Narsipatnam is a
census town in
Anakapalle district of the
Indian state
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of
Andhra Pradesh
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. It was upgraded from a
gram panchayat into
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in 2012. The town is spread over an area of The resting place of the revolutionary Indian freedom fighter
Alluri Sitarama Raju is located in Krishna Devi Peta village of Narsipatnam.
Geography
Narsipatnam is located at . It has an average elevation of 58 metres (190 feet). This is one of the five places in India where the IST line passes
Demographics
Census of India
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, the town had a population of 33,757. The total population constitutes, 16,076 males and 17,681 females—a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000.
3,262 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,684 are boys and 1,578 are girls—a ratio of 937 per 1000.The average literacy rate stands at 78.83% with 24,040 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.
Town parts
Narsipatnam had census towns of Balighattam and
Peda Bodepalle which is part of the Narsipatnam municipality.
Temples
the famous Brahmalingeswara swamy temple in Balighattam is said to have been built by Lord brahma
Transport
Narsipatnam railway station is classified as a ''D–category'' stations in the
Vijayawada railway division of
South Coast Railway zone.
APSRTC bus service is available to district headquarters
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam (; List of renamed places in India, formerly known as Vizagapatam, and also referred to as Vizag, Visakha, and Waltair) is the largest and most populous metropolitan city in the States and union territories of India, Indian stat ...
and
Tuni Railway station and to Bhadrachalam, Chintapalli, Sileru, Malkangiri,
Anakapalli, Chodavaram,
Kakinada, Annavaram.
Legislative Assembly
Narsipatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,95,804 registered voters in Narsipatnam constituency in 2009 elections.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.
The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.
References
{{Anakapalli district
Cities and towns in Anakapalli district