Singupuram

Town in Andhra Pradesh, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Singupuram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Singupuram
Singupuram (India)
Coordinates: 18.357436°N 83.971820°E / 18.357436; 83.971820
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
Area
  Total
20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
  Total
12,273
  Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
532185
Vehicle RegistrationAP30 (Former) AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[1]
Lok Sabha constituencySrikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencySrikakulam (Assembly constituency)
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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]

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