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Gajapathinagaram

FieldValue
nameGajapathinagaram
native_name_langte
settlement_typeCensus Town
image_skylineDry landscape view at Gajapathinagaram.jpg
image_captionDry landscape view at Gajapathinagaram
pushpin_mapIndia Andhra Pradesh
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Andhra Pradesh, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Andhra Pradesh
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Vizianagaram
established_title
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km21.04
elevation_m69
population_total5690
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Telugu
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code535270
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code08965
registration_plate_typeVehicle Registration
registration_plateAP35 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)
leader_titleMLA
leader_nameKondapalli Srinivas

AP39 (from 30 January 2019)

Gajapathinagaram is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gajapathinagaram mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division. It is located on National Highway 26 between Vizianagaram and Ramabhadrapuram.

Demographics

According to the Imperial Gazetteer, Gajapathinagaram Tahsil in Vizianagaram district had about 228 villages and covered an area of 333 sqmi. The population in 1901 was 1,34,553, compared with 1,24,057 in 1891.

India census, Gajapathinagaram had a population of 5,282. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Gajapathinagaram has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 53%. In Gajapathinagaram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Gajapathinagaram mandal had a population of 56,054 in 2001. Males constitute 27,770 and females 28,284 of the population. The average literacy rate of the mandal population is 45%. Male literacy rate is 56% and that of females 34%.

There are 35 revenue villages and 28 panchayats in this mandal.

Legislative Assembly

List of Members of Legislative Assembly:

  • 1955 - Kusuma Gajapathi Raju and Gantyana Suryanarayana
  • 1962 -Taddi sanyasinaidu and
  • 1967 and 1972 - Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju
  • 1978 and 1985 - Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu
  • 1983 - Jampana Satyanarayana Raju
  • 1999 - Thadi Sanyasi Appala Naidu
  • 1989, 1994 and 2004 - Padala Aruna
  • 2009 - Botcha Appala Narasaiah
  • 2014 - K A NAIDU
  • 2019 - Botcha Appala Narasaiah
  • 2024 - Kondapalli Srinivas

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

References

  1. (October 2017). "District Census Handbook - Vizianagaram".
  2. (31 January 2019). "New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express.
  3. [https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V12_130.gif Gajapathinagaram in Imperial Gazetteer]
  4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
  5. "Election Commission of India 1978-2004 results.Gajapathinagaram".
  6. "School Education Department". School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  7. "The Department of School Education - Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal".
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