Mulagada

Mulagada
Neighbourhood
Mulagada Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17.699095°N 83.224024°E / 17.699095; 83.224024
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Founded by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Body	GVMC
Population
• Total	175,575
Language
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	530011
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Visakhapatnam West
Lok Sabha constituency	Visakhapatnam

Mulagada is a neighbourhood in the city of Visakhapatnam and headquarters of Mulagada mandal in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is under the administration of Visakhapatnam revenue division.

History

In 1802, Visakhapatnam was formed when the Northern Circars were split into five districts. Srikakulam district was carved out of Vishakhapatnam district in 1950 Vizianagaram district was formed in 1979 by transferring some portions of Srikakulam and Viskhapatnam districts.

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.

Geography

It is located on the south fringe of Visakhapatnam city.

The mandal is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for the civic amenities in Mulagada . It is bounded by Gajuwaka mandal and Pedagantyada mandal.

Wards

Mulagada mandal consists of following wards

1. Malkapuram
2. Gullalapalem
3. Mulagada

Nearby localities

Malkapuram (2km), Gajuwaka (3km), Pedagantyada (6km) are the nearby localities.

Economy

Since most of the heavy industries established in Visakhapatnam, like Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam and Coromandel International lie in close proximity of Mulagada, its growth has mirrored that of Visakhapatnam.

Organisations like Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Coromandel International, Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Eastern Naval Command are located in this area.

A view of HPCL from Yarada Hill, Visakhapatnam

Coromandel International Limited is an Indian corporation founded in the early 1960s by IMC and Chevron Companies of USA. Originally named Coromandel Fertilisers, the company is in the business of fertilizers, pesticides and specialty nutrients. The company is also in rural retail business at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh through its Mana Gromor Centres.

A view of the Hindustan Shipyard at Visakhapatnam

Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) is a shipyard located in Visakhapatnam on the east coast of India. Founded as the Scindia Shipyard, it was built by industrialist Walchand Hirachand as a part of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. Walchand selected Visakhapatnam as a strategic and ideal location and took possession of land in November 1940.

Eastern Naval Command

The Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy is one of its three major formations. It utilizes Visakhapatnam as its headquarters, and has bases there and at Kolkata. It is the first and largest naval command in India.

Transport

APSRTC routes

Route Number	Start	End	Via
400	Gajuwaka	RTC Complex	New Gajuwaka, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam Railway Station
99	Gajuwaka	R.K.Beach	New Gajuwaka, Sriharipuram, Malkapuram, Scindia, Naval Dockyard, Old Post Office, Jagadamba, Maharanipeta
600	Scindia	Anakapalli	Malkapuram, Sriharipuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, Aganampudi, Lankelapalem
55	Scindia	Simhachalam	Malkapuram, Sriharipuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, Narava, Airport, NAD Junction, Gopalapatnam
55K	Scindia	Kothavalasa	Malkapuram, Sriharipuram, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, Narava, Airport, NAD Junction, Gopalapatnam, Pendurthi
38J	Janatha Colony	RTC Complex	Jawahar Nagar, Coromandel, New Gajuwaka, Old Gajuwaka, Narava, Airport, NAD Junction, Kancherapalem, Gurudwar

See also

• Revenue divisions and mandals in Visakhapatnam district