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Nuzvid, natively spelled Nuzividu or Nuziveedu is a city in the
Eluru district Eluru district is a district in coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Eluru as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant List of districts of Andhra Pradesh, t ...
of the
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n state of
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
. It serves as the administrative headquarters for
Nuzvid mandal Nuzvid mandal is one of the 28 mandals in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Nuzvid revenue division, with headquarters at Nuzvid. MLA Name =Sree Kolusu Pardhasaradhi (TDP) , MPDO = Sree C. ...
and
Nuzvid revenue division Nuzvid revenue division is an administrative division in the Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 3 revenue divisions in the district with 6 mandals under its administration. Nuzvid serves as the headquarters ...
.


Geography

Nuzvid is located at . It has an average elevation of .


Demographics

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, the town had a population of 132,590. There were 66,117 males and 66,473 females — a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 5,213 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,606 are boys and 2,607 are girls—a ratio of 1000 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 82.37%, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.


Governance

Civic administration Nuzvid
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
is the civic body of the city. It is a ''I–Grade Municipality'', which was constituted in the year 1983. It is spread over an area of and has 32 election wards.


Economy

The
Mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It originated from the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in South and Southeast As ...
orchards An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit- or nut-producing trees that are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of lar ...
are in abundance with
Chinna rasalu Chinna rasalu or Chinnarasamulu is an Indian mango variety originating in Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is a particularly juicy variety and it is grown across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in Southern India. Cheruku rasalu is a larger, swee ...
,
Banginapalli Banaganapalli is a town in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It lies in Nandyal district, 38 km west of the city of Nandyal. Banaganapalli is famous for its mangoes and has a cultivar, ''Banaganapalli'', named after it. Between 1790 and ...
,
Totapuri The Totapuri mango, or Ginimoothi, is a cultivar that is widely grown in south India and is partially cultivated in Sri Lanka. It also goes by the names Bangalore, Collector, Kallamai, Kili Mooku, Gilli, Mukku, "Ottu", and Sandersha. In Bengaluru ...
varieties, those are even exported to foreign countries. It even generates revenue for
Vijayawada railway division Vijayawada railway division is one of the six railway divisions under South Coast Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. History It was formed as one of the eig ...
of
South Central Railway zone South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka. It has three divisions under its administration, wh ...
, in terms of freight loading. In the year, 2009–10, 34,314 tonnes of mangoes were loaded to generate an income of .


Transport

The town has a total road length of . The
Tiruvuru Tiruvuru is a town in NTR district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a Municipality in Tiruvuru mandal of Tiruvuru revenue division. Governance Tiruvuru municipality is the civic administrative body of the town. It was constitut ...
road connects it with NH 221 in the north-west and the
Hanuman Junction Hanuman Junction is a town which lies between the borders of Krishna district, Krishna and Eluru district, Eluru District of Andhra Pradesh state in India. Hanuman Junction gets its name because it is located in the Junction (road), X-Junctio ...
road connects it to NH 5 in the south-east. The
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administrative Block of RTC House in Pandit Ne ...
operates bus services from Nuzvid bus station. Nuzvid railway station is under the jurisdiction of
Vijayawada railway division Vijayawada railway division is one of the six railway divisions under South Coast Railways of the Indian Railways. The headquarters of the division are located at Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. History It was formed as one of the eig ...
of
South Central Railway zone South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways. The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka. It has three divisions under its administration, wh ...
. It is situated on the Howrah-Chennai main line.


Bus Transport

* Nuzvid have Bus Depot and bus stand operated by
APSRTC The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its headquarters is located at NTR Administ ...
. * Mainly buses are operated to different routes like
Vijayawada Vijayawada ( ), formerly known by its colonial name Bezawada, is the second largest city and a major commercial hub in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. The city forms an integral part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region and is situated on th ...
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Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
,
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,
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 ...
,
Kadapa Kadapa is a city in the southern part of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located in the Rayalaseema region, and is the district headquarters of YSR Kadapa district. It is located south of the Penna River. The city is surrounded on three sides by ...
,
Bhadrachalam Bhadrachalam is a census town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the Indian state of Telangana. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage town with the Bhadrachalam Temple of Rama, situated on the banks of Godavari River. It is located east of sta ...
, Tirupathi and Yerra Gondapalam, Satthupally,
Machilipatnam Machilipatnam (), also known as Masulipatnam and Bandar (), is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Krishna district. It is also the Tehsil, mandal ...
. * Every 20 mins we have NON-Stop Buses to Vijayawada.


Railway Station

* Nuzvid station is far away from Nuzvid town (20 km away) at Hanuman Junction, it is located between in Chennai and Howarh railway route. * From Nuzvid station nearly 15+ trains will halt at Nuzvid Station and 50+ trains will cross the station on daily basis.


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 and Telugu. Nuzvid is an educational centre for the surrounding areas with colleges including Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Nuzvid, Krishna University, Sarathi Inst. of Technology, Nuzvid Polytechnic.


See also

* Villages in Nuzvid mandal


References


External links

{{Authority control Towns in Krishna district Mandal headquarters in Krishna district Towns in Andhra Pradesh Capital Region