Singupuram
Singupuram | |
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![]() ![]() Singupuram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
Coordinates: 18°21′27″N 83°58′19″E / 18.357436°N 83.971820°ECoordinates: 18°21′27″N 83°58′19″E / 18.357436°N 83.971820°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Srikakulam |
Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,273 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 532185 |
Vehicle Registration | AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1] |
Lok Sabha constituency | Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Srikakulam (Assembly constituency) |
Singupuram is a census town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Singupuram was originally called simhapura.
Geography[]
It is located 9 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, and 100 km from the State capital Visakhapatnam.
Demographics[]
According to the 2011 census of India, Singupuram had a population of 12,273 with 2,774 households.
Healthcare[]
A Primary Health Centre (PHC) is located there along with four to five private hospitals.
Transport[]
National Highway 16 bypasses the town and is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral highway network. Srikakulam is the nearest city to Singupuram, approximately 7 km southwest of Singupuram. Road connectivity is also present from Srikakulam to Singupuram.
SH37 connects Singupuram town with Parvathipuram, Veeraghattam, Palakonda, Kalingapatnam.
Education[]
Colleges[]
- Gurajada Education
- Vaishnavi engineering college
- SISTAM engineering college
Schools[]
- ZPHS
- M.P.P School
- Kgvb Srikakulam
- Sarada Vidyaniketan
- Kv singupuram
- Shiva Sivani Public School
- Vidatri vidyalayam
- Keshava Reddy School
- Gayatri school
- Kendriya Vidyalayam
Politics[]
Two days before polling in the 2004 elections, Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu survived an assassination attempt by Naxalites (Maoists) who attempted to bomb his vehicle in Singupuram.[2] Following his re-election, he was made the party leader in the Lok Sabha.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Seetharamaiah, K V (19 April 2014). "Yerran Naidu hurt in Naxal attack". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- Cities and towns in Srikakulam district
- Srikakulam district geography stubs