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Narsipatnam

Narsipatnam
నర్సీపట్నం
Census Town
Narsipatnam Road railway station
Narsipatnam Road railway station
Narsipatnam is located in Andhra Pradesh
Narsipatnam
Narsipatnam
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°39′54″N 82°36′50″E / 17.665°N 82.614°E / 17.665; 82.614Coordinates: 17°39′54″N 82°36′50″E / 17.665°N 82.614°E / 17.665; 82.614
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Government
 • Type municipality
Area
 • Total 42.00 km2 (16.22 sq mi)
Elevation 58 m (190 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 33,757
 • Density 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 531116

Narsipatnam is a census town in Visakhapatnam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The samadhi or the resting place of the revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju is located in Krishna Devi Peta village of Narsipatnam.

Narsipatnam is located at 17°40′N 82°37′E / 17.67°N 82.62°E / 17.67; 82.62. It has an average elevation of 58 metres (190 feet).

As of 2011Census of India, 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%.

Narsipatnam railway station is classified as a D–category stations in the Vijayawada railway division of South Central Railway zone situated at Chinnagummuluru.

Narsipatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,95,804 registered voters in Narsipatnam constituency in 2009 elections.

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.


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