Mulagada

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Mulagada
Neighbourhood
Mulagada is located in Andhra Pradesh
Mulagada
Mulagada
Location in Visakhapatnam
Coordinates: 17°41′57″N 83°13′26″E / 17.699095°N 83.224024°E / 17.699095; 83.224024Coordinates: 17°41′57″N 83°13′26″E / 17.699095°N 83.224024°E / 17.699095; 83.224024
Country India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVisakhapatnam
Founded byGovernment of Andhra Pradesh
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • BodyGVMC
Population
 • Total175,575
Language
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
530011
Vidhan Sabha constituencyVisakhapatnam West
Lok Sabha constituencyVisakhapatnam

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[edit]

In 1802, Visakhapatnam was formed when the Northern Circars were split into five districts. [1]Srikakulam district was carved out of Vishakhapatnam district in 1950[2][1] Vizianagaram district was formed in 1979 by transferring some portions of Srikakulam and Viskhapatnam districts. [1]

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.[3]

Geography[edit]

It is located on the south fringe of Visakhapatnam city.[4][5]

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[edit]

Mulagada mandal consists of following wards

  1. Malkapuram
  2. Gullalapalem
  3. Mulagada

Nearby localities[edit]

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

Economy[edit]

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[edit]

The Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy is one of its three major formations.[5] It utilizes Visakhapatnam as its headquarters, and has bases there and at Kolkata. It is the first and largest naval command in India.

Transport[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "AP new districts: First formed under the empire, Andhra Pradesh's map shaped and reshaped over two centuries". Umamaheswara Rao. The Times of India, 30 March 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "District level information of Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh)". IndiaStatDistricts. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Visakhapatnam divided into 3 new districts by the AP State Government". Yo!Vizag. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mulagada - Village in Visakhapatnam(u) Mandal". indiagrowing.com. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Mandals in Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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