Singupuram
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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) |
Singupuram is a census town in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography
[edit]It is located 11 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, 9 km from Srikakulam and 100 km from Visakhapatnam.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census of India, Singupuram had a population of 12,273 with 2,774 households.
Healthcare
[edit]A Primary Health Centre (PHC) is located there along with four to five private hospitals.
Transport
[edit]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
[edit]Colleges
[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
[edit]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]
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.