Narsipatnam is a town in the Visakhapatnam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was upgraded by a gram panchayat into a municipality in 2012. The town is spread over an area of 42 km2 (16 sq mi) The resting place of the revolutionary Indian freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju is located in Krishna Devi Peta village of Narsipatnam.
Geography
Narsipatnam is located at 17.67°N 82.62°E. It has an average elevation of 58 meters (190 feet).
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, the town had a population of 33,757. The total population constitutes, 16,076 males and 17,681 females—a sex ratio of 1100 females per 1000 males, higher than the national average of 940 per 1000. 3,262 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 1,684 are boys and 1,578 are girls—a ratio of 937 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 78.83% with 24,040 literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%.
Transport
Narsipatnam railway station is classified as a D–category station in the Vijayawada railway division of the South Coast Railway zone.
APSRTC bus service is available to district headquarters Visakhapatnam and Tuni Railway station.Also to Bhadrachalam,Chintapalli,Sileru,Malkangiri,Anakapalli,Chodavaram,Kakinada,Annavaram,etc.
Legislative Assembly
Narsipatnam is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,95,804 registered voters in Narsipatnam constituency in 2009 elections.
Education
The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. The medium of instruction followed by different schools is English, Telugu.
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