- Amalapuram
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native_name = Amalapuram | type = city | latd = 16.5833 | longd = 82.0167
locator_position = right | state_name = Andhra Pradesh
district = East Godavari
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altitude = 3
population_as_of = 2001
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website = www.amalapuram.com
footnotes =Amala-puram is a town in
East Godavari district in the state ofAndhra Pradesh ,India .It is the headquarters of Godavari delta namedKonaseema , the triangle formed by the Holy waters of Godavari. These lands (Black cotton soil) are highly fertile for growing crops like Coconut and Paddy.Kakinada andRajahmundry are the two connecting cites to Amalapuram. It is the Lok Sabha Constituency from where the formerLok Sabha Speaker Late SriGanti Mohana Chandra Balayogi was elected. There are the famous temples of Lord Venkateswara, Lord Subrahmanyeswara and Lord Chandramouliswara located in this town. This town is known for its Vedic culture and its development.Geography
Amalapuram is located at coord|16.5833|N|82.0167|E|. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/2/Amalapuram.html Falling Rain Genomics.Amalapuram] ] It has an average elevation of 2 meters (9 feet).
National Leaders
* Sir Arthur Cotton
* Sri Kala Venkata Rao (former Minister)
* Sri Alluri Venkata Subbaraju
* Sri GMC Balayogi (former Lok Sabha Speaker)Demographics
As of 2001 Indiacensus , [GR|India] Amalapuram has a population above 50,000. Males constitute 50% of the population. Amalapuram has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 52% of the males and 48% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.Assembly Constituency
Amalapuram is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
List of Elected Members:
* 1951 - Bojja Appalaswamy and Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju
* 1955 - Bojja Appalaswamy and Golkoti Narasimha Murthy
* 1962 - Kudupudi Suryanarayana
* 1978 - Palacholla Venkata Sri Rama Rao
* 1967, 1972, 1985 and 1989 - Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
* 1983, 1994, 1999 - Metla Satyanarayana Rao
* 2004 - Kudupudi ChittabbaiEducational Institutes
Amalapuram has a very well established infrastructure for education. It has institutions that offer courses from KG to PG. The famous SKBR (Sri Konaseema Banoji Ramars) College has a significant historical background and has produced many great people that served Mother India.
There are two engineering colleges namely B.V.C. Engineering college (Odalarevu), which offers courses in Mechanical,Electrical, Electronics, Computers and Information Technology, and B.V.C.Institute of Technology and Science offers courses in Electrical, Electronics, Computers and Information Technology. Both are affiliated to JNTU (Jawaharlal Nehru technologival University), Hyderabad. There is also a medical college KIMS( Konaseema Institute of Medical Science) located in Batnavalli across the Highway. It is affiliated to NTR Health University. Amlapuram has excellent schools like Z.P. High Schools for Boys and Girls, Sree Konaseema Residential School,Paramjyothi Public School, Sri Vidyavan, Best Convent and various other private and Government schools. The 10+2 colleges in Amalapuram are Aditya, Sri Chaitanya, Vidyanidhi and various other private and Government Junior Colleges.It also has many Veda Patasalas (Veda Schools) and also law college. Also there is a Carnatic Classical Music school "Sri Sankara Sangeeta Vidyanilayam" where many upcoming singers were honing their skills and performing at various Music sabhas.There is the Balayogi Ghat built in memory of G.M.C. Balayogi. Apart from those, there are some temples nearby. There is a famous temple in Ainavilli of Lord Vinayaka. It is nearly 12 km from Amalapuram and Lord Shiva temples in Mukteswaram and Kotipalli.
References
External links
* [http://www.amalapuram.com Amalapuram Website]
* [http://eastgodavari.nic.in/Amalapuram.html Tourist Information]
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