 km from Nellore city of Andhra Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of ''Andhra Pradesh P ...

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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