Singupuram

Singupuram is a census town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Singupuram
Town
Singupuram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India Show map of Andhra Pradesh Singupuram Singupuram (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 18.357436°N 83.971820°E / 18.357436; 83.971820
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Area
• Total	20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population
• Total	12,273
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	532185
Vehicle Registration	AP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1]
Lok Sabha constituency	Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Srikakulam (Assembly constituency)

Geography

It is located 11 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, 9 km from Srikakulam and 100 km from Visakhapatnam.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Singupuram had a population of 12,273 with 2,774 households.

Healthcare

A Primary Health Centre (PHC) is located there along with four to five private hospitals.

Transport

National Highway 16 bypasses the town and is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral highway network. Srikakulam is the nearest city to Singupuram, approximately 7 km southwest of Singupuram. Road connectivity is also present from Srikakulam to Singupuram.

SH37 connects Singupuram town with Parvathipuram, Veeraghattam, Palakonda, Kalingapatnam.

Education

Colleges

• Gurajada Education
• Vaishnavi engineering college
• SISTAM engineering college

Schools

• ZPHS
• M.P.P School
• Kgvb Srikakulam
• Sarada Vidyaniketan
• Kv singupuram
• Shiva Sivani Public School
• Vidatri vidyalayam
• Keshava Reddy School
• Gayatri school
• Kendriya Vidyalayam

Politics

Two days before polling in the 2004 elections, Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu survived an assassination attempt by Naxalites (Maoists) who attempted to bomb his vehicle in Singupuram.^[2] Following his re-election, he was made the party leader in the Lok Sabha.^{[citation needed]}