Narasannapeta

Narasannapeta is a census town in Srikakulam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Narasannapeta mandal in Srikakulam revenue division.[1][2] 43 villages are there under the administrative division of Narasannapeta.

Narasannapeta
Census Town
APSRTC Bus Complex at Narasannapeta
Narasannapeta Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 18.4167°N 84.0500°E / 18.4167; 84.0500
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Area [1]
• Total	5.18 km^2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	26,280
• Density	5,100/km^2 (13,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	532421
Vehicle registration	AP
Lok Sabha constituency	Srikakulam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Narasannapeta

Geography

Narsannapeta is located at 18.4167°N 84.0500°E / 18.4167; 84.0500.[3] It has an average elevation of 18 m (59 ft). It is located 23 km from district capital Srikakulam.

Demographics

Narasannapeta is a Town in district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Narasannapeta Census Town has population of 26,280 of which 12,890 are males while 13,390 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2663 which is 10.13 % of total population of Narasannapeta (CT). In Narasannapeta Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1039 against state average of 993. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Narasannapeta is around 937 compared to Andhra Pradesh state average of 939. Literacy rate of Narasannapeta city is 79.05 % higher than state average of 67.02 %. In Narasannapeta, Male literacy is around 85.86 % while female literacy rate is 72.57 %.

Narasannapeta Census Town has total administration over 6,530 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Legislative Assembly

Narasannapeta is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,29,078 registered voters in Narasannapeta constituency in 1999 elections.

Politics

Narasannapeta Assembly candidates details :

Year	Winner Candidate	Party	Votes	Runner Candidate	Party	Votes	Margin(Majority)
2019	Dharmana krishna Das	Ysrcp	Dharamana KrishnaDas	YSRCP	76559	4800

members:[4]

• 1951 - H. Satyanarayana Dora
• 1967 - S. Jagannadham
• 1973 - Baggu Sarojinamma
• 1978 - Dola Seeta Ramulu
• 1983 and 1985 - Simma Prabhakara Rao
• 1989 and 1999 - Dharmana Prasada Rao
• 1994 - Baggu Lakshmana Rao
• 2004 - Dharmana Krishna Das
• 2009 - Dharmana Krishna Das
• 2012 - Dharmana Krishna Das (bye poll)
• 2014- Baaggu Ramanamurthy.

Transport

The National Highway 326A connects the town with Mohana of Odisha.[5]

Education

The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state.[6][7] The medium of instruction followed by different schools are English, Telugu.

References

1. "District Census Handbook - Srikakulam" (PDF). Census of India. p. 26–28,54. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
2. "Srikakulam district mandals" (PDF). Census of India. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. pp. 199, 218. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
3. Falling Rain Genomics. Narsannapeta
4. Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1978-2004
5. "List of National Highways passing through A.P. State". Roads and Buildings Department. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
6. "School Education Department" (PDF). School Education Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
7. "The Department of School Education – Official AP State Government Portal | AP State Portal". www.ap.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.