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| name                   = Rampachodavaram
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| image_caption           = Bhupathipalem Reservoir, Rampachodavaram
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| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Polavaram district|Polavaram]]
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| area_footnotes           = <ref name=census>{{cite web
|title=District Census Handbook - East Godavari |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2814_PART_B_DCHB_EAST%20GODAVARI.pdf |website=Census of India|access-date=18 January 2015|pages=16–18, 54–55|format=PDF}}</ref>
|title=District Census Handbook - East Godavari |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2814_PART_B_DCHB_EAST%20GODAVARI.pdf |website=Census of India|access-date=18 January 2015|pages=16–18, 54–55|format=PDF}}</ref>
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| elevation_m             = 162
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| population_total       = 9952
| population_total         = 9952
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| 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>
| 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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203234146/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2019 |access-date=9 June 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=31 January 2019 |location=Vijayawada}}</ref>
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| leader_title            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name              = Miriyala Sirisha Devi
}}
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'''Rampachodavaram''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Rampachodavaram mandal]] in the [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Rampachodavaram mandal is located in the [[Rampachodavaram revenue division]].<ref name=census />   
'''Rampachodavaram''' is headquarters of [[Polavaram district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is located in Rampachodavaram mandal of [[Rampachodavaram revenue division]].<ref name=census />  Rampachodavaram is known for its dense jungle and waterfalls which can be accessed by road transport only.
 
==History==
In 2022, as a part of the raising the number of districts in Andhra Pradesh from 13 to 26, Visakhapatnam district was split into three districts – [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district]], [[Anakapalli district]] and [[Visakhapatnam district]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.yovizag.com/visakhapatnam-divided-into-3-new-districts-by-the-ap-state-government/ | title= Visakhapatnam divided into 3 new districts by the AP State Government |publisher= Yo!Vizag| access-date = 27 January 2024}}</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], Rampachodavaram had a population of 9,952 with 2,485 households. The total population constitute, 5,242 males and 4,710 females —a sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males. 943 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 458 are boys and 485 are girls, —a ratio of 1059 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 84.50% with 7,613 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011)
 
|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government|access-date=5 September 2014|page=43 |format=PDF}}</ref>
{{As of|2011}} [[Census of India]], Rampachodavaram had a population of 9,952 with 2,485 households. The total population constitute, 5,242 males and 4,710 females —a sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males. 943 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 458 are boys and 485 are girls, —a ratio of 1059 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 84.50% with 7,613 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.<ref name=census /><ref>{{cite web|title=Literacy of AP (Census 2011)|url=http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|publisher=Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government|access-date=5 September 2014|page=43|format=PDF|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213923/http://www.ap.gov.in/AP%20State%20Statistical%20Abstract%20May%202014/2%20AP%20Demography.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Transport ==
== Transport ==
State run [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]] runs bus services from [[Rajahmundry]] to Rampachodavarm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apsrtc.gov.in/T_East%20Godavari.aspx|title=Tourist Services in East Godavari Region|access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref>
State run [[Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation|APSRTC]] runs bus services from [[Rajahmundry|Rajamahendravaram]] to Rampachodavarm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apsrtc.gov.in/T_East%20Godavari.aspx|title=Tourist Services in East Godavari Region|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-date=13 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113181428/http://www.apsrtc.gov.in/T_East%20Godavari.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
It is 40&nbsp;km from [[Rajahmundry Airport]]
It is 40km from [[Rajahmundry Airport|Rajamahendravaram Airport]]
 
Rampachodavaram is known for its dense jungle and waterfalls which can be accessed by road transport only.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[List of census towns in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Alluri Sitharama Raju district#Administrative divisions|Revenue divisions and mandals in Alluri Sitharama Raju district]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Polavaram district}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Polavaram district]]
[[Category:District headquarters of Andhra Pradesh]]


{{Alluri Sitharama Raju-geo-stub}}
{{Alluri Sitharama Raju district}}


[[Category:Cities and towns in Alluri Sitharama Raju district]]
{{AndhraPradesh-geo-stub}}
[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Alluri Sitharama Raju district]]

Latest revision as of 21:45, 22 February 2026

Rampachodavaram
Bhupathipalem Reservoir, Rampachodavaram
Bhupathipalem Reservoir, Rampachodavaram
Rampachodavaram is located in Andhra Pradesh
Rampachodavaram
Rampachodavaram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 17°27′00″N 81°46′00″E / 17.4500°N 81.7667°E / 17.4500; 81.7667
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPolavaram
Government
 • MLAMiriyala Sirisha Devi
Area
 • Total4.99 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation
162 m (531 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total9,952
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle RegistrationAP05 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2]

Rampachodavaram is headquarters of Polavaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Rampachodavaram mandal of Rampachodavaram revenue division.[1] Rampachodavaram is known for its dense jungle and waterfalls which can be accessed by road transport only.

Geography[edit | edit source]

Chodavaram is located at 17°27′00″N 81°46′00″E / 17.4500°N 81.7667°E / 17.4500; 81.7667.[3] It has an average elevation of 162 metres (534 ft).

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As of 2011 Census of India, Rampachodavaram had a population of 9,952 with 2,485 households. The total population constitute, 5,242 males and 4,710 females —a sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males. 943 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 458 are boys and 485 are girls, —a ratio of 1059 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 84.50% with 7,613 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%.[1][4]

Transport[edit | edit source]

State run APSRTC runs bus services from Rajamahendravaram to Rampachodavarm.[5] It is 40km from Rajamahendravaram Airport

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "District Census Handbook - East Godavari" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 16–18, 54–55. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. Chodavaram at Fallingrain.com
  4. "Literacy of AP (Census 2011)" (PDF). Official Portal of Andhra Pradesh Government. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  5. "Tourist Services in East Godavari Region". Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2017.

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