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	The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from [[Samalkota]] bus station.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bus Stations in Districts\|url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx\|website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation\|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> [[Samalkot railway station\|Samarlakota railway station]] is an important [[railway junction]] on the [[Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah-Chennai main line]]. The railway line to [[Kakinada]] branches at this railway junction. The nearest airport to Samalkota town is [[Rajahmundry Airport]] which is 40 km away.		The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from Samalkota bus station.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Bus Stations in Districts\|url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx\|website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation\|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> [[Samalkot railway station\|Samarlakota railway station]] is an important [[railway junction]] on the [[Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah-Chennai main line]]. The railway line to [[Kakinada]] branches at this railway junction. The nearest airport to Samalkota town is [[Rajahmundry Airport]] which is 40 km away.

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Samalrakota
| native_name = సామర్లకోట, సామల్కోట్
| native_name_lang = te
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Kumara Bhimarama Temple at Samalkota.jpg
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|17.0531|N|82.1695|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Godavari district|East Godavari]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name=civicbody>{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=28 January 2016|archive-url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=WAtuAAAAMAAJ|archive-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 14.88
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| elevation_m = 9
| population_total = 56864
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank = 3rd in East Godavari dist
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 533 440
| area_code = +91-884
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle Registration]]
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India|AP05 (Former)]]<br /> AP39 (from 30 January 2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>
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'''Samalkot''' or '''Samarlakota''' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:సామర్లకోట) is a town in [[East Godavari district]] of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The town also forms a part of [[Godavari Urban Development Authority]].<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Constitution of Godavari Urban Development Authority with headquarters at Godavari|url=http://urban.ap.gov.in/MAUD/Gazettee%20No.818.pdf|website=Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=9 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118222806/http://urban.ap.gov.in/MAUD/Gazettee%20No.818.pdf|archive-date=18 January 2017}}</ref> It was previously known as ''Chamarlakota'' ([[Telugu language|Telugu]]:చామర్లకోట) which dates back to a local ''Kaifiyat'' written during mid eighteenth century.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hK1IAQAAIAAJ|title=Sources of the History of India|volume=1|work= Nisith Ranjan Ray|publisher=Institute of Historical Studies|page=159|year=1978|isbn=9788186336472}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Samarlakota is located at {{Coord|17.0500|N|82.1833|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Samalkot.html Falling Rain Genomics. Samarlakota]</ref> It has an average elevation of 9 meters (32 feet).

== Transport ==
[[File:WAM 4 series loco at Samarlkot Junction.jpg|thumb|230px|WAM 4 series loco at Samarlakota Junction]]

The [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation]] operates bus services from [[Samalkota]] bus station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bus Stations in Districts|url=http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/Bus%20Stations.aspx|website=Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|access-date=9 March 2016}}</ref> [[Samalkot railway station|Samarlakota railway station]] is an important [[railway junction]] on the [[Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section]] of [[Howrah-Chennai main line]]. The railway line to [[Kakinada]] branches at this railway junction. The nearest airport to Samalkota town is [[Rajahmundry Airport]] which is 40 km away.

== Demographics ==
Samalkot is a Municipal town in the district of East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. The Samalkota is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Samalkot Municipality has a population of 56,864 of which 28,115 are males while 28,749 are females according to a report released by Census India 2011.

The population of residents of ages is 5793 which is 10.19% of total population of Samalkot. In Samalkot Municipality, female sex ratio is of 1023 against state average of 993. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Samalkot is around 948 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of Samalkot is 74.58% higher than state average of 67.02%. In Samalkot, Male literacy is around 78.77% while female literacy rate is 70.51%.

==Governance==
Samalkot Municipality has a total administration of over 16,044 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Many more manufacturing industries are at industrial estate and oil, food and spices industries a few companies to name like Ammbati subbanna&co of famous AS brand oil and Arun Dorakula Food & Spices company of ADR brand are situated in samalkot.

Religious organisations: [[Sri Chalukya Kumararama Sri Bhimeswaraswamy temple|Sri Chalukya Kumararaama Sri Bheemeswara]] swami vaari temple, prasanna aanjaneya swami temple, [[Ganpati Temple, Tasgaon|Ganapati Temple]], Mehar complex, mutyalamma temple, Sai Baba Temple, station centre, are famous temples in Samalkot. St.Anthony Shrine (Catholic church), Centenary Baptist Church, [[Augustana Lutheran Church (Sioux City, Iowa)|Augustana Lutheran church]] & Andhra Baptist Churches are famous churches in Samalkot.

== Education ==
The first boarding school was established in 1882<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=J2lQAQAAMAAJ&q=baptist+samalkot&dq=baptist+samalkot&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvht-0h__UAhWLp48KHTj0DIgQ6AEIKzAB ''Baptist Missionary Review'', Volume 26, 1922, p.468]</ref> by the [[Canadian Baptist Mission]]<ref>Sivasankaranarayana, M. V. Rajagopal, N. Ramesan (Compiled), ''Andhra Pradesh District Gazetteers: [[East Godavari]]'', Printed by Director of Printing and Stationery at the Government Secretariat Press, Hyderabad, 1979, p.429. [https://books.google.com/books?id=yshhAAAAIAAJ&q=c.b.m.boarding+samalkota&dq=c.b.m.boarding+samalkota&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6tOKchv_UAhUJQo8KHYaRALUQ6AEIJjAB]</ref> known as the [[Canadian Baptist Ministries|C. B. M.]] Boys' School.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wsTYAAAAMAAJ&q=baptist+samalkot&dq=baptist+samalkot&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvht-0h__UAhWLp48KHTj0DIgQ6AEIPzAG ''Indian Church History Review'', Volume 13, 1979, p.70]</ref> Notable among those who were associated includes [[A. B. Masilamani]]<ref name="RR">[[R. R. Sundara Rao]], ''Bhakti Theology in the Telugu Hymnal'', CISRS, Bangalore, 1993, pp.48, 56, 57. [https://books.google.com/books?ei=n1mMVdWiMtWOuASd4ILIBw&id=h10qAAAAYAAJ&dq=bhakti+theology&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=masilamani]</ref> and also his Teacher [[Chetty Bhanumurthy]].<ref name="RR"/>

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Education Department|url=http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|publisher=School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220545/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal {{!}} AP State Portal|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|website=www.ap.gov.in|access-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155331/http://www.ap.gov.in/department/organizations/school-education/|archive-date=7 November 2016}}</ref> The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English and Telugu.

== References ==
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{{Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh}}
{{East Godavari district}}

[[Category:Hindu holy cities]]
[[Category:Towns in East Godavari district]]

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