Amalapuram: Difference between revisions

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| name                     = Amalapuram

| settlement_type         = [[Town]]

| image_skyline           = Amalapuram.jpg

| image_alt               =  

| image_caption           = Poornakumbham sculpture in Amalapauram

| pushpin_map             = India Andhra Pradesh#India

| pushpin_label_position   = right

| pushpin_map_alt         =  

| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India

| coordinates             = {{coord|16.5787|N|82.0061|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type         = Country

| subdivision_name         = {{IND}}

| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]

| subdivision_name1       = [[Andhra Pradesh]]

| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]

| subdivision_name2       = [[Konaseema district]]

| government_type         = Municipality

| governing_body           = Amalapuram Municipal Council

| 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://web.archive.org/web/20160128175528/http://dtcp.ap.gov.in:9090/webdtcp/Municipalities%20List-110.pdf|archive-date=28 January 2016}}</ref>

| area_total_km2           = 7.20

| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="geo">{{cite web|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Amalapuram, India|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/02/Amalapuram.html|website=www.fallingrain.com|access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref>

| elevation_m             = 3

| population_total         = 53,231

| population_as_of         = 2011

| population_density_km2   = auto

| population_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=4 April 2017|pages=16, 54}}</ref>

| demographics_type1       = 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             = 533201

| area_code_type           = Telephone code

| area_code               = 08856

| 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>

| leader_title            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]

| leader_name              = Pinipe Viswarup

'''Amalapuram''' is a town in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is the district headquarters and the largest town of [[Konaseema district]]. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of [[Amalapuram mandal]] and [[Amalapuram revenue division]] respectively.<ref name="census" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Amalapuram|url=http://eastgodavari.nic.in/temples/AMALAPURAM.aspx|website=eastgodavari.nic.in|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404220800/http://eastgodavari.nic.in/temples/AMALAPURAM.aspx|archive-date=4 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The town is situated in the delta of [[konaseema]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhaskar|first1=B.V.S.|title=Water crisis grips DR.B R Ambedkar Konaseema|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/water-crisis-grips-konaseema/article8491454.ece|access-date=4 April 2017|work=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

Amalapuram was originally named Amlipuri. Some of its temples are dedicated to Amaleswarudu.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Amalapuram is also called Panchalingapuram as it is the seat of five temples to Shiva as Amaleswarudu, Sidheswarudu, Ramalingeswarudu, Chandramouleeswarudu and Chennamalleeswarudu. Amalapuram is the most developed town in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. It is hub of the district for education and financial institutes. There are approximately 65 schools and colleges, six engineering colleges and one medical college in the area. It is one among few parliament constituencies in India which do not have a railway connectivity.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Amalapuram is spread over an area of {{Convert|7.20|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="census" /> It is located at {{Coord|16.5787|N|82.0061|E}}. It has an average elevation of {{Convert|2|m|abbr=on}}.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} It is the largest town of Konaseema district.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharjee |first=Sumit |date=29 May 2022 |title=Caste matters in Konaseema |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/caste-matters-in-konaseema/article65472911.ece |access-date=3 June 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Amalapuram has a population of 50,889 with 25,538 males and 25,351 females. Amalapuram has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; 80.68% of males and 73.54% of females are literate. 77,036 people reside in rural parts of Amalapuram while 64,158 people reside in the Amalapuram urban area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns  (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

Amalapuram is one of the 25 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

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/20151227185018/http://rmsaap.nic.in/Notification_TSG_2015.pdf |archive-date=27 December 2015 }}</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.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

== Notable people ==

* [[Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy]], former MP of [[Rajya Sabha]], journalist, essayist, short-story writer

* [[G. M. C. Balayogi]], former [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha Speaker]]

* [[Kala Venkata Rao]], former Minister

* [[Devi Sri Prasad]], [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Tollywood]] music composer and singer

* [[Ram Madhav]], General Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]

{{Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Konaseema district]]

[[Category:Mandal headquarters in Konaseema district]]