Singupuram
Town
Singupuram is located in Andhra Pradesh
Singupuram
Singupuram
Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Singupuram is located in India
Singupuram
Singupuram
Singupuram (India)
Coordinates: 18°21′27″N 83°58′19″E / 18.357436°N 83.971820°E / 18.357436; 83.971820
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 • Total12,273
 • 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)

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

Geography

It is located 11 kilometers(km) east of the district headquarters of Srikakulam district, 9 km from Srikakulam and 100 km from the State capital 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.

References

  1. ↑ "New 'AP 39' code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched". The New Indian Express. Vijayawada. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Seetharamaiah, K V (19 April 2014). "Yerran Naidu hurt in Naxal attack". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.


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