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Singupuram is a census town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Singupuram | |
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.svg)  Singupuram Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Singupuram Singupuram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 18°21′27″N 83°58′19″E / 18.357436°N 83.971820°E | |
| 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
editIt is located 11 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, 9 km from Srikakulam and 100 km from Visakhapatnam.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Singupuram had a population of 12,273 with 2,774 households.
Healthcare
editA Primary Health Centre (PHC) is located there along with four to five private hospitals.
Transport
editNational 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
editColleges
edit- Gurajada Education
- Vaishnavi engineering college
- SISTAM engineering college
Schools
edit- 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
editTwo 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]
References
edit- ^ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ Seetharamaiah, K V (19 April 2014). "Yerran Naidu hurt in Naxal attack". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.