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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tagarapuvalasa
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type =
| image_skyline = View of Tagarapuvalasa Town Visakhapatnam District.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = View of Thagarapuvalasa Town
| pushpin_map = India Visakhapatnam
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Visakhapatnam
| coordinates = {{coord|17|55|52|N|83|25|44|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Visakhapatnam]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Mandal]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Bheemunipatnam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| governing_body = [[ Visakhapatnam Municipality|GVMC]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| population_as_of =
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Telugu Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 531162
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-8933-XXX XXX
| registration_plate = AP-31
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
'''Tagarapuvalasa''' is a neighbourhood on the banks of [[River Gosthani]] is a part of Bheemunipatnam Municipality (BMC) in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Visakhapatnam.pdf|title=Mandal wise list of villages in Andhra Pradesh|publisher=Apland.ap.nic.in|access-date=2013-09-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319222910/http://apland.ap.nic.in/cclaweb/Districts_Alphabetical/Visakhapatnam.pdf|archive-date=2015-03-19}}</ref> It is located on the [[Kolkata]]–[[Chennai]] [[National Highway 16]]. <br>National Highway 43 diverts from Maharajupeta village north of Tagarapuvalasa. {{citation needed|date=July 2013}}

==History==
Traces of [[Human settlement|habitation]] and early trade in and around Tagarapuvalasa may be dated back to 3rd century BC or more as many Early [[Buddhist]] sites such as [[Pavurallakonda]], [[Gudiwada Dibba, Vizianagaram|Gudiwada Dibba]],<ref>{{cite web|author=B. Madhu Gopal |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/evidence-of-buddhist-site-found/article3980627.ece |title=Evidence of Buddhist site found |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-10-09 |access-date=2013-09-07}}</ref> Cherukupalli Gutta<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/21304077/Buddhist-remains-site-at-kotta-cherukupalli-Tagarapuvalasa |title=Buddhist remains site at kotta cherukupalli (Tagarapuvalasa) | interesting place |publisher=Wikimapia.org |access-date=2013-09-07}}</ref> and Pellikonda,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/27223348/Pellikonda-Buddhist-Site |title=Pellikonda Buddhist Site | place with historical importance, archaeological site, interesting place |publisher=Wikimapia.org |access-date=2013-09-07}}</ref> are explored, documented and excavated near to this town along the [[River Gosthani]]. This area once flourished as Madhyama [[Kalinga (historical kingdom)|Kalinga]] region.

==Geography==
Tagarapuvalasa and Chittivalasa are twin towns and located at 17°55′52″N 83°25′44″E.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Chittivalasa.html |title=Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Chittivalasa, India |publisher=Fallingrain.com |access-date=2013-09-07}}</ref>

==Transport==

;[[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]] routes:
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Route Number
!Start
!End
!Via
|-
|222
|Tagarapuvalasa/Chittivalasa Jn.
|Railway Station/RTC Complex
|[[Anandapuram]], [[Madhurawada]], [[Yendada]], [[Hanumanthavaka|Hanumanthuwaka]], [[Maddilapalem]]
|-
|222V
|Vizianagaram
|RTC Complex
|Tagarapuvalasa/Chittivalasa Jn., Anandapuram, Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem
|-
|111
|Tagarapuvalasa/Chittivalasa Jn.
|Kurmannapalem
|Anandapuram, Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad, Convent, Scindia, Malkapuram, Gajuwaka
|-
|111V
|Vizianagaram
|Kurmannapalem
|Tagarapuvalasa/Chittivalasa Jn., Anandapuram, Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex, Jagadamba Centre, Town Kotharoad, Convent, Scindia, Malkapuram, Gajuwaka
|-
|211
|Vizianagaram
|Visakhapatnam Railway Station
|Tagarapuvalasa/Chittivalasa Jn., Anandapuram, Madhurawada, Yendada, Hanumanthuwaka, Maddilapalem, RTC Complex
|-
|900T
|Tagarapuvalasa/Chittivalasa
|RTC Complex
|Bhimili, Thimmapuram, Rushikonda, Appughar, Pedawaltair, [[Siripuram, Visakhapatnam|Siripuram]], RTC Complex
|-
|888
|Tagarapuvalasa/Chittivalasa Jn.
|Anakapalli
|Anandapuram, Gudilova, Shontyam, Pendurthi, Sabbavaram, Sankaram
|-
|55T
|Tagarapuvalasa/Chittivalasa Jn.
|Scindia
|Anandapuram, Gudilova, Shontyam, Pendurthi, Vepagunta, Gopalapatnam, NAD Kotharoad, Airport, BHPV, Gajuwaka, Malkapuram
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam}}
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Towns in Visakhapatnam district]]
[[Category:Road junctions in India]]

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->Ravtsteja at 16:19, 25 December 2021